| Term | Definition |
|---|
| satiate | fill to satisfaction |
| inestimable | beyond calculation or measure |
| effusion | an unrestrained expression of emotion |
| inure | cause to accept or become hardened to |
| fluctuate | be unstable |
| encompass | include in scope |
| dross | worthless material that should be removed |
| inexorable | not capable of being swayed or diverted from a course |
| prudence | discretion in practical affairs |
| sledge | a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs |
| capitulate | surrender under agreed conditions |
| countenance | the appearance conveyed by a person's face |
| pedantry | a ostentatious and inappropriate display of learning |
| ameliorate | to make better |
| pretension | a false or unsupportable quality |
| dissimilitude | dissimilarity evidenced by an absence of likeness |
| odious | unequivocally detestable |
| destitute | poor enough to need help from others |
| ignoble | completely lacking nobility in character or quality or purpose |
| predilection | a predisposition in favor of something |
| apathy | an absence of emotion or enthusiasm |
| avidity | a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something |
| incomprehensible | difficult to understand |
| fortitude | strength of mind that enables one to endure adversity with courage |
| melancholy | a humor that was once believed to be secreted by the kidneys or spleen and to cause sadness and melancholy |
| commence | set in motion, cause to start |
| annihilation | total destruction |
| chimera | a grotesque product of the imagination |
| recapitulation | a summary at the end that repeats the substance of a longer discussion |
| fervor | the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up |
| panegyric | a formal expression of praise |
| mein | air, manner; appearance, expression |
| affability | a disposition to be friendly and approachable (easy to talk to) |
| erroneous | containing or characterized by error |
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