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rebarbative
[ree-bahr-buh-tiv]
causing annoyance, irritation, or aversion; repellent.

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

ken
[ken]
one's range of knowledge or sight

propinquity
[proh-ping-kwi-tee]
the state of being close to someone or something; proximity

melancholia
[mel-uhn-koh-lee-uh]
a mental condition characterized by great depression of spirits and gloomy forebodings

pontificate
[pon-tif-i-keyt]
(in the Roman Catholic Church) officiate as bishop, especially at Mass

persiflage
[pur-suh-flahzh]
light and slightly contemptuous mockery or banter

diatribe
[dahy-uh-trahyb]
a bitter, sharply abusive denunciation, attack, or criticism

rapprochement
[rap-rohsh-mahn]
an establishment or resumption of harmonious relations

copious
[koh-pee-uhs]
large in quantity or number; abundant; plentiful

abrogate
[ab-ruh-geyt]
to abolish by formal or official means; annul by an authoritative act; repeal

fetching
[fech-ing]
charming; captivating

scuttle
[skuht-l]
to sink (a vessel) deliberately, especially by opening seacocks or making openings in the hull

sesquipedalian
[ses-kwi-pi-dey-lee-uhn]
characterized by long words

sarcophagus
[sahr-kof-uh-guhs]
a stone coffin, typically adorned with a sculpture or inscription and associated with the ancient civilizations of Egypt, Rome, and Greece

tergiversate
[tur-ji-ver-seyt]
to turn renegade