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engage
[en-gayj]
to involve oneself or become occupied with something
apportion
[uh-pawr-shuhn]
to distribute or allocate proportionally; divide and assign
mezzanine
[mez-uh-neen]
the lowest balcony or forward part of such a balcony in a theater
arch
[arch]
a curved structure spanning an opening; also used to describe someone mischievously playful or superior.
prosopopoeia
[proh-soh-puh-pee-uh]
personification, as of inanimate things
imminent
[im-uh-nuhnt]
likely to occur at any moment; impending
hasty
[h-asty]
done quickly and without careful thought or consideration.
cognizable
[kog-nuh-zuh-buhl]
capable of being judicially heard and determined
grandiose
[grand-dee-ohs]
affectedly grand or important; pompous
toil
[toil]
to engage in hard and continuous work; labor arduously
curt
[kurt]
brief; concise; terse; laconic
acquired
[akkw-ir-ed]
gained or obtained, often through effort or experience.
burnish
[bur-nish]
to polish (a surface) by friction
abysmal
[uh-biz-muhl]
very deep
abrogation
[ab-ruh-gey-shuhn]
the repeal or abolition of a law, right, or agreement
neolithic
[nee-uh-lith-ik]
Of, relating to, or characteristic of the last phase of the Stone Age, marked by the domestication of animals, development of agriculture, and manufacturing of pottery and textiles; beginning in 9000–8000 B.C. in the Middle East.
analytical
[an-l-it-i-kuhl]
pertaining to or proceeding by analysis (opposed to synthetic)
obsequious
[uhb-see-kwee-uhs]
characterized by or showing servile obedience and excessive eagerness to please; deferential; fawning:
cagey
[kay-jee]
reluctant to give information; cautious
validate
[val-i-deyt ]
to make valid; substantiate; confirm
extant
[ek-stuhnt]
in existence; still existing; not destroyed or lost
putty
[puht-ee]
a cement with the consistency of dough used in fastening glass in sashes and stopping crevices in woodwork.
renege
[ri-neg]
to go back on one's word
proclivity
[proh-kliv-i-tee]
natural or habitual inclination or tendency; propensity; predisposition