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::: fulminate - thunder; explode; issue a severe denunciation
::: saturnine - morose; gloomy; Ex. Do not be misled by his saturnine countenance.
::: meretricious - flashy; tawdry; attractive on the surface but of no real value; Ex. metericious argument/jewel; CF. prostitute
::: antediluvian - antiquated; extremely ancient
::: elixir - cure-all; panacea; something invigorating
::: subservient - behaving like a slave; servile; obsequious; subordinate; N. subservience
::: decimate - kill (usually one out of ten or every tenth man); destroy or kill a large part of
::: impinge - infringe; encroach; influence; touch; collide with; Ex. The effects are impinging on every aspect of our lives.
::: soporific - sleep-causing; marked by sleepiness; drowsy
::: deify - turn into a god; make a god of; idolize; Ex. Kings were deified; CF. deity