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

calumny
[kal-uhm-nee]
a false and malicious statement designed to injure the reputation of someone or something

oblique
[oh-bleek]
neither perpendicular nor parallel to a given line or surface; slanting; sloping

peregrinate
[per-i-gruh-neyt]
to travel or journey, especially to walk on foot

emollient
[ih-mol-yuhnt]
an emollient medicine, lotion, salve, etc.

panacea
[pan-uh-see-uh]
a remedy for all disease or ills

irenic
[ahy-ren-ik]
tending to promote peace or reconciliation; peaceful or conciliatory

arcane
[ahr-keyn]
known or understood by very few; mysterious; secret; obscure; esoteric

candid
[kan-did]
free from reservation, disguise, or subterfuge; straightforward

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

connive
[kuh-nahyv]
to cooperate secretly; conspire (often followed by with)

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

rutilant
[root-l-uhnt]
glowing or glittering with red or golden light

chthonic
[tha-nik]
of or relating to the deities, spirits, and other beings dwelling under the earth

synecdoche
[si-nek-duh-kee]
a figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole or the whole for a part, the special for the general or the general for the special, as in Texas won by six runs (meaning “Texas's baseball team”)

saccharine
[sak-er-in]
of the nature of or resembling that of sugar