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meretricious
[mer-i-trish-uhs]
alluring by a show of flashy or vulgar attractions; tawdry
propitious
[pruh-pish-uhs]
presenting favorable conditions; favorable
mawkish
[maw-kish]
having a mildly sickening flavor; slightly nauseating
extrapolate
[ik-strap-uh-leyt]
to infer (an unknown) from something that is known; conjecture
cicerone
[sis-uh-roh-nee]
a guide who gives information about antiquities and places of interest to sightseers
jejune
[ji-joon]
(of ideas or writings) dry and uninteresting
prevaricate
[pri-var-i-keyt]
speak or act in an evasive way
bellicose
[bel-i-kohs]
inclined or eager to fight; aggressively hostile; belligerent; pugnacious
spasmodic
[spaz-mod-ik ]
pertaining to or of the nature of a spasm; characterized by spasms
pulchritude
[puhl-kri-tood]
physical beauty; comeliness
philanthropic
[fil-uhn-throp-ik]
of, pertaining to, engaged in, or characterized by philanthropy; benevolent
paucity
[paw-si-tee]
smallness of quantity; scarcity; scantiness
tenacious
[tuh-ney-shuhs]
holding fast; characterized by keeping a firm hold
milquetoast
[milk-tohst]
a very timid, unassertive, spineless person, especially one who is easily dominated or intimidated
millefleur
[meel-flur]
having a background sprinkled with representations of flowers, as certain tapestries or pieces of glasswork
skedaddle
[ski-dad-ld]
to run away hurriedly; flee
pervade
[per-veyd]
to become spread throughout all parts of
miscreant
[mis-kree-uhnt]
a vicious or depraved person; villain
friable
[frahy-uh-buhl]
easily crumbled or reduced to powder; crumbly
insidious
[in-sid-ee-uhs]
intended to entrap or beguile
perfidy
[perfidy]
deliberate breach of faith or trust; faithlessness; treachery
rapprochement
[rap-rohsh-mahn]
an establishment or resumption of harmonious relations
juggernaut
[juhg-er-nawt]
any large, overpowering force or object, such as war, a giant battleship, or a powerful football team
calumniate
[kuh-luhm-nee-eyt]
to make false and malicious statements about; slander