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

mendacious
[ men-dey-shuhs ]
telling lies, especially habitually; dishonest; untruthful

pendulous
[ pen-juh-luhs ]
hanging down loosely

relegate
[ rel-i-geyt ]
to send or consign to an inferior position, place, or condition

tantamount
[ tan-tuh-mount ]
equivalent, as in value, force, effect, or signification

somnolent
[ som-nuh-luhnt ]
sleepy; drowsy

miscreant
[ mis-kree-uhnt ]
a vicious or depraved person; villain

insouciance
[ in-soo-see-uhns ]
the quality of being insouciant; lack of care or concern; indifference

commodious
[ kuh-moh-dee-uhs ]
spacious and convenient; roomy

oblique
[ oh-bleek ]
neither perpendicular nor parallel to a given line or surface; slanting; sloping

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

strident
[ strahyd-nt ]
making or having a harsh sound; grating; creaking

purl
[ purl ]
knitting; to knit with a reverse stitch

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

quintessence
[ kwin-tes-uhns ]
the pure and concentrated essence of a substance

dissimulate
[ dih-sim-yuh-leyt ]
to disguise or conceal under a false appearance; dissemble

turbulent
[ tur-byuh-luhnt ]
being in a state of agitation or tumult; disturbed

hodgepodge
[ hoj-poj ]
a heterogeneous mixture; jumble

coffer
[ kaw-fer ]
a box or chest, especially one for valuables

pule
[ pyool ]
to cry in a thin voice; whine; whimper

antic
[ an-tik ]
a playful trick or prank; caper

adjudicate
[ uh-joo-di-keyt ]
to pronounce or decree by judicial sentence

ballyhoo
[ bal-ee-hoo ]
a clamorous and vigorous attempt to win customers or advance any cause; blatant advertising or publicity

transcend
[ tran-send ]
to rise above or go beyond; overpass; exceed