Hedonistiс – devoted to pleasure
Cognate – word a word is cognate with another if both derive from the same word in an ancestral language
Pneumatic – relating to or using air or a similar gas
Disobliging – intentionally unaccommodating
Fission – reproduction of a unicellular organism by cell division
Paradoxically – in a paradoxical manner
Ennui – the feeling of being bored by something tedious
Didactic – instructive, especially excessively
Annihilating – wreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction
Ghastly – shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
Prole – a member of the working class (not necessarily employed)
Prescience – the power to foresee the future
Anomie – lack of moral standards in a society
Prognostication – a sign of something about to happen
Pedagogue – someone who educates young people
Denunciation – a public act of denouncing
Fretsaw – fine-toothed power saw with a narrow blade
Proliferate – grow rapidly
Viviparous – producing living young and not eggs
Vivacious – vigorous and animated
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