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regretful

[ri-gret-fuhl]

feeling or showing regret or sorrow

cogent

[koh-juhnt]

convincing or believable by virtue of forcible, clear, or incisive presentation; telling

capacious

[kuh-pey-shuhs]

capable of holding much; spacious or roomy

exoneration

[ig-zon-uh-rey-shuhn]

the act of clearing someone of blame or of an accusation or criminal charge

chasten

[chey-suhn]

to inflict suffering upon for purposes of moral improvement; chastise

reticent

[ret-uh-suhnt]

disposed to be silent or not to speak freely; reserved

insurgent

[in-sur-juhnt]

of or characteristic of an insurgent or insurgents

scathing

[skey-thing]

bitterly severe, as in a remark

squalid

[skwol-id]

foul and repulsive, as from lack of care or cleanliness; neglected and filthy

portend

[por-tend]

to signify or be a warning of future events

substantiate

[suhb-stan-shee-eyt ]

to establish by proof or competent evidence

gallop

[gal-uhp]

to run rapidly by leaps, as a horse; go at a gallop

terrestrial

[te-rre-ial]

relating to the land

malleable

[mal-ee-uh-buhl]

capable of being extended or shaped by hammering or by pressure

porphyry

[pawr-fuh-ree]

any igneous rock containing coarse crystals, as phenocrysts, in a finer-grained groundmass

virulence

[vir-yuh-luhns]

venomous hostility or intense temper

williwaw

[wil-ee-waw]

a sudden violent squall blowing offshore from a mountainous coast

aromatic

[ar-uh-mat-ik]

having an aroma; fragrant or sweet-scented; odoriferous

convoluted

[kon-vuh-loo-tid]

complicated; intricately involved

penultimate

[pi-nuhl-tuh-mit]

next to the last

flame

[flaym]

a hot, glowing body of ignited gas

accolade

[ak-uh-layd]

an award or honor

fury

[fyoor-ee]

violent anger or rage

distend

[dih-stend]

to expand by stretching, as something hollow or elastic