| Term | Definition |
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| accost | v. to approach and speak to another person, often in a challenging way |
| accusation | n. a charge of guilt or blame |
| adroit | adj. skillful; expert in use of the hands or mind |
| alias | n. an assumed name |
| amendment | n. an addition or change,usually to a law or regulation |
| apathy | n. a lack of interest, indifference. |
| assert | v. to state strongly |
| beacon | n. a light for warning or guiding |
| beneficiary | n. one who receives benefits or gifts. |
| betray | v. to deceive; to act like a traitor |
| blunder | n. a stupid mistake |
| caddie | n. a person who carries a player's golf clubs |
| chronicle | n. ayear by year record of historical events in the order of time |
| compile | v. to collect and bring together in one list or account |
| concur | v. to agree; to be of the same opinion |
| confidant | n. a close friend trusted with secret or private affairs |
| congregation | n. a group of people who worship in a church, synagogue, or other religious sinstitution |
| conjecture | n. the formation of an opinion without proof;- (v.) to conclude fromin sufficient evidence. |
| connowsseur | n. someone who can competently judge fine art. |
| consumer | n. a customer; one who buys a product. |
| contour | n. the outline or shape of a figure or body. |
| contradict | v. to assert the opposite |
| counterfeit | n. a phony imitation; -(v.) to imitate in order to deceive |
| cult | n. a small,often unusual,religious group |
| decade | n. aperiod of ten years |
| defendant | n. a person accused or sued in a law court |
| dietician | n. a person who is trained to plan meals according to nutritional rules |
| donor | n. a person who gives or donates |
| efficient | adj. working well, effectively, and without waste. |
| eject | v. to drive out or force out; to dismiss |
| encore | n. something done again because of a special request; an extra musical selection |
| endow | v. toprovide with a permanent fund or source of income |
| erroneous | adj. mistaken; incorrect. |
| evacuate | v. to leave a place quickly, as in an emergency. |
| falter | v. to hesitate or waver; to become unsteady. |
| fertile | adj. productive; able to bear seed, fruits, or vegetables. |
| feud | n. a long lasting dispute between families or other groups. |
| fickle | adj. likely to change without reason;unstable |
| foretell | v. to tell in advance; to predict the future |
| fugitive | n. a person who is fleeingor has fled, especially from the law. |
| garrison | n. agroup of soldiers stationed in a fortified place. |
| glutton | n. one who indulges in something excessively, especially food; an overeater |
| gullible | adj. easily fooled or deceived |
| haphazard | adj. marked by lack of plan, order,or direction |
| hermit | n. a person lives alone, or away from people |
| hostile | adj. unfriendly; warlike |
| illicit | adj. not permitted by law; forbidden; improper. |
| inaugurate | v. to install into public office with a cermony |
| indictment | n. an accusation; in law, a formal accusation by a grand jury. |
| initiate | v. to begin; to admit with a ceremony to a group or an organization; to set going. (n) one who has be initiated or admitted |
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