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Zenith
a highest point or state; peak
TERM 2
Ebb
DEFINITION 2
a point of decline; a flowing backwards or away
TERM 3
Tawdry
DEFINITION 3
gaudy, showy and cheap (or low or mean)
TERM 4
Parsimonious
DEFINITION 4
stingy, opposite of generous
TERM 5
Profligate
DEFINITION 5
spendthrift or wasteful; extravagant or recklessly prodigal
Frivolous
characterized by a lack of sense or seriousness; self-
indulgently carefree
TERM 7
Ephemeral
DEFINITION 7
lasting a very short time; transitory, existing only briefly
TERM 8
altruistic
DEFINITION 8
unselfishly concerned for the welfare of others
TERM 9
avaricious
DEFINITION 9
greedy
TERM 10
inducement
DEFINITION 10
incentive
precocious
maturing early; unusually advanced; prematurely developed
TERM 17
saccharine
DEFINITION 17
sugary sweet
TERM 18
decried
DEFINITION 18
disparage; to condemn or depreciate by proclamation
TERM 19
acerbic
DEFINITION 19
on the bitter or sour side
TERM 20
cloying
DEFINITION 20
sickly sweet, overly sentimental
sanguine
hopeful
TERM 22
colloquially
DEFINITION 22
informally, common, everyday
TERM 23
vacillate
DEFINITION 23
to waver in mind or opinion
TERM 24
veneration
DEFINITION 24
the feeling of awe and respect
TERM 25
reneged
DEFINITION 25
to go back on one's word or break a rule of play
propagate
to reproduce, transmit, spread, cause an increase in number
or amount
TERM 32
pertinacious
DEFINITION 32
holding tenaciously (keeping a firm hold) to a purpose,
course of action, or opinion; stubborn or obstinate; extremely
persistent
TERM 33
rapacious
DEFINITION 33
given to seizing for plunder or the satisfaction of greed
TERM 34
astute
DEFINITION 34
clever, cunning
TERM 35
scrupulous
DEFINITION 35
minutely careful, precise or exact
specious
pleasing to the eye but deceptive
TERM 37
pertinent
DEFINITION 37
relating directly and significantly to the matter at hand
TERM 38
scathing
DEFINITION 38
bitterly severe; harmful, injurious, or searing
TERM 39
contemptuous
DEFINITION 39
disdainful, scornful
TERM 40
belied
DEFINITION 40
to show to be false; to misrepresent
harbinger
herald; a person who goes ahead and makes known the
approach of another
