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

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

cravat
[kruh-vat]
a short, wide strip of fabric worn by men around the neck and tucked inside an open-necked shirt

lugubrious
[loo-goo-bree-uhs]
mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially in an affected, exaggerated, or unrelieved manner

perspicacious
[pur-spi-key-shuhs]
having a ready insight into and understanding of things

campanile
[kam-puh-nee-lee]
a bell tower, especially one freestanding from the body of a church

bastion
[bas-chuhn]
fortification; a projecting portion of a rampart or fortification that forms an irregular pentagon attached at the base to the main work

quisling
[kwiz-ling]
a person who betrays his or her own country by aiding an invading enemy, often serving later in a puppet government; a traitor

clinometer
[klahy-nom-i-ter]
an instrument used for measuring the angle or elevation of slopes

bugbear
[buhg-bair]
a cause of obsessive fear, irritation, or loathing

proliferate
[pruh-lif-uh-reyt]
to grow or produce by multiplication of parts, as in budding or cell division, or by procreation

insouciant
[in-soo-see-uhnt]
free from concern, worry, or anxiety; carefree; nonchalant

vocational
[voh-key-shuh-nl]
of, relating to, or connected with a vocation or occupation

convivial
[kuhn-viv-ee-uhl]
friendly; agreeable

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

vituperate
[vahy-too-puh-reyt]
to use or address with harsh or abusive language; revile