| Term | Definition |
|---|
| offset | compensate for or counterbalance |
| dreaded | awful: causing fear or terror |
| ploy | a tactic, strategy, or gimmick |
| unscrupulous | without principles, immoral |
| blurb | a short description of a book, film, musical work, or other product |
| substantially | well: to a great extent or degree |
| disposal | the act or means of getting rid of something |
| indulgence | the act of indulging or gratifying a desire |
| debt | the state of owing something (especially money); |
| soak up | absorb: take in |
| compensate | pay: do or give something to somebody in return |
| oxymoron | a figure of speech that combines two normally contradictory terms. |
| fanfare | a showy outward display or a short lively tune played on brass instruments |
| bombard | address continuously as if with a barrage; attack with bombs |
| spurious | false, not authentic, not genuine, illegitimate |
| exaggerated | described as greater than it actually is; increased or enlarged |
| penalize | punish: impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on |
| well-heeled | comfortable: moderately rich |
| guilt | emotional response when a person thinks he has violated a moral standard |
| evaporate | melt: become less intense and fade away gradually |
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