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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 assuaged | made less severe |
| alleged | supposed; asserted |
| imprudent | rash, careless, unwise, ill-judged |
| entity | being that exists |
| vapid | dull, boring, lifeless, milquetoast |
| predilection | preference for |
| illicitly | illegally |
| fractious | noisy, unruly |
| auspicious | favorable |
| placidly | calmly |
| edification | betterment, improvement, education |
| unfathomable | unable to be understood |
| accosted | confronted for a negative reason |
| ascertaining | confirming, determining |
| cordial | friendly, gracious |
| inordinately | excessively |
| inconspicuous | unnoticeable, unobtrusive |
| erratically | haphazardly |
| vehemently | forcefully, with strong emotion |
| ruthless | cruel |
| umbrage | offense |
| tirade | long, critical outburst/ lecture |
| viscous | thick, sticky |
| altercation | fight, argument |
| denunciation | condemnation |
| venerable | admirable, honorable |
| facade | false front |
| impassive | showing no emotion |
| unobtrusive | inconspicuous |
| acrimonious | belligerent, acerbic, angry |
| volition | free will, choice |
| expunge | obliterate, destroy, do away with |
| monologue | a long speech in the presence of other characters |
| soliloquy | a solo speech not to be heard by others on stage, used to express character's thoughts out loud |
| foil | a character to serve as a contrast to another |
| hamartia | fatal flaw causing the downfall of a hero |
| strife | animosity, clash |
| pernicious | deadly, dangerous |
| portentous | predicting, foreboding |
| importuned | demanded, asked strongly |
| assailing | attacking, assaulting |
| posterity | descendants, offspring |
| beseech | beg, implore |
| disparagement | condemnation |
| impute | attribute, blame |
| baleful | harmful, menacing |
| rancor | bitterness, spite |
| lamentable | regrettable, unfortunate |
| chide | lecture, criticize, admonish |
| fiend | beast, devil, brute |
| calamity | disaster, tragedy |
| unseemly | improper, inappropriate |
| perjury | lying, deceitfulness |
| revel | celebrate, party |
| discourses | dialogues, chats, discussions |
| prudence | caution, carefulness |
| inundation | flood, barrage, deluge |
| pensive | meditative, thoughtful |
| prostrate | flat on the ground |
| doleful | depressed, cheerless |
| presage | predict, indicate |
| penury | poverty, destitution |
| inexorable | pitiless, unmoving |
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