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antedate

Precede in time; come before (something) in date.

banish

Send (someone) away from a country or place as an official punishment.

bridle

Put a bridle on (a horse)

comply

(of a person or group) act in accordance with a wish or command.

crestfallen

Sad and disappointed.

curtail

Reduce in extent or quantity; impose a restriction on.

elucidate

Make (something) clear; explain.

evade

Escape or avoid, especially by cleverness or trickery.

feckless

Lacking initiative or strength of character; irresponsible.

fester

(of a wound or sore) become septic; suppurate.

iconoclastic

Characterized by attack on cherished beliefs or institutions.

immure

Enclose or confine (someone) against their will.

improvise

Create and perform (music, drama, or verse) spontaneously or without preparation.

inhibit

Hinder, restrain, or prevent (an action or process)

inscrutable

Impossible to understand or interpret.

lionize

Give a lot of public attention and approval to (someone); treat as a celebrity.

monotonous

Dull, tedious, and repetitious; lacking in variety and interest.

peculiar

A parish or church exempt from the jurisdiction of the diocese in which it lies, through being subject to the jurisdiction of the monarch or an archbishop.

premeditate

Think out or plan (an action, especially a crime) beforehand.

profligate

A licentious, dissolute person.

reconcile

Restore friendly relations between.

refine

Remove impurities or unwanted elements from (a substance), typically as part of an industrial process.

relinquish

Voluntarily cease to keep or claim; give up.

ruminate

Think deeply about something.

skittish

(of an animal, especially of a horse) excitable or easily scared.

superfluous

Unnecessary, especially through being more than enough.

synoptic

The Synoptic Gospels.

thorough

Complete with regard to every detail; not superficial or partial.

visionary

A person with original ideas about what the future will or could be like.

vociferous

(especially of a person or speech) vehement or clamorous.