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niggling
Petty; bothersome or persistent
especially in a petty or tiresome
way
hallucinationan unfounded or
mistaken impression or
notion
malignantevil in nature,
influence, or effect
guiseexternal
appearance
dapple any of numerous usually cloudy and rounded spots or patches of a color or shade different
from their background
swinea contemptible
person
strenuousness marked by or
calling for energy or stamina
demeanorbehavior toward others : outward
manner
stagnantnot advancing or
developing
commodity something useful
or valued
chastitythe quality or state of being chaste: as
abstention from unlawful sexual
intercourse; personal integrity
inconceivableimpossible to comprehend
eccentricity the quality or state
of being eccentric
(deviating from established
pattern of norms)
unendurable Unable to accept
or tolerate
effigies an image or representation especially of a
person; especially : a crude figure representing
a hated person
rowdy coarse or
boisterous in behavior
indignationanger aroused by
something unjust,
unworthy, or mean
perish to become destroyed or
ruined : cease to exist
mutability Capability of change or of
being changed
invariably on every occasion;
always
intermittentcoming and going
at intervals : not continuous
luminous emitting or
reflecting usually steady, suffused, or glowing light
scrounge to get as needed
by or as if by foraging,
scavenging, or borrowing
pathosan emotion of
sympathetic pity
remonstrancean earnest
presentation of reasons for
opposition or grievance; especially : a
document formally stating such points
proles Proletarian (a member of the
laboring class/working
class)
intimidateTo make timid or
fearful; frighten
wainscoting a fine grade of oak
imported for woodwork
salutationan expression of greeting, goodwill,
or courtesy by word, gesture, or
ceremony
allusionan implied or
indirect reference especially in
literature; the act of alluding to or
hinting at something
fretted Caused or suffered
emotional strain
voluptuous full of delight or
pleasure to the senses : conducive to or arising from
sensuous or sensual
gratification
reprisal a retaliatory act
fecundity fruitful in offspring
or vegetation; intellectually productive or inventive to a marked degree
dilapidated decayed,
deteriorated, or fallen into partial
ruin especially through neglect
or misuse
ravage to wreak havoc on:
affect destructively
austerestern and cold in
appearance or manner
spuriousof illegitimate birth;
outwardly similar or corresponding to something without having its genuine
qualities
preponderance a superiority in weight, power, importance, or
strength
tacitlyTo express or
carry on without words or speech
ruminant given to or engaged in
contemplation
plunderto take by force or
wrongfully
irrevocablenot possible to
revoke; unalterable
irreconcilable impossible to
reconcile
recurrence occurring again
after an interval : occurri
ng time after time
hierarchy the classification of
a group of people according to ability or to
economic, social, or professional
standing; a graded or ranked series
infallible incapable of error
oligarchical of, relating to, or based
on an oligarchy (a government in which
a small group exercises control
especially for corrupt and selfish purposes)
scrutinizeto examine closely
and minutely
dissipateto break up and
drive off; to cause to spread thin or scatter and gradually
vanish
repressionthe action or process of repressing (to put
down by force; to prevent the natural or normal expression,
activity, or development of)
supple readily adaptable
or responsive to new situations
reverencehonor or respect felt or shown