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  • acerbic: (especially of a comment or style of speaking) sharp and forthright.
  • afore: (archaic) before.
  • ameliorate: make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better.
  • castigate: reprimand someone severely. ♡
  • discursive: moving from topic to topic without order.
  • genuflect: to touch the knee to the ground, especially in worship, or (metaphorically) to show deference or servility.
  • husky: (adj., of a person) muscular and heavily built.
  • improvident: not having or showing foresight; spendthrift or thoughtless.
  • lambent: softly radiant. ♡ see also: "lambent wit: the ability to use words in a clever and humorous way without being unkind."
  • lascivious: feeling or revealing an overt and often offensive sexual desire.
  • profligate: recklessly wasteful or extravagant.
  • rankle: to continue to be painful; fester.
  • riven: violently divided. ♡
  • self-abnegation: the denial or abasement of oneself.
  • slipshod: characterized by a lack of care, thought, or organization.
  • venal: showing or motivated by susceptibility to bribery.
  • vesper: an evening prayer, service, or hymn; an archaic word for evening. ♡
  • wildcatter: a prospector who sinks exploratory oil wells.
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