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 fiend·ish/ˈfēndiSH/

Adjective:

Extremely cruel or unpleasant; devilish.

Extremely awkward or complex.

Synonyms:

diabolic - diabolical - devilish - satanic – demoniacal

 Specious

spe·cious ((spēˈshəs))

Definition

- adjective

1. Having the ring of truth or plausibility but actually fallacious: a specious argument.

2. Deceptively attractive.

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 mach·i·na·tion (mk-nshn, msh-)

n.

1. The act of plotting.

2. A crafty scheme or cunning design for the accomplishment of a sinister end.


 en·sconce (n-skns)

tr.v. en·sconced, en·sconc·ing, en·sconc·es

1. To settle (oneself) securely or comfortably: She ensconced herself in an armchair.

2. To place or conceal in a secure place.

 Verbosity (also called wordiness, prolixity and garrulousness)

 hedonist [heed-n-ist]

Example Sentences Origin

he·don·ist [heed-n-ist] Show IPA

noun

1.

a person whose life is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure and self-gratification.

adjective

2.

Also, he·don·is·tic. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a hedonist or hedonism.

 in·ter·ne·cine/ˌintərˈnesēn/

Adjective:

Destructive to both sides in a conflict: "savage internecine warfare".

Synonyms:

murderous - homicidal – deadly


 tor·por (tôrpr)

n.

1. A state of mental or physical inactivity or insensibility.

2. Lethargy; apathy. See Synonyms at lethargy.

3. The dormant, inactive state of a hibernating or estivating animal.

 pre·co·cious/priˈkōSHəs/
Adjective:
(of a child) Having developed certain abilities or proclivities at an earlier age than usual.
(of behavior or ability) Indicative of such development: "a precocious talent for computing".

 pre·co·cious [pri-koh-shuhs] Show IPA


adjective
1.
unusually advanced or mature in development, especially mental development: a precocious
child.
2.
prematurely developed, as the mind, faculties, etc.
3.
of or pertaining to premature development.
4.
Botany .
a.
flowering, fruiting, or ripening early, as plants or fruit.
b.
bearing blossoms before leaves, as plants.
c.
appearing before leaves, as flowers
 flinch/flinCH/

Verb:

Make a quick, nervous movement of the face or body as an instinctive reaction to fear or pain.

Noun:

An act of flinching.

Synonyms:

verb. recoil - wince - blench

noun. Wince

 hack·neyed/ˈhaknēd/

Adjective:

(of a phrase or idea) Lacking significance through having been overused.

Synonyms:

trite - banal - commonplace - threadbare – platitudinous

 fly high

To be elated: They were flying high after their first child was born.

fly off the handle Informal

To become suddenly enraged: flew off the handle when the train was finally canceled.

let fly

1. To shoot, hurl, or release: The troops let fly a volley of gunfire.

2. To lash out; assault: The mayor let fly with an angry attack on her critics.

on the fly
1. On the run; in a hurry: took lunch on the fly.

2. While in the air; in flight: caught the ball on the fly.

I just gun it towards the guy

 lo·qua·cious/lōˈkwāSHəs/

Adjective:

Talkative.

Synonyms:

talkative - garrulous - voluble - chatty – gabby

 behooves3rd person singular present of be·hoove (Verb)

Verb:

It is a duty or responsibility for someone to do something; it is incumbent on: "it behooves any coach to
study his predecessors".

It is appropriate or suitable; it befits.

 Calumniated past participle, past tense of ca·lum·ni·ate

Verb:

Make false and defamatory statements about: "Ezra Pound calumniated the Jews over the airwaves
 in·ex·o·ra·ble/inˈeksərəbəl/

Adjective:

Impossible to stop or prevent: "the inexorable march of technology".

Synonyms:

unrelenting - relentless - implacable - grim – merciless

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 in·sa·lu·bri·ous/ˌinsəˈloobrēəs/

Adjective:

(esp. of a climate or locality) Not salubrious; unhealthy.

Synonyms:

unhealthy - unwholesome - insanitary - unsound – sickly

 a·poc·ry·phal (-pkr-fl)

adj.

1. Of questionable authorship or authenticity.

2. Erroneous; fictitious: "Wildly apocryphal rumors about starvation in Petrograd . . . raced through
Russia's trenches" (W. Bruce Lincoln).

3. Apocryphal Bible Of or having to do with the Apocrypha.

a·pocry·phal·ly adv.

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reserved.

apocryphal [əˈpɒkrɪfəl]

adj
1. of questionable authenticity

2. (Christian Religious Writings / Bible) (sometimes capital) of or like the Apocrypha

3. untrue; counterfeit

apocryphally adv

 or·ner·y/ˈôrn(ə)rē/

Adjective:

Bad-tempered and combative.

Stubborn.

 un·sa·vor·y/ˌənˈsāv(ə)rē/

Adjective:

Disagreeable to taste, smell, or look at.

Disagreeable and unpleasant because morally disreputable: "an unsavory reputation".

Synonyms:

unsavoury - unpalatable - tasteless - nasty – offensive

: not seemly: as

a : not according with established standards of good form or taste <unseemly bickering>

b : not suitable for time or place : inappropriate, unseasonable


 celerity [suh-ler-i-tee]

Example Sentences Origin

ce·ler·i·ty [suh-ler-i-tee] Show IPA

noun

swiftness; speed.

Origin:

1480–90; earlier celerite < Middle French < Latin celeritās, equivalent to celer swift + -itās -ity

Synonyms

alacrity, dispatch, briskness.

 un·seem·ly/ˌənˈsēmlē/

Adjective:

(of behavior or actions) Not proper or appropriate: "an unseemly squabble".

Synonyms:

unbecoming - improper - indecorous - indecen


rab·id/ˈrabəd/

Adjective:

Having or proceeding from a fanatical belief in something: "a rabid feminist".

(of an animal) Affected with rabies.

Synonyms:

mad - furious - fierce - frantic - fanatical – violent

fos·ter/ˈfôstər/

Verb:

Encourage or promote the development of (something, typically something regarded as good).

Adjective:

Denoting someone that has a specified family connection through fostering rather than birth.

Synonyms:

verb. raise - cherish - bring up - nurture - nurse - cultivate

adjective. Adopted

un·re·lent·ing/ˌənriˈlentiNG/

Adjective:

Not yielding in strength, severity, or determination: "the heat was unrelenting".

(of a person or their behavior) Not giving way to kindness or compassion.

Synonyms:

inexorable - relentless - merciless – implacable


endemic [en-dem-ik]

Example Sentences Origin

en·dem·ic [en-dem-ik] Show IPA

adjective Also, en·dem·i·cal.

1.

natural to or characteristic of a specific people or place; native; indigenous: endemic folkways; countries
where high unemployment is endemic.

2.

belonging exclusively or confined to a particular place: a fever endemic to the tropics

bur·ly/ˈbərlē/

Adjective:

(of a person) Large and strong; heavily built.

Synonyms:

stout - sturdy - robust - hefty - strong - husky - big

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