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pecuniary
[pi-kyoo-nee-er-ee]
of or relating to money

meretricious
[mer-i-trish-uhs]
alluring by a show of flashy or vulgar attractions; tawdry

imprecate
[im-pri-keyt]
to invoke or call down (evil or curses), as upon a person

wanton
[won-tn]
a sexually unrestrained woman

perambulate
[per-am-byuh-leyt]
to walk through or over; travel through; traverse

insufflate
[in-suhf-leyt]
to blow or breathe (something) in

puissant
[pyoo-uh-suhnt; pwis-uhnt]
powerful; mighty; potent

propitiate
[pruh-pish-ee-eyt]
to make favorably inclined; appease; conciliate

contemporary
[kuhn-tem-puh-rer-ee]
of the present time; modern

rhadamanthine
[rad-uh-man-theen]
portraying strict and inflexible judgment

solstice
[sol-stis]
either of the two times a year when the sun is at its greatest distance from the celestial equator: about June 21, when the sun reaches its northernmost point on the celestial sphere, or about December 22, when it reaches its southernmost point

insidious
[in-sid-ee-uhs]
intended to entrap or beguile

badinage
[bad-n-ahzh]
light, playful banter or raillery

irk
[urk ]
to irritate, annoy, or exasperate

comminatory
[kom-uh-ney-tuh-ree]
a threat of punishment or vengeance

hurtle
[hur-tl]
to rush violently; move with great speed