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aversion
:
a) a strong dislike
b) something strongly disliked
condone
: to regard or treat (something bad) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless; to excuse
placid
: peacefully free of interruption or disturbance; peaceful, calm
overt
: open to view, NOT secret
juncture
:
a) an instance of joining; union
b) joint, connection
c) an important point of time
feasible
: possible or capable of being done
hue
: color or shade
speculatively
: in a way that is based on opinion or guessing WITHOUT all the facts
futile
: producing no results, useless, unsuccessful, unproductive
acute
:
a) keen, sensitive, sharp, perceptive
b) needing immediate attention, critical, urgent, dire, pressing
c) causing intense mental or physical distress
d) ending in a sharp point, such as angle less than 90 degrees
furtive
: acting in secret or concealing one's intentions, stealthy, surreptitious
Mutual
: a situation, feeling, or action that is experienced by two or more people or groups
reproach
:
cause of shame, disgrace, disapproval
to criticize severely or angrily; to express disapproval of
Encase
: to close or shut in as if by barriers; to enclose
sheer
:
a) very thin and easy to see through, gauzy, transparent
b) to intrude; interrupt
succinctly
: brief, precise expresssion without wasted words
Noncommital
: giving NO clear indication of feeling, opinion, attitude or decision
oblique
: neither perpendicular or nor parallel, slanting, sloping
brazen
: shameless, disrespectful, rude boldness
idiosyncrasy
: a strange, peculiar, or unusual way of behaving or habit
Recrimination
: an accusation in response to one from someone else
ferret
:
to search for something that is lost or hidden among a lot of things
a small, domesticated polecat, usually albino, brown, or silver-gray animal
oblivion
: the state of being unaware or unconscious; being completing forgotten or unknown
clamber
: to climb somewhere with difficulty or awkwardly using both hands and feet
enticing
: attractive, tempting, alluring, intriguing