| Term | Definition |
|---|
| theme | main idea; message; has to be more than one word |
| fiasco | total failure |
| abdicate | renounce; give up (position, right, or responsibility) |
| nemesis | bitter enemy |
| serene | peaceful; calm |
| obtuse | slow to learn or understand |
| restive | impatient especially under restriction or delay |
| remedial | (adj) serving to remedy, cure or correct some condition |
| circumnavigate | travel or maneuver around |
| goad | urge on; cause (someone) to do something by continued annoyance; |
| animosity | ill-will; bad feelings |
| diabolical | devilish; evil |
| indefatigable | tireless; untiring; showing no sign of getting tired |
| didactic | intended to teach or instruct |
| elucidate | explain; make clear; clarify; enlighten; CF. lucid |
| respite | brief period of rest; break |
| diffident | timid; shy; lacking confidence |
| tacit | unspoken; silent |
| paucity | shortage; scarcity |
| sycophant | one who sucks up to others |
| belligerent | given to fighting, warlike; combative, aggressive; one at war, one engaged in war |
| pilfer | to steal repeatedly small amounts or things that are of little value |
| aberration | something that differs from the norm |
| trepidation | fear |
| esoteric | understood only by a small group or a select few |
| conjecture | a guess |
| elocution | Art of public speaking |
| harbinger | an omen or sign |
| clandestine | (adj.) secret, concealed; underhanded |
| zenith | peak or high point |
| charlatan | fraud; quack; con man |
| elite | selected as the best |
| bilk | swindle or cheat |
| plethora | an abundance, excess |
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