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sanctimonious
[sangk-tuh-moh-nee-uhs]
making a hypocritical show of religious devotion, piety, righteousness

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

cordate
[kawr-deyt]
heart-shaped

bugbear
[buhg-bair]
a cause of obsessive fear, irritation, or loathing

expurgate
[ek-sper-geyt]
to amend by removing words, passages, etc., deemed offensive or objectionable

hogwash
[hawg-wosh]
refuse given to hogs; swill

prothalamion
[proh-thuh-ley-mee-on]
a song or poem celebrating an upcoming wedding

monotonous
[muh-not-n-uhs]
having very little inflection; limited to a narrow pitch range

miscreant
[mis-kree-uhnt]
a vicious or depraved person; villain

obelus
[ob-uh-luhs]
a mark (− or ÷) used in ancient manuscripts to point out spurious, corrupt, doubtful, or superfluous words or passages

risible
[riz-uh-buhl]
causing or capable of causing laughter; laughable; ludicrous

propitious
[pruh-pish-uhs]
presenting favorable conditions; favorable

libertine
[lib-er-teen, lib-er-tin]
a person, especially a man, who behaves without moral principles or a sense of responsibility, especially in sexual matters; a person who rejects accepted opinions in matters of religion; a freethinker

triptych
[trip-tik]
three panels or compartments side by side with pictures or carvings

obfuscation
[aab-fuh-skay-shn]
the act or an instance of making something obscure, dark, or difficult to understand

noisome
[noi-suhm]
of or related to an offensive, unpleasant, or disgusting as an odor