Spaceman of Bohemia Glossary

by Jaroslav Kalfar

Spaceman of Bohemia Glossary

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Penurious

Destitute, needy

Instigate

Establish, initiate

Grandiloquent

Pretentious, pompous

Penchant

Desire, fondness

Exacerbate

Worsen, intensify

Dour

Severe, unfriendly

Alacrity

Willingness, keenness

Ephemeral

Cursory, short

Disparate

Contrasting, dissimilar

Aberration

Variation, abnormality

Amenity

Facility, resource

Emend

Correct, enhance

Debauched

Impure, sinful

Adamant

Resolute, inflexibile

Extraneous

Unrelated, irrelevant

Deleterious

Adverse, damaging

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