| Term | Definition |
|---|
| ITINERANT | wandering from place to place; unsettled |
| SACROSANCT | extremely sacred; beyond criticism |
| DIURNAL | existing during the day |
| TACITURN | silent; not talkative |
| ENDEMIC | belonging to a particular area; inherent |
| TOADY | one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors |
| NEOLOGISM | new word or expression |
| SUPPLANT | to replace (another) by force; to take the place of |
| DYSPEPTIC | suffering from indigestion; gloomy and irritable |
| DOCTRINAIRE | rigidly devoted to theories without regard for practicality; dogmatic |
| GESTATION | growth process from conception to birth |
| EFFICACY | effectiveness |
| TALON | claw of an animal, especially a bird of prey |
| TERRESTRIAL | earthly; down-to-earth; commonplace |
| NEOPHYTE | novice; beginner |
| ENGENDER | to produce, cause, or bring about |
| DEFACE | to mar the appearance of; vandalize |
| OBSTINATE | stubborn; unyielding |
| LARGESS | generous giving (as of money) to others who may seem inferior |
| EDIFY | to instruct morally and spiritually |
| VENERATE | to respect deeply |
| STENTORIAN | extremely loud |
| HYPERBOLE | purposeful exaggeration for effect |
| PLETHORA | excess |
| OSTENSIBLE | apparent |
| MALLEABLE | capable of being shaped |
| OSTENTATION | excessive showiness |
| WAVER | to fluctuate b/w choices |
| DIRGE | a funeral hymn or mournful speech |
| OPAQUE | impossible to see through; preventing the passage of light |
| DECORUM | appropriateness of behavior or conduct; propriety |
| PLACATE | to soothe or pacify |
| PLASTIC | able to be molded, altered, or bent |
| OSSIFY | to change into bone; to become hardened or set in a rigidly conventional pattern |
| TIRADE | long, harsh speech or verbal attack |
| SERAPHIC | angelic; sweet |
| LANGUID | lacking energy; indifferent; slow |
| ARBITRATE | to judge a dispute b/w two opposing parties |
| SCINTILLA | trace amount |
| MAR | to damage or deface; spoil |
| VENERABLE | respected because of age |
| GAMBOL | to dance or skip around playfully |
| VERACITY | filled with truth and accuracy |
| VERBOSE | wordy |
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