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platitude
[plat-i-tood]
a flat, dull, or trite remark, especially one uttered as if it were fresh or profound

deleterious
[del-i-teer-ee-uhs]
injurious to health

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

pule
[pyool]
to cry in a thin voice; whine; whimper

shear
[sheer]
to cut something; to remove by or as if by cutting or clipping with a sharp instrument

persnickety
[per-snik-i-tee]
requiring painstaking care

fisticuffs
[fis-tuh-kuhfs]
combat with the fists

trenchant
[tren-chuhnt]
incisive or keen, as language or a person; caustic; cutting

philanthropic
[fil-uhn-throp-ik]
of, pertaining to, engaged in, or characterized by philanthropy; benevolent

pawky
[paw-kee]
cunning; sly

apprise
[uh-prahyz]
to give notice to; inform; advise (often followed by 'of')

effete
[ih-feet]
lacking in wholesome vigor; decadent

abgesang
[ab-guh-zong]
the concluding section in musical and poetic bar form

cordate
[kawr-deyt]
heart-shaped

sigil
[sij-il]
a pictorial symbol used in ritualistic magic and supposed to have supernatural power

saudade
[soh-dah-duh]
a deep emotional state of melancholic longing for a person or thing that is absent