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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 bizarre | out of the ordinary, odd |
| boisterous | rowdy, rough, and stormy |
| buoyant | capable of floating; cheerful |
| clamor | loud noise or shouting |
| combustible | capable of burning |
| commensurate | equal |
| complacency | the state of being self-satisfied |
| confound | to cause one to become confused |
| contempt | scorn, extreme dislike or disdain |
| convivial | fond of good company and of festivity |
| corpulence | state of being very fat |
| corroboration | confirmation |
| corrugated | bent into folds |
| credulous | believing on slight evidence, gullible |
| crescendo | a gradual increase in volume and intensity |
| cynical | given to faultfinding, sneering, and sarcasm; exhibiting mocking disbelief |
| debauchery | moral corruption |
| deft | skillful, adroit |
| defunct | no longer existing, dead |
| abstracted | removed in thought from the immediate situation, lost in one's own mind |
| abyss | bottomless hole, a vast expanse or depth |
| acuity | sharpness of perception |
| addendum | something added, usually to a book |
| aesthetic | relating or pertaining to a sense of beauty or art |
| ambiguous | having more than one meaning; unclear, uncertain |
| amorphous | shapeless, having no definite form |
| antecedent | preceding a cause |
| apathy | a lack of concern or feeling, indifference |
| append | to add in a supplementary manner |
| banter | to speak in a witty or teasing manner |
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