| Term | Definition |
|---|
| air | to make a public utterance |
| augury | an omen of prophecy |
| beguile | to decieve, to mislead, to persuade with charm |
| connoisseur | a person who is able to be a judge in matters of art or taste |
| debauchery | moral corruption |
| declivity | downward slope |
| diatribe | bitter denunciation or criticism, anathema |
| disencumber | to free from burdens, to extricate |
| ebllient | overflowing with excitement, showing enthusiasm |
| fly-by-night | one who is temporary and usually unreliable |
| foliage | leaves of a plant, leafage |
| germinate | to sprout, to begin to grow, to evolve |
| gratis | free |
| hues | colors |
| impromptu | without prior preparation |
| kudos | awards or honors |
| lachrymose | tearful |
| legerdemain | sleight of hand, deception or trickery resuling from use of hands |
| lurid | sensational, gruesome and causing shock or horror |
| muse | to ponder |
| Philistine | a narrow-minded person who opposes or is indifferent to cultural values |
| rerectitude | state of moral integrity |
| rend | to tear violently, to split |
| schism | a division of a group into two discordant groups |
| uproarious | making great noise(not necessasrily negative) |
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