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| mollify | to soften in feeling or temper, as a person; pacify; appease |
| ichthyologist | fish scientist |
| polyglot | able to speak or write several languages; multilingual |
| diaphanous | almost completely transparent or translucent |
| sinecure | an easy profitable job |
| soliloquy | speech to oneself |
| adherent | supporter |
| abjure | renounce; to give up |
| caustic | burning |
| confluence | flowing together |
| depose | to remove from office or position |
| egomania | self-obsession |
| egregious | outrageously bad or reprehensible; blatant, flagrant |
| analgesic | painkiller |
| chiromancy | palm reading |
| oligarchy | government by a few |
| intractable | not easily controlled; stubborn |
| intransigent | not compromising |
| perfidious | treacherous; deceitful |
| perspicuous | clearly expressed or presented; easy to understand |
| ingenuous | innocent and naive |
| circumlocution | a roundabout expression |
| gregarious | sociable |
| discursive | rambling |
| somniferous | bringing sleep |