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mammonism

[mam-uh-niz-uhm]

the greedy pursuit of riches

conflate

[kuhn-fleyt]

to fuse into one entity; merge

sarcophagus

[sahr-kof-uh-guhs]

a stone coffin, typically adorned with a sculpture or inscription and associated with the ancient civilizations of Egypt, Rome, and Greece

irrefragable

[ih-ref-ruh-guh-buhl]

not to be disputed or contested

conventional

[kuhn-ven-shuh-nl ]

conforming or adhering to accepted standards, as of conduct or taste

officious

[uh-fish-uhs]

objectionably aggressive in offering one's unrequested and unwanted services, help, or advice; meddlesome

holophrase

[hol-uh-freyz]

a word functioning as a phrase or sentence, as the imperative "Go!"

troglodyte

[trog-luh-dayt]

a person living in seclusion

efface

[ih-feys]

to wipe out; do away with; expunge

elusive

[ih-loo-siv]

eluding or failing to allow for or accommodate a clear perception or complete mental grasp; hard to express or define

impervious

[im-pur-vee-uhs]

not permitting penetration or passage; impenetrable

blatant

[bleyt-nt]

brazenly obvious; flagrant

somnolent

[som-nuh-luhnt]

sleepy; drowsy

complicit

[kuhm-plis-it]

choosing to be involved in an illegal or questionable act, especially with others; having complicity

insolent

[in-suh-luhnt]

boldly rude or disrespectful; contemptuously impertinent; insulting

apprise

[uh-prahyz]

to give notice to; inform; advise (often followed by 'of')

malapropism

[mal-uh-prop-iz-uhm]

an act or habit of misusing words ridiculously, especially by the confusion of words that are similar in sound

incriminate

[in-krim-uh-neyt]

to accuse of or present proof of a crime or fault

vocational

[voh-key-shuh-nl]

of, relating to, or connected with a vocation or occupation

yarborough

[yahr-bur-oh]

a hand in which no card is higher than a nine

imperious

[im-peer-ee-uhs]

domineering in a haughty manner; dictatorial; overbearing

insouciant

[in-soo-see-uhnt]

free from concern, worry, or anxiety; carefree; nonchalant

exacerbation

[ig-zas-er-bey-shuhn]

the act of making a negative situation feel worse than it is

polemic

[puh-lem-ik]

a controversial argument, as one against some opinion, doctrine, etc.