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Affectation	noun	[à fek táysh'n]	Behaviour intended to impress	Her affectation for the poor was very doubtful.
Agog	adjective	[ə góg]	excited by eagerness, curiosity, anticipation	She felt agog by the situation.
Aquiline		[ákwi ln]	Thin and curved	Her aquiline nose suits her.
Archetype	Noun	[rki tp]	An original model or type after which other similar things are patterned	Dracula is an archetype of horror movies.
Automaton	Noun	[aw tómmətən]	an individual who acts mechanically	She dances like an automaton.
Beguile	T-verb	[bi gl]	Charm, cheat or deceive somebody	The dancers beguile admiration of the theater’s audience.
Blandish	Verb	[blándish]	Flatter, praise somewhat/someone with dishonesty	She blandishes her friend that she is beautiful.
Bovine	Adjective	[bṓ vn, bṓ vn]	Oxlike; slow; patient; dull	Her bovine classmate was late in the submission of project
Bowdlerize	Verb	[bṓdlə rz ]	Remove parts of literary work	I had to bowdlerize your paper since it contained thoughts of Beng
Cacophony	Noun	[kə kóffənee]	harsh discordance of sound; dissonance.	I heard a cacophony of horns during the traffic jam.
Caveat	Noun	[kávvee àt]	A warning or caution, a qualification or explanation	The teacher gave her a caveat about her bad behavior.
Charlatan	Noun	[shrlət'n]	Impostor	I would never get along with taciturn people like them.
Circumspect	Adjective	[súrkəm spèkt]	Taking into consideration all possible circumstances and consequences before acting	you need to be very circumspect about your decisions.
Concurrent	adjective	[kən kúr ənt]	Happening together	the ondoy tragedy and her birthday celebration happened concurrently
confluence	Noun	[kón floo ənss]	Coming or flowing together, meeting or gathering at one point; Place of meeting 2 streams.	We had an awkward confluence during the start of our relationship
Curio	Noun	[kyree ]	Any unusual or rate article	The busy world, which does not hunt poets as collectors hunt for curios.
Disenfranchise	Verb	[dìssən frán chz]	To disfranchise	She would like to disenfranchise her water store.
Filibuster	Noun	[fílli bùstər]	the use of extreme dilatory tactics in an attempt to delay or prevent action especially in a legislative assembly	He used a filibuster to block the new bill.
Fraternize	Verb	[fráttər nz]	Spend time with people	I wish I could fraternize with my college friends when I visit the country
Glib	Adjective	[glib]	Smooth, slippery; speaking or spoken in a smooth manner, easily fluent, careless insincere	The salesman was so glib that the customers failed to notice the defects in the stereo
Gumption	Noun	[gúmpshən]	initiative or aggressiveness	Mylene is described as too gumptive.
Hegemony	Noun	[hə jémmənee, héjjə mnee]	Leadership or domination, especially of one nation over others.	I’m sure most world leaders dream of supreme hegemony.
Lecherous	Adjective	[léchərəss]	given to excessive indulgence in sexual activity	That old man has a lecherous gleam in his eye.
Lugubrious	Adjective	[loo gbree əss, lə gbree əss]	Mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially to an exaggerated or ludicrous degree	Your lugubrious way of thinking doesn't do anything good to you at all, so stop it.
Luminary	Noun	[lmə nèrree]	Famous person	Hollywood stars are luminary for they are known by many people.
Mercurial	Adjective	[mər kyree əl]	Changeable, volatile, flighty, erratic	Stay away from the dangerous mercurial substance
Meridian	Noun	[mə ríddee ən]	A great circle of the celestial sphere passing through its poles and zenith of a given place	The earth’s meridian passes through the North and South Poles.
Nitpicking	Verb	[nít pìking]	overly criticizing	The girls' nitpicking was uncalled for.
Nonentity	Noun	[non éntətee]	Insignificant person	They think janitors are nonentity but they don’t see their importance.
Panacea	Noun	[pànnə s ə]	A remedy for all ill or difficulties; an answer or solution for all problems	His economic philosophy is a good one but he tries to use it as a panacea
Pantheon	Noun	[pánthee ən, pánthee òn]	A temple dedicated to all deities	She made an offering at the Pantheon of her love
Placebo	Noun	[plə sbō]	Inert substance tending to soothe	These patients were compared with ten patients who had received the placebo
Pecuniary	Adjective	[pi kynee èrree]	Relating to or involving money	He had to pay a pecuniary because he broke the law.
Peevish	Adjective	[pvish]	discontented	he lost his friends when he became peevish with his role in the play.
Precipitous	Adjective	[prə síppitəss]	Extremely steep	Our team climbed a precipitous mountain trail.
Predilection	Noun	[prèdd'l ékshən]	A tendency to think favorably of something in particular; partiality; preference	My predilection for Italian food was matched only by my fondness for barbecue.
Sanguine	Adjective	[sáng gwin]	Cheerfully optimistic, hopeful, confident	She showed a sanguine disposition, even during the hardest of times
Slacker	Noun	[slákər]	Somebody who avoids doing something, especially work or military service	One of her friends at work is a slacker
Taciturn	Adjective	[tássi tùrn]	Silent by nature	I was in a taciturn mood last night due to the bad day that I had.
Travesty	Noun	[trávvəstee]	To imitate grotesquely or absurdly	Don’t travesty of Joe’s actions left Joe irritated
Unhinge	Verb	[un hínj]	distraught, unsettled	He became unhinged when he heard the sad news about his family.
Unctuous	Adjective	[úngkchoo əss]	Attempting to charm or convince somebody in an unpleasantly suave, smug or smooth way	The used-car salesman had an unctuous manner.