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murky

[mur-kee]

dark, gloomy, and cheerless

efface

[ih-feys]

to wipe out; do away with; expunge

scuttle

[skuht-l]

to sink (a vessel) deliberately, especially by opening seacocks or making openings in the hull

ambivalent

[am-biv-uh-luhnt ]

having mixed feelings about someone or something; being unable to choose between two (usually opposing) courses of action

connive

[kuh-nahyv]

to cooperate secretly; conspire (often followed by with)

proclivity

[proh-kliv-i-tee]

natural or habitual inclination or tendency; propensity; predisposition

candor

[kan-der]

the state or quality of being frank, open, and sincere in speech or expression

accede

[ak-seed]

to give consent, approval, or adherence; agree; assent; to accede to a request; to accede to the terms of a contract

portend

[pawr-tend]

to indicate in advance; to foreshadow or presage, as an omen does

litigious

[li-tij-uhs]

a person or organization that is prone to suing, usually readily or excessively

coruscating

[kawr-uh-skeyt-ing]

flashing or sparkling

vicarious

[vicarious]

felt or enjoyed through imagined participation in the experience of others

validate

[val-i-deyt ]

to make valid; substantiate; confirm

obviate

[ob-vee-eyt]

to anticipate and prevent or eliminate (difficulties, disadvantages, etc.) by effective measures; render unnecessary

complicit

[kuhm-plis-it]

choosing to be involved in an illegal or questionable act, especially with others; having complicity

execrable

[ek-si-kruh-buhl ]

utterly detestable; abominable; abhorrent

rescind

[ri-sind]

to abrogate; annul; revoke; repeal

weave

[weev]

to interlace (threads, yarns, strips, fibrous material, etc.) so as to form a fabric or material

consolidate

[kuhn-sol-i-deyt]

to bring together (separate parts) into a single or unified whole; unite; combine

castigate

[kas-ti-geyt]

to criticize or reprimand severely

obstinate

[ob-stuh-nit]

firmly or stubbornly adhering to one's purpose, opinion, etc.; not yielding to argument, persuasion, or entreaty

blatant

[bleyt-nt]

brazenly obvious; flagrant

yearning

[yur-ning]

deep longing, especially when accompanied by tenderness or sadness

exacerbation

[ig-zas-er-bey-shuhn]

the act of making a negative situation feel worse than it is