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Moribund Winnow Ambient Deprecate

Abrogate Ebullient Necromancer Sequester

Rife Asperity Eclectic Burnish

Cabal Delectable Rudiments Onerous

Detritus Inexorable Impecunious Flaccid

Burdensome, involving hardship or difficulty

- oppressive, weighty

ONEROUS

Delightful, highly enjoyable; deliciously flavored, savory; an appealing or appetizing food or dish - delicious, scrumptious

DELECTABLE

Having little or no money

- penniless, impoverished, indigent

IMPECUNIOUS

The fundamentals or earliest stages of any subject or discipline

- basics

RUDIMENTS

To repeal or cancel; declare null and void

- annul, revoke

ABROGATE

To set apart; to separate for special purposes; to take possession of and hold in custody

- seclude, segregate, isolate

SEQUESTER

Roughness, severity; bitterness or tartness

- rigor, harsh

ASPERITY

Common, prevalent, widespread, happening often- abundant, replete,

plentiful- teeming

RIFE

One who claims to reveal or influence the future through magic, especially communication with the dead

- sorcerer, conjurerNECROMANCER

Debris and wreckage from a destruction; loose bits and pieces of material

- ruins, rubble, corpse

DETRITUS

To express mild disapproval, to belittle

- scold, chide, frown upon

DEPRECATE

To sift through to obtain what is desirable; to get rid of that which is unwanted- To remove the chaff

from the wheat- Strain, filter, sort

WINNOW

Completely surrounding, encompassing

- environment

AMBIENT

Overflowing with enthusiasm and excitement; bubbling

- exhilarated, elated, exuberant

EBULLIENT

Dying, on the way out- obsolescent

MORIBUND

Limp, not firm; lacking vigor or effectiveness

- soft, flabby

FLACCID

Drawn from different sources;

- miscellaneous, diverse, various

ECLECTIC

To make smooth or glossy by rubbing; to polish

- gloss, luster, shine, buff

BURNISH

Inflexible, beyond influence; relentless, unyielding

- inescapable, obdurate

INEXORABLE

A small group working in secret- clique, ring, gang,

coterie- conspiracy, plot

CABAL