depilate = remove hair
use = many women depilate their legs with a razor
jurisprudence = philosophy of law
use = a student of jurisprudence
feign = pretend, give a false impression
use = to feign surprise
chastise = to criticize or punish someone
use = they chastised the Government for not doing enough
avail = assistance
use = Employees should avail themselves of the opportunity
saltatory = relating to leaping
use = renowned for saltatory exploits
submit = yield
use = We protested about the changes, but in the end we had to submit
bicameral = having two legislative branches
use = a bicameral legislature
roseate = rosy, optimistic
use = roseate views
expedient = advantageous, convenient, efficient
use = It might be expedient not to pay him until the work is finished
parrot = mimic
use = she just parrots anything that her mom says
nauseate = To cause to loathe
use = the foul smell began to nauseate him
kith = family or friends
use = kith and kin
warrant = justification
use = it did not warrant such severe punishment
dregs = residue, riffraff
use = In one swift go, she had drunk her coffee down to the dregs
paraphernalia = equipment
use = cricket paraphernalia
expletive = oath
use = She dropped the book on her foot and let out a string of expletives
portend = signify, augur
use = In China, earthquakes were believed to portend the end of dynasties
jingoism = extremely aggressive and militant patriotism
use = Patriotism can turn into jingoism and intolerance very quickly
dolt = a stupid person
use = a pack of dolts and idiots
jest = joke
use = Would I jest about something so important
procrastinate = to delay, postpone, put off
use = I'm just procrastinating the problem
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