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crony n. a long-time friend or close companion morbid adj. gruesome; awful chronology n. arrangement of events in time bristle v. to react in an angry or offended manner gallant adj. brave and noble stanch v. to stop the flow of something forfeit v. to surrender or be forced to surrender circumscribe v. to define the limits of inhibit v. to hold back impalpable adj. that which cannot be felt by touching; not easily understood foliage n. leaves contemporary adj. of the same time or period cordial adj. warm and friendly; hearty figurehead n. a person with apparent but no real authority scribe n. a professional copyist of manuscripts and documents, esp. in ancient times ad infinitum adv. lasting forever; continuously exasperate v. to make very impatient; to annoy greatly genocide n. killing of a whole national or ethnic group paraphrase v. to restate in different words; to summarize conjecture n. an inference or conclusion based on incomplete evidence giddy adj. dizzy; lightheaded interloper n. one who interferes with the affairs of others; a meddler elicit v. to draw out; to invoke stoic adj. apparently indifferent to joy, grief, pleasure, or pain ascribe v. to attribute to a specific source juxtapose v. to put side by side, esp. for comparison or contrast encomium n. high praise vivacious adj. full of animation trove n. a collection of valuable items abase v. to lower in rank or prestige aspersion n. a remark that attacks one's reputation garner v. to get or earn; collect or gather defunct adj. having ceased to exist or live emissary n. a person sent on a mission to represent another ostensible adj. outwardly appearing as such unwieldy adj. hard to handle or manage, esp. because of size or weight bifurcate v. to divide into two parts exculpate v. to clear from blame or guilt cultivate v. to promote growth, to nurture waver v. to be uncertain of something; to sway avarice n. excessive desire for wealth realm n. a region; a kingdom adamant adj. stubbornly unyielding; impervious to pleas, appeals, or reason feud n. a bitter, prolonged quarrel perennial adj. lasting through the years upshot n. the decisive or final result undermine v. to weaken allure n. the power to attract with something desirable levitate v. to rise or cause to rise and float in the air ameliorate v. to improve; to become better