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meander 
1
 | slavishly attentive; attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery |
| follow a winding and turning course; move aimlessly and idly without fixed direction |
| act as a patron to; support or sponsor |
| make impossible, as by action taken in advance; prevent; eliminate |
ordain
2
| decree or command; grant holy orders; predestine |
| change or form into bone; become set in a rigidly conventional pattern; change from soft tissue to hard bony tissue |
| excessively or elaborately decorated; flashy, showy, or florid in style or manner |
| no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated |
ornate
3
| enthusiastically worded approval; round of applause |
| excessively or elaborately decorated; flashy, showy, or florid in style or manner |
| bypass requirement or make it unnecessary; get rid of |
| follow a winding and turning course; move aimlessly and idly without fixed direction |
ossify
4
| change or form into bone; become set in a rigidly conventional pattern; change from soft tissue to hard bony tissue |
| intended to attract notice and impress others; making unjustified claims; overly ambitious |
| who acts in response to particular situations rather than upon abstract ideals; one who acts in a practical or straightforward manner |
| equality in status or amount; similarity or close |
palatable
5
| acceptable; sufficiently agreeable in flavor to be eaten |
| act as a patron to; support or sponsor |
| act or instance that may be used as example in subsequent similar cases |
| traditional; conservative in belief; adhering to established faith, especially in religion |
paragon
6
| acceptable; sufficiently agreeable in flavor to be eaten |
| traditional; conservative in belief; adhering to established faith, especially in religion |
| model of excellence or perfection; peerless example |
| having slanting or sloping direction, course, or position; inclined |
pathos
7
| collection of live wild animals on exhibition; enclosure in which wild animals are kept |
| no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated |
| bypass requirement or make it unnecessary; get rid of |
| tender sorrow; pity; quality in art or literature that produces these feelings |
pliable
8
| flexible; yielding; easily bent or shaped |
| remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all |
| all-powerful; having unlimited or universal power, authority, or force |
| intended to attract notice and impress others; making unjustified claims; overly ambitious |
podium
9
| foretell; serve as an omen or a warning of; indicate by prediction |
| hateful; arousing strong dislike, aversion, or intense displeasure |
| something apparently contradictory in nature; statement that looks false but is actually correct |
| platform raised above surrounding level to give prominence to person on it |
portend
10
| suitable for drinking; drinkable |
| model of excellence or perfection; peerless example |
| one that serves as a pattern or model; system of assumptions, concepts, and practices that constitutes a way of viewing reality |
| foretell; serve as an omen or a warning of; indicate by prediction |