| Term | Definition |
|---|
| aperture | noun; a hole or opening |
| catacomb | noun; an underground tunnel or area with holes for graves |
| clamor | noun; loud noise or shouting |
| connoisseur | noun; a person who is able to be a judge in matters of art or taste |
| fetter | verb; to restrict by shackling or chaining |
| to save face | to avoid disgrace |
| conflagration | noun; a large, destructive fire |
| obstinate | adjective; unyielding regardless of reason or logic |
| preclude | verb; to make impossible |
| trowel | noun; a flat-bladed hand tool used to work with mortar or to dig holes for plants |
| virtuoso | noun; one skilled in the fine arts as an accomplished musician, a savant |
| to take the bull by the horns | to face a problem directly |
| allusion | noun; implied or indirect reference; a hinting at |
| anomalous | adjective; out of place, abnormal |
| chimera | noun; a fantasy; a horrible creature of the imagination |
| debauchery | noun; a lack of integrity or honesty; moral corruption |
| expedient | adjective; appropriate for a purpose but not necessarily moral, right, or just |
| the lion's share | the major portion |
| felicitous | adjective; happy or delightful |
| malevolence | noun; ill will or evil intentions |
| odious | adjective; deserving hate or contempt |
| pertinacity | noun; stubborn persistence or act of refusing to yield on an opinion or belief |
| scrupulous | adjective; very principled, very careful and conscientious |
| out of the frying pan and into the fire | to go from a difficult situation to a worse one |
| aesthetic | adjective; relating or pertaining to a sense of beauty or art |
| blasphemous | adjective; irreverent, profane (not giving due respect; vulgar) |
| conglomerate | noun; a mixture of many things |
| decorum | noun; appropriate conduct, correct and proper behavior |
| divination | noun; foretelling the future by means of magic |
| to steal one's thunder | to weaken one's position by stating the argument before that person does |
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