catholic = universal, worldly
use = As a young person he had more catholic tastes than he does now
inane = vacuous, stupid
use = There are too many inane quiz shows on television these days
penury = extreme poverty
use = the painter lived in penury
psyche = soul, mind
use = the psyche of people
inimitable = peerless
use = in his own inimitable style
decollete = having a low-necked dress
use = evening gowns seem to be decollete this season
herbivorous = feeding on plants
use = a herbivorous dinosaur
hypocritical = deceiving , two-faced
use = Their accusations of corruption are hypocritical - they have been just as corrupt themselves
tract = pamphlet, a region of indefinite size
hyperborean = situated in extreme north, arctic, cold
use = the hyperborean blasts brought snow and ice to the countryside
yeoman = farmer with his own land etc
exorbitant = expensive, greater than reasonable
use = exorbitant prices
swathe = wrap around, bandage
impoverish = To make indigent or poor
use = Excessive farming had impoverished the soil
peripatetic = moving from place to place
use = a peripatetic music teacher
canto = part of an extended poem
perishable = decomposable
use = perishable food
squander = waste
use = They'll quite happily squander a whole year's savings on two-week vacation
machination = plot or schemeuse = I can see through your wily machination
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