| Term | Definition |
|---|
| aberration (n) | diverging from a moral standard or expected course; temporary departure from what is normal or expected |
| beleaguered (adj) | embattled; constantly confronted with obstacles; surround with an army as harrassment |
| cavalier (adj) | unconcerned with what is considered important; nonchalantly unengaged |
| convivial (adj) | amiable; festive, sociable |
| dissipate (v) | to vanish or cease |
| encomium (n) | warm or glowing praise; formal tribute |
| fallacious (adj) | false; containing a logical error or serious misapprenhension |
| feckless (adj) | ineffective or feeble; lacking initiative or ability in a certain area |
| gauche (adj) | tactless; lacking in social refinement |
| holistic (adj) | emphasizing wholeness and/or the cooperation of the constituent members of a thing |
| ludicrous (adj) | absurd to the point of being laughable ; implausible or impractical |
| myopia (n) | inability to see close things clearly |
| neophyte (n) | a recent convert |
| proverbial (adj) | calling to mind a familiar proverb; showing an immediate parallel with a well-known sotry |
| quixotic (adj) | hopelessly and impractically idealistic |
| reprobate (n) | an unprincipled person; someone who has crossed an accepted line describing morally sound behavior |
| sundry (adj) | various; an unspecified number more than two |
| tenuous (adj) | not solid in logical connection; insubstantial; slender |
| vindicate (v) | proven correct or innocent despite previous indications to the contrary |
| yahoo (n) | a bumpkin; primitive, brutal race identical in form to humans |
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