| Term | Definition |
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| yearn | have an intense feeling of loss or lack and longing for something |
| impercunious | having little or no money |
| squire | 1. a man of high social standing who owns and lives on an estate in a rural area - Brit. form of address to another man |
| suffice | be enough or adequate; suffice ( it ) to say used to indicate that one is saying enough to make one's meaning clear while withholding something for reasons of discretion or brevity |
| rakish | having or displaying a dashing, jaunty, or slightly disreputable quality or appearance |
| inveterate | (of a feeling or habit) long-established and unlikely to change |
| ingratiate | bring oneself into favor with someone by flattering or trying to please them |
| cozy up to | ingratiate oneself with |
| salacious | (of writing, pictures, or talk) treating sexual matters in an indecent way; lustful; lecherous |
| machinate | engage in plots and intrigues; scheme |
| innocuous | not harmful or offensive |
| entice | attract or tempt by offering pleasure or advantage |
| renounce | reject; formally declare one's abandonment of (a claim, right, or possession) |
| refute | prove (a statement or theory) to be wrong or false; disprove |
| arid | (figurative) lacking in interest, excitement, or meaning |
| jargon | special words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group and are difficult for others to understand |
| constituent | being a part of a whole |
| adumbrate | report or represent in outline; symbolize, overshadow |
| bifurcate | adj. forked; branched |
| transference | (Psychoanalysis) the redirection to a substitute, usually a therapist, of emotions that were originally felt in childhood |
| analysand | a person undergoing psychoanalysis |
| purport | appear or claim to be or do something, esp. falsely; profess; meaning or purpose of sth |
| polarity | the state of having two opposite or contradictory tendencies |
| totalize | comprehend in an all-encompassing way |
| tindery | highly inflammable |
| imply | (of a fact or occurrence) suggest (something) as a logical consequence |
| populace | the people living in a particular country or area |
| rife with | full of |
| rife | widespread |
| tawdry | showy but cheap and of poor quality; unpleasant |
| heyday | the period of a person's or thing's greatest success, popularity |
| vertiginous | causing vertigo, dizzying |
| exuberant | filled with or characterized by a lively energy and excitement |
| initial | existing or occurring at the beginning |
| hoopla | informal) excitement surrounding an event or situation, esp. when considered to be unnecessary fuss |
| consensus | general agreement |
| sybaritic | fond of sensuous luxury or pleasure; self-indulgent |
| navel-gazing | complacent self-absorption; concentration on a single issue at the expense of a wider view |
| complacent | showing smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one's achievements |
| navel | (figurative) the central point of a place |
| hermeneutic | concerning interpretation |
| sordid | arousing moral distaste and contempt |
| squalid | showing or involving a contemptible lack of moral standards |
| counterintuitive | contrary to intuition or to common-sense expectation (but often nevertheless true) |
| counterfeit | a fraudulent imitation of something else; a forgery |
| permutation | a way, esp. one of several possible variations, in which a set or number of things can be ordered or arranged |
| lingo | the vocabulary or jargon of a particular subject or group of people |
| anticipate | regard as probable; expect or predict |
| inexorable | impossible to stop or prevent |
| provisional | arranged or existing for the present, possibly to be changed later |
| spearhead | lead (an attack or movement) |
| behemoth | something enormous, esp. a big and powerful organization; a huge monstrous creature |
| pivot | the central point |
| pundit | an expert in a particular subject or field who is frequently called on to give opinions about it to the public |
| amiss | not quite right; inappropriate or out of place |
| arch | deliberately or affectedly playful and teasing |
| vaunted | boasted about or praised (something), esp. excessively |
| eke | make an amount or supply of something last longer by using or consuming it frugally |
| consequential | following as a result or effect |
| armada | a fleet of warships |
| eclectic | deriving ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources |
| terrarium | an enclosure for small land animals/plants |
| transgress | infringe or go beyond the bounds of (a moral principle or other established standard of behavior) |
| gumption | shrewd or spirited initiative and resourcefulness |
| quirk | a peculiar behavioral habit |
| full-fledged | completely developed or established; of full status |
| bemoan | express discontent or sorrow over (something) |
| refined | with impurities or unwanted elements having been removed by processing; elegant and cultured in appearance, manner, or taste |
| sordid | involving ignoble actions and motives; arousing moral distaste and contempt |
| complicit | involved with others in an illegal activity or wrongdoing |
| exotic | characteristic of a distant foreign country |
| surreptitious | kept secret, esp. because it would not be approved of |
| parable | a simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson |
| appropriation | the action of taking something for one's own use, typically without the owner's permission |
| chastise | rebuke or reprimand severely |
| truism | a statement that is obviously true and says nothing new or interesting |
| demean | cause a severe loss in the dignity of and respect for (someone or something) |
| subjugation | bring under domination or control, esp. by conquest |
| persecute | subject (someone) to hostility and ill-treatment, |
| collude | come to a secret understanding for a harmful purpose; conspire |
| chide | scold or rebuke |
| epistemic | relating to knowledge or to the degree of its validation |
| immolate | kill or offer as a sacrifice, esp. by burning |
| calisthenics | gymnastic exercises to achieve bodily fitness and grace of movement |
| introjection | the unconscious adoption of the ideas or attitudes of others |
| scimitar | a short sword with a curved blade that broadens toward the point |
| despotism | the exercise of absolute power, esp. in a cruel and oppressive way |
| rekindle | revive (something that has been lost) |
| conquest | the subjugation and assumption of control of a place or people by use of military force |
| wrest | take (something, esp. power or control) from someone else after considerable effort or difficulty; forcibly pull (something) from a person's grasp |
| calcify | To make or become inflexible and unchanging |
| rote | mechanical or habitual repetition of something to be learned |
| facticity | the quality or condition of being fact |
| bastion | an institution, place, or person strongly defending or upholding particular principles, attitudes, or activities |
| multifarious | many and of various types |
| relegate | consign or dismiss to an inferior rank or position |
| integral | necessary to make a whole complete; essential or fundamental |
| predilection for | a preference or special liking for something; a bias in favor of something |
| deflect | cause (someone) to deviate from an intended purpose |
| slalom | move or race in a winding path, avoiding obstacles |
| petulant | childishly sulky or bad-tempered |
| unearth | to uncover or bring to light by search, inquiry, etc |
| autonomy | freedom from external control or influence; independence |
| languish | fail to make progress; suffer from being forced to remain in an unpleasant place or situation; assume or display a sentimentally tender or melancholy expression or tone |
| repose | temporary rest from activity, excitement, or exertion |
| corporeal | having a body |
| wares | goods |
| woe | great sorrow or distress |
| effete | lacking in wholesome vigor |
| angst | a feeling of deep anxiety or dread, typically an unfocused one about the human condition or the state of the world in general |
| antithesis | the direct opposite (usually fol. by of or to) |
| crimp | have a limiting or adverse effect on (something) |
| divine | of or pertaining to a god |
| congeal | take shape or coalesce, esp. to form a satisfying whole |
| hodgepodge | a confused mixture |
| conglomeration | cluster, combination |
| cannibalize | use (the creative work of others) in one's own art |
| kitsch | something of tawdry design, appearance, or content created to appeal to popular or undiscriminating taste |
| schlock | cheap or inferior goods or material; trash |
| pastiche | an artistic work in a style that imitates that of another work, artist, or period |
| misogynist | reflecting or inspired by a hatred of women |
| relative | relevant; considered in relation to something else; comparative |
| potential | showing the capacity to become or develop into something in the future |
| incremental | addition; The process of increasing in number, size, quantity, or extent |
| palpable | clear to the mind or plain to see; able to be touched or felt |
| bogus | not genuine or true; fake |
| hail | call out to (someone) to attract attention |
| managerial | relating to management or managers, esp. of a company or similar organization |
| quirky | characterized by peculiar or unexpected traits |
| ideology | a system of ideas and ideals |
| reprieve | a temporary escape from an undesirable fate or unpleasant situation; cancel or postpone the punishment of |
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