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bonhomie
[bon-uh-mee]
frank and simple good-heartedness; a good-natured manner; friendliness; geniality

desuetude
[des-wi-tood]
the state of being no longer used or practiced

heuristic
[hyoo-ris-tik]
encouraging a person to learn, discover, understand, or solve problems on his or her own, as by experimenting, evaluating possible answers or solutions, or by trial and error

inchoate
[in-koh-it]
not organized; lacking order

draconian
[drey-koh-nee-uhn]
excessively harsh and severe

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

excogitate
[eks-koj-i-teyt]
to think out; devise; invent

provident
[prov-i-duhnt]
having or showing foresight; providing carefully for the future

plenteous
[plen-tee-uhs]
plentiful; copious; abundant

insipid
[in-sip-id]
without distinctive, interesting, or stimulating qualities; vapid

cordate
[kawr-deyt]
heart-shaped

avaricious
[av-uh-rish-uhs]
characterized by avarice; greedy; covetous

ameliorate
[uh-meel-yuh-reyt]
make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better

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

parsimonious
[pahr-suh-moh-nee-uhs]
unwilling to spend money or use resources

pellucid
[puh-loo-sid]
allowing the maximum passage of light, as glass; translucent; clear