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balletgeek on April 25, 2012
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52 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 adversary | an opponent or enemy |
| capricious | subject to impulse, whim, or unpredictability |
| cumbersome | difficult to handle due to weight or size |
| exacerbate | to increase the severity of; to aggravate |
| hierarchy | a structure of rank, especially the highest positions |
| insatiable | impossible to satisfy |
| meander | to wander aimlessly; to follow a winding course |
| overt | open and observable; not concealed or hidden |
| piety | a state of devotion and reverence, especially to a supreme being or family |
| rebut | to offer opposing arguments or evidence |
| squabble | to argue noisily over petty things; a noisy argument over a petty matter |
| treachery | the intentional betrayal of trust; a specific intentional betrayal of trust |
| validate | to confirm as official, legal, or legitimate |
| ambulatory | able to walk |
| cacophony | harsh, strident sound |
| amendment | an alteration or correction |
| calliope | an organ-like musical instrument having a keyboard that operates steam whistles |
| clairvoyance | the power to see things that are invisible to the senses |
| didactic | intended to instruct, guide, or teach |
| epic | impressive and magnificent; beyond ordinary |
| epic | ; a long, narrative poem detailing the deeds of a hero |
| gruff | stern and blunt in manner |
| gruff | harsh-sounding; hoarse |
| incomprehensible | difficult or impossible to understand |
| lurch | to move slowly and unsteadily; |
| lurch | to move suddenly |
| ocular | of or relating to the eye or the sense of sight |
| palatable | acceptable to the taste; acceptable to the mind |
| quiver | to tremble rapidly; a shaky or trembling motion; |
| quiver | a case for holding arrows |
| residual | left over, as after the end of a process |
| stoic | seemingly indifferent to pain, grief, or pleasure |
| tirade | a long, angry speech |
| voracious | eager to eat; greedily hungry |
| voracious | having an insatiable appetite for a thing or activity |
| amass | to collect; to gather together |
| bravado | a showy or false display of courage |
| commiserate | to feel or to express sorrow; to sympathize |
| deter | to prevent from doing or happening |
| euphemism | an inoffensive term substituted for an offensive term |
| fledgling | a young bird just ready to fly; |
| fledgling | an inexperience person; young and inexperienced |
| lavish | extravagant and abundant |
| lavish | ; excessively generous |
| menagerie | a collection of animals on display |
| occult | of or dealing with magic or the supernatural |
| peripheral | of, near, or related to the outer edge or boundary |
| profusion | a great quantity or amount; an abundance |
| recluse | a person who lives a secluded, solitary life |
| skittish | nervously excitable |
| tangible | actual; real; capable of being perceived by the senses |
| undulate | to move in or cause to move in wavelike motion |
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