Lesson Two
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15 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 impotent | powerless; lacking strength, ineffective, helpless |
| antithesis | an exact opposite an opposite extreme, converse |
| maelstrom | whirlpool; turbulence; agitated state of mind |
| emendation | a correctiom, improvement, amendment |
| chargin | embarrassment; complete loss of courage |
| bauble | a showy but useless thing, trinket |
| diaphanous | very sheer and light, transparent, gossamer |
| labyrinth | a complicated network of winding passages; a maze |
| gloat | to look at or think about with great satisfaction, revel; crow |
| impediment | a barrier; obstruction, obstacle; hindrance |
| bestial | savage; brutal, brutish; vile; cruel |
| effete | worn out; barren, exhausted; spent and sterile |
| shard | a fragment |
| bland | mild; tasteless; dull, smooth; agreeable |
| nihilism | atotal rejection of established laws |
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