| Term | Definition |
|---|
| florid | flushed with rosy coler, over decorated |
| depict | to represent or portray |
| pruport | to claim falsly |
| embryonic | not yet devoleped, in the early stages |
| cerebral | pertaining to the brain |
| derelict | abandoned, negilent |
| toddle | to walk with a short steps like a child |
| duel | a prearranged combat between twho people |
| momentous | of extreme importance |
| complaisant | showing the desire to please |
| dismantle | to take apart |
| eon | a long period of time |
| de facto | in reality or in fact |
| etiquette | the forms of behavior of polite society |
| bolster | to support or streghten |
| carte blanche | unrestricted power to act at one's own discretion |
| hallucination | a false perception of reality |
| dauntless | incapable of being intimitadted |
| plethora | an excessive amoount |
| temporize | to act evaisevly in order to gain time |
| ridicule | to make fun of |
| etymology | the study of origins of words |
| conscript | to draft compulsory into military service |
| glut | an oversupply |
| accommodate | to oblige |
| dogma | a specific set of ideas or beliefs |
| bawdy | indecent |
| predilection | a preference |
| corroborate | to strengthen |
| coterie | a small often exclusive group of people |
| partisan | a strong supporter |
| delve | to look for or search |
| troupe | a group of touring actors |
| holistic | dealing with something as a whole rater than by its individual parts |
| gargantuan | of huge size or capacity |
| allude | to refer indirectly |
| convaslesce | to revoer from illness |
| imposing | impressive by virtue of size |
| byzantine | highly complicated or intricate |
| futile | having no useful result |
| zephyr | a gentle or soft breeze |
| epitome | a representiveexample of a type |
| watershed | a critical point that marks a division |
| quirk | a rapid twist and turn |
| fabricate | to make build or lie |
| discreet | careful about what one says or does |
| finite | measurable, having an end |
| vigilant | alert and watchful |
| wizened | wrinkled from agin |
| boisterious | noisy and wild |
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