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impugn
[im-pyoon]
to challenge as false (another's statements, motives, etc.); cast doubt upon
futile
[fyoot-l]
incapable of producing any result; ineffective; useless; not successful
steeds
[steedz]
horses; especially ; spirited horses for state or war.
crystalline
[kris-tuh-lyn]
having the structure and form of a crystal; very clear
effective
[eff-ekt-iv-e]
producing the desired result or having a strong impact.
chiaroscuro
[kee-ahr-uh-skyoor-oh]
the treatment of light and shade in drawing and painting
expected
[ik-spek-tid]
anticipated or regarded as likely to happen
ricochet
[rik-uh-shey]
the motion of an object or a projectile in rebounding or deflecting one or more times from the surface over which it is passing or against which it hits a glancing blow
shibboleth
[shib-uh-lith]
a common saying or belief with little current meaning or truth
lie
[lahy]
to speak an untruth intentionally; to recline in a resting position
extant
[ek-stuhnt]
in existence; still existing; not destroyed or lost
spate
[speyt]
a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring
showy
[sh-owy]
excessively flashy or attention-seeking in appearance or style.
to expect
[to ik-spekt]
to regard something as likely to happen or to await something
corrie
[kor-ee]
a circular hollow in the side of a hill or mountain
haunt
[hawnt]
to recur persistently to the consciousness of; remain with
quaint
[kweynt]
having an old-fashioned attractiveness or charm; oddly picturesque
witty
[wit-ee]
showing or characterized by quick and inventive verbal humor
lacerate
[las-uh-reyt]
to tear roughly; mangle
grandiose
[grand-dee-ohs]
more complicated or elaborate than necessary; overblown
wrangle
[rang-guhl]
to tend or round up (cattle, horses, or other livestock)
sedulous
[sej-uh-luhs]
diligent in application or attention; persevering; assiduous
vestige
[ves-tij]
a surviving evidence or remainder of some condition, practice, etc.
innocuous
[ih-nok-yoo-uhs]
not likely to irritate or offend; inoffensive