| Term | Definition |
|---|
| orient | to make familiar with new surroundings or situation |
| nocturnal | active at night |
| contemporary | belonging to the same time period; modern |
| hypocrite | one who fakes beliefs or virtues |
| exhilarating | exciting or stimulating |
| pillage | to rob by force or plunder |
| apathy | indifference or lack of strong feeling |
| blatant | obvious |
| luxurious | physically comforting |
| incarcerate | to be put in jail |
| phenomenon | somehting that can be perceived by senses |
| horrendous | awful |
| contingent | dependent upon or conditional |
| placate | appease |
| flagrant | obvious; blatant |
| escalate | increase by steps |
| placebo | substance containg no medication to humor a patient |
| polygamy | having more than one spouse at a time |
| ostracize | to exclude from a group |
| portend | to serve as a warning or ormen |
| precursor | something that preceeds and announces something to come |
| mayhem | bodily injury |
| myopic | short sighted |
| mandate | an order |
| microcosm | small representative world |
| progency | children or descendants |
| malcontent | dissatisfied person |
| larceny | theft |
| propagate | to breed or reproduce |
| pungent | sharply stimulating |
| intervene | interfere |
| obscure | not well-known |
| commodity | anything bought and sold |
| rationale | logic |
| impeachment | trial to remove from office |
| obstinate | unqielding; stubborn |
| renege | to fail to carry out a promise |
| hysterical | wildly excited |
| contrived | planned |
| adamant | standing firm |
| integrity | honest; trustworthy |
| empathy | to see and feel as another does |
| enviable | desireable or admirable |
| cohesive | sticking together |
| monotonous | tiresome because of sameness |
| vociferous | calling out loudly or noisy |
| vindictive | desire for revenge |
| repluse | drive back |
| revel | to take great delight in or to party |
| jurrisprudence | science of law |
| itinerary | plan of a trip |
| hyperbole | exaggeration or overstatement |
| gerrymander | changing voting districts to favor a group |
| grovel | crawl on the ground |
| inicredulous | skeptical |
| incongruous | something not fitting or absurd |
| interdict | to prohibit or forbid |
| enigma | not easy explained; puzzling |
| explicit | definite |
| expletive | profanity; naughty word |
| gnarly | twisted, knotty |
| instigate | start, begin |
| stewawrd | one who manages another's affairs |
| priority | sequence of importance |
| essence | quality which gives it, its identity |
| fetter | chain or shakle attacked to ankles to restrain movement |
| estuary | in land of water from sea |
| conscientious | having a sense of moral goodness |
| neurotic | disorder of the mind or emotions |
| residue | the remainder |
| sociology | the study of human sociey |
| stripend | salary or wage |
| impale | to pierce with a sharp stick |
| clique | small exclusive group of people |
| psychology | study of the mind |
| scrutinize | to examine very closely |
| herculean | great strengthen or effort |
| epitomize | represent a standard or group |
| incense | to make angry |
| gargoyle | grotesque figures carved on buildings |
| fracas | fight, brawl |
| beilligerents | those involved in a fight |
| revere | to regard with respect |
| empirical | based on experience or experiments |
| emeritus | retired but retained in an honory position |
| embryonic | undeveloped |
| dispassionate | calme or unbiased |
| curator | manager or superintendent |
| impending | imminent |
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