Day 43
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abstemious
restrained
aab-STEE-mee-uhs
moderate in behavior or appetite
animosity
strong dislike
an-uh-MOS-i-tee
strong dislike
artisan
craftsperson
AHR-tuh-zuhn
a skilled worker; craftsperson
celestial
heavenly
suh-LES-chuhl
pertaining to sky or heaven
debilitate
weaken
dih-BIH-lih-tayt
to weaken, enfeeble
decorous
proper
deh-KOHR-uhs
appropriate in a social situation; proper
diverge
to vary
dih-VURJ
to go in different directions
divine
to foretell
dih-VIEN
to perceive by intuition
gullible
easily deceived
GUH-luh-buhl
easily deceived
hew
to cut
hyoo
to strike forcibly with a cutting instrument; cut
indeterminate
uncertain
in-di-TUR-muh-nit
that cannot be determined easily ; uncertain
inevitable
certain
in-EV-i-tuh-buhl
cannot be avoided
interim
meantime
IN-ter-uhm
meantime; temporary provision
irreproachable
unflawed
ir-i-PROH-chuh-buhl
cannot be criticized; blameless
liniment
soothing lotion
LIN-uh-muhnt
soothing lotion
metamorphosis
transformation
met-uh-MAWR-fuh-sis
a complete change of form; transformation
minuscule
very small
MIN-uh-skyool
very small
mire
swamp
mahyuhr
swamp; muddy ground
nugatory
futile
NOO-guh-tawr-ee
having no value; trifling; futile
odyssey
adventurous voyage
OD-uh-see
a long journey full of adventures
ordain
appoint
awr-DEYN
to decree, appoint; confer holy orders on a priest
pontificate
sermonize
pahn-TIH-fih-kayt
to speak in a pretentious manner
predecessor
forebear
PRED-uh-ses-er
something that precedes something else
purchase
firm grasp
PUR-chuhs
firm grasp or footing
refute
disprove
ri-FYOOT
to prove something as wrong; disprove
taut
tense
tawt
tightly stretched; tense
tentative
uncertain
TEN-tuh-tiv
not certain; indefinite
terrestrial
earthly
tuh-REH-stree-uhl
pertaining to earth; earthly
virtuosity
expertise
vur-choo-OS-i-tee
the quality of being masterful or brilliant; skill; expertise
zany
crazy
ZEY-nee
ludicrously or whimsically comical; crazy