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ostensible
[o-sten-suh-buhl]
outwardly appearing as such; professed; pretended

stalwart
[stawl-wert]
strongly and stoutly built; sturdy and robust

exhort
[ig-zawrt]
to urge, advise, or caution earnestly; admonish urgently

ebullient
[ih-buhl-yuhnt]
overflowing with fervor, enthusiasm, or excitement; high-spirited

prosopopoeia
[proh-soh-puh-pee-uh]
personification, as of inanimate things

choleric
[kol-er-ik]
extremely irritable or easily angered; irascible

deprecate
[dep-ri-keyt]
to express earnest disapproval of

virulent
[vir-yuh-luhnt, vir-uh-]
actively poisonous; intensely noxious

threnody
[thren-uh-dee]
a poem, speech, or song of lamentation, especially for the dead; dirge; funeral song

prostrate
[pros-treyt ]
to cast (oneself) face down on the ground in humility, submission, or adoration

petty
[pet-ee]
of little or no importance or consequence

jocund
[jok-uhnd]
cheerful; merry; blithe; glad

yearning
[yur-ning]
deep longing, especially when accompanied by tenderness or sadness

altruism
[al-troo-iz-uhm]
the principle or practice of unselfish concern for or devotion to the welfare of others (opposed to egoism)

impervious
[im-pur-vee-uhs]
not permitting penetration or passage; impenetrable

penultimate
[pi-nuhl-tuh-mit]
next to the last