Vocabulary set four

Credulous

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Orgiastic

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Dilapidated

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Antiseptic

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Prodigious

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Indefatigable

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Espionage

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Diminution

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Preponderance

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Spurious

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Rapturous

(adj) characterized by, feeling, or expressing great pleasure or enthusiasm.

Glint

(verb) give out or reflect small flashes of light.

Reedy

having a sound like that of a reed instrument, weak, thin.

Piety

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Magnanimity

the quality of being generously noble in mind and heart, esp. in forgiving

Bleary

(of the eyes) unfocused or filmy from sleep or tiredness.

Postcoital

pertaining to after sexual intercourse.

Bandy

adjective(of a person's legs) curved so as to be wide apart at the knees."she had bent, slightly bandy legs"(of a person) having legs that are curved so as to be wide apart at the knees; bowlegged.adjective: bandy-legged"he was short, bandy, and obese

Patina

1. a green, black, or brown layer that forms on the surface of some metals.2. a thin layer that forms on other materials; the shiny surface that develops on wood or leather when it is polished.

Gaily

in a cheerful or lighthearted way.

Stoppered

sealed with a rubber stopper.

Extrapolate

to infer or estimate by extending or projecting known information.Conjecture about an unknown by projecting information about something known; predict by projecting past experience.

Melodious

of, producing, or having a pleasant tune; tuneful, sweet sounding.

Synergistic

describes organisms that are cooperative in action, such as hormones or other growth factors that reinforce each other's activity.

Brevity

nounconcise and exact use of words in writing or speech."the staff will edit manuscripts with a view to brevity and clarity"brevity is the soul of wit — the essence of a witty statement lies in its concise wording and delivery.

Feculence

(n) Dregs; foulness; filthiness; muddiness.