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saturnine
[sat-er-nahyn]
sluggish in temperament; gloomy; taciturn

minacious
[mi-ney-shuhs]
menacing; threatening

penumbra
[pi-nuhm-bruh]
the partial or imperfect shadow outside the complete shadow of an opaque body, as a planet, where the light from the source of illumination is only partly cut off

expurgate
[ek-sper-geyt]
to amend by removing words, passages, etc., deemed offensive or objectionable

desideratum
[dih-sid-uh-rey-tuhm]
something wanted or needed

surmise
[ser-mahyz]
to think or infer without certain or strong evidence; conjecture; guess

convey
[kuhn-vey]
to communicate; impart; make known

nonplussed
[non-pluhst]
completely puzzled or perplexed by something unexpected

volplane
[vol-pleyn]
to glide toward the earth in an airplane, with no motor power or with the power shut off

woebegone
[woh-bi-gawn, woh-bi-gon]
beset with woe; affected by woe, especially in appearance; showing or indicating woe

precipitate
[pri-sip-i-teyt]
headlong

infinitesimal
[in-fin-i-tes-uh-muhl]
extremely small; an indefinitely small quantity

troglodyte
[trog-luh-dayt]
a person living in seclusion

lackadaisical
[lak-uh-dey-zi-kuhl]
without interest, vigor, or determination; listless; lethargic

polemic
[puh-lem-ik]
a controversial argument, as one against some opinion, doctrine, etc.

acumen
[uh-kyoo-muhn]
keen insight; shrewdness