Day 60
15 words to learn
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abstinence
self-restraint
ab-stuh-nuhns
restrain from certain pleasures, especially eating and drinking
accretion
building up
uh-KREE-shuhn
an increase by natural growth or by external addition
coalesce
combine
koh-uh-LEHS
to fuse or unite into one
diorama
model of a scene
dahy-uh-RAM-uh
a three-dimensional model of a scene; a miniature scene
effigy
crude representation
EH-fuh-jee
a crude representation of someone disliked
equanimity
composure
ee-kwuh-NIM-uh-tee
mental or emotional stability ; composure
facetious
playful
fuh-SEE-shus
playful and humorous; not intended to be taken seriously
haughty
arrogant
HAW-tee
arrogant
obstreperous
boisterous
ahb-STREP-uh-rus
boisterous, unruly
phlegmatic
calm
flehg-MAA-tihk
not easily made angry or emotional; imperturbable
plasticity
pliability
pla-STIS-i-tee
the quality of being easily made into different shapes
quintessential
perfect example
kwin-tuh-SEN-shuhl
most typical; the perfect example of
ramification
consequence
ram-uh-fi-KEY-shuhn
consequence or implication
tendentious
biased
ten-DEN-shus
biased; showing marked tendencies
vivisection
dissection of live body
viv-uh-SEK-shuhn
practice of doing experiments on live animals for medical research