| Term | Definition |
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| acolyte | (n.) A person who assists in some religious services by carrying out minor duties; one who attends or assists; a follower. |
| bibulous | (adj.) given to or marked by the consumption of alcohol, highly absorbent |
| coalesce | (v.) to grow together; to merge into a single body |
| covert | (adj.) Not openly acknowledged; secret |
| declaim | (d.) to speak in a dramatic, impassioned, or blustering manner |
| delineate | (v.) describe in vivid detail; draw an outline of; to represent by drawing |
| demagogue | (n.) a leader who exploits popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power |
| encomium | (n.) a formal expression of praise, a lavish tribute |
| obdurate | (adj.) unyielding to persuasion or moral influences; persistent in wrongdoing |
| prescience | (n.) Knowledge of events before they take place. |
| protagonist | (n.) the principal character in a work of fiction |
| sedulous | (adj.) marked by care and persistent effort, diligent |
| trenchant | (adj.) having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought, expression, or intellect |
| utopia | (n.) ideally perfect state |
| valedictory | (n.) a farewell address, especially one given at a graduation ceremony. (adj) Of or relating to such a farewell address. |
| absolve | (v.) To clear guilt or to free from a promise or responsibility. |
| adumbrate | (v.) To foreshadow in an indirect way. To outline in a sketchy way; to partially disclose |
| apothegm | (n.) A short, instructive saying. |
| aspersion | (n.) A defamatory expression: slander. |
| coadjutor | (n.) One who works with another, usually in a subordinate position; an assistant. |
| congenital | (adj.) Existing at or dating from birth; being an essential characteristic. |
| elan | (n.) A lively spirit with a distinctive style. |
| germane | (adj.) Pertinent and fitting. |
| hiatus | (n.) An interruption or gap in space, continuity or time. |
| immure | (v.) To confine within or as if within walls; to imprision. |
| ineluctable | (adj.) Not to be avoided or changed; inevitable. |
| internecine | (adj.) Marked by slaughter; mutually destructive. Relating to conflict . |
| invoke | (v.) To appeal to earnestly. To cite in justification. |
| prototype | (n.) A person or thing that serves as an example of its kind; an original. |
| quadrennial | (adj.) Occurring every four years. Lasting for four years. |
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