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rejuvenate

[rejuvenate]

to make young again; restore to youthful vigor, appearance, etc.

quisling

[kwiz-ling]

a person who betrays his or her own country by aiding an invading enemy, often serving later in a puppet government; a traitor

tame

[teym]

changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated

exculpate

[eks-kul-payt]

to clear from blame or guilt

fledgling

[flej-ling]

young, new, or inexperienced

manhood

[man-hood]

the status of being a man.

relic

[rel-ik]

an object surviving from an earlier time, especially of historical interest

suborn

[suh-bawrn]

to bribe or induce (someone) unlawfully or secretly to perform some misdeed or to commit a crime

bamboozled

[bam-boo-zuhld]

concealed ones true motives from (someone) by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end hoodwinked.

exasperate

[ig-zas-puh-reyt]

to irritate or provoke to a high degree; annoy extremely

disparate

[dis-per-it]

distinct in kind; essentially different; dissimilar

jurisprudence

[joor-is-prood-ns]

a legal system

plaza

[plah-zuh]

a public square in a city or town.

revel

[rev-uhl]

to take great pleasure or delight

equinox

[ee-kwuh-noks]

the time or date (twice each year) at which the sun crosses the celestial equator, when day and night are of approximately equal length

frenzied

[fren-zeed]

wildly excited, enthusiastic, or agitated; frantic

daily

[d-aily]

occurring every day or on a routine basis.

truncate

[truhng-keyt]

to shorten by cutting off a part; cut short

inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

settled or confirmed in a habit, practice, feeling, or the like

inoculate

[ih-nok-yuh-leyt]

to implant (a disease agent or antigen) in a person, animal, or plant to produce a disease for study or to stimulate disease resistance

winnow

[win-oh]

to free (grain) from the lighter particles of chaff, dirt, etc., especially by throwing it into the air and allowing the wind or a forced current of air to blow away impurities

committed

[k-omm-itt-ed]

dedicated or loyal to a cause, person, or activity.

deprecate

[dep-ri-keyt]

to express earnest disapproval of

assiduous

[uh-sij-oo-uhs]

constant in application or effort; working diligently at a task; persevering; industrious; meticulous

pungent

[puhn-juhnt]

sharply affecting the organs of taste or smell, as if by a penetrating power; biting; acrid