| Term | Definition |
|---|
| affably | friendly; pleasantly |
| axiom | statement universally accepted as true |
| bilious | bad-tempered; cross |
| calumny | a false and malicious statement meant to harm |
| capricious | unpredictable |
| casuistry | misleading reasoning; often on moral issues |
| denouement | outcome of a complex series of events |
| imperious | arrogant; domineering |
| inveterate | firmly established over a long period of time |
| kopeck | a one-hundredth of a ruble (like a cent) |
| loquacious | talkative |
| magnanimous | noble in mind; generous in overlooking insult |
| monomaniac | someone who has excessive interest in one thing |
| nihilist | one who rejects the existing social and political structure |
| paroxysm | a sudden outburst |
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