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• gangling


  adj - awkwardly tall and spindly - lank and loosely built
• commencement


  noun - formal beginning or graduation
• afflicted


  adj - to be affected in an unpleasant or harmful way
• bawdy


  adj - indecent, lewd
• knave


  noun - an unprincipled, untrustworthy, or dishonest person; a male servant
• feign


  verb - pretend; as a sham or counterfeit
• eloquent


  adj - forceful and persuasive in one's speech
• beguile


  verb - deceive, to trick
• calamity


  noun - a state of deep distress or misery caused by major misfortune or loss.
• carrion


  noun - dead and putrefying flesh
• perjury


  the willful giving of false testimony under oath or affirmation, before a competent tribunal, upon a point material to a legal inquiry.
• serendipity


  luck, finding good things without looking for them
• Plethora (n)


  a large or excessive amount of (something)
• perusal (n.)


  a careful reading
• penchant (n)


  a strong liking
• panacea (n.)


  an answer to all problems
• obtuse


  slow to learn or understand
• modicum (n)


  a small amount
• Meticulous (adj)


  extremely careful; particular about details
• inept (adj)


  having or showing no skill
• Incisive (adj)


  Cutting right to the heart of the matter
• haughty (adj)


  arrogant
• gratuitous


  given freely; unearned; unwarranted
• furtive (adj)


  stealthy; secretive
• fractious (adj)


  irritable and likely to complain or misbehave
• dilligent


  hardworking
• Deride (v)


  to ridicule; to mock
• demure (adj)


  quiet and modest; reserved
• connive


  to plot, scheme
• complacency


  the state of being self-satisfied
• Chide (v)


  to scold
• callous


  emotionally hardened, unfeeling
• Brazen (adj)


  bold and without shame