| Term | Definition |
|---|
| acrophobia (n) | an abnormal fear of heights |
| ad infinitum (adj) | without end; literally "to infinity" |
| bovine (adj) | dull, unresponsive, or slow |
| bumptious (adj) | overbearing or crudely assertive |
| charlatan (n) | a fake or humbug |
| congenial (adj) | having similar habits or tastes; temperamentally suitable |
| desideratum (n) | a thing to be desired |
| diabolical (adj) | devilish, evil |
| ecumenical (adj) | universal |
| excoriate (v) | to denounce emphatically |
| immolate (v) | to kill as if as a sacrifice, especially by fire |
| maverick (n) | free and independent of outside association or contact |
| monochromatic (adj) | of a single color |
| nascent (adj) | emerging |
| opprobrium (n) | infamy; disgrace resulting from shameful action |
| petulant (adj) | impatiently peevish; someone who shows great annoyance or irritation with minor problems |
| primordial (adj) | original; something that comes at the very first position in a sequence |
| renege (v) | to go back on one's word; someone who breaks a promise on an agreement |
| tertiary (adj) | third in succession |
| umbrage (n) | resentful annoyance; expression for irration |
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