| Term | Definition |
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| Allot | (v.) To assign or distribute in shares or portions |
| Amass | (v.) To bring together, collect, gather, especially for oneself; to come together, assemble |
| Audacious | (adj.) Bold, adventurous, recklessly daring |
| Comply | (v.) To yield to a request or a command |
| Devoid | (adj.) Not having or using, lacking |
| Elite | (n.) The choice part of a group of people or things; (adj.) superior |
| Grapple | (n.) An iron hook used to grab and hold; (v.) to come to grips with, wrestle or fight with |
| Incapacitate | (v.) To deprive of strength or ability; to make legally ineligable |
| Instigate | (v.) To urge on; stir up, provoke, start, incite |
| Longevity | (n.) Long life, long duration, length of life |
| Myriad | (adj.) In very great numbers; (n.) a very great number |
| Perspective | (n.) A point of view or general standpoint from which different things are viewed, physically or mentally; the appearance to the eye of various objects at a given time, place, or distance |
| Perturb | (v.) To trouble, make uneasy; to disturb gently; to throw into confusion |
| Prodigious | (adj.) Immense, extraordinary in bulk, size, or degree |
| Relevant | (adj.) Connected with or related to the matter at hand |
| Skittish | (adj.) Extremely nervous and easily frightened; shy or timid; extremely cautious; unstable, undependable |
| Tether | (n.) A rope or chain used to fasten something to a fixed object; the outer limit of strength or resources; (v.) to fasten with a rope or chain |
| Unison | (n.) A sounding together; agreement or accord |
| Vie | (v.) To compete; to strive for victory or superiority |
| Willful | (adj.) Stubbornly self-willed; done on purpose, deliberate |
| Annul | (v.) To reduce to nothing; to make ineffective or inoperative; to declare legally invalid or void |
| Blasé | (adj.) Indifferent, bored as a result of having enjoyed many pleasures; apathetic |
| Bolster | (v.) To support, give a boost to; (n.) a long pillow or cushion; a supporting post |
| Deplore | (v.) To feel or express regret or disapproval |
| Frivolous | (adj.) Of little importance, not worthy of serious attention; not meant seriously |
| Muster | (v.) To bring together for service or battle; to gather or summon; to amount to, comprise, include; (n.) a list of men for military service; a gathering, accumulation |
| Nonentity | (n.) A person or thing of no importance |
| Obsess | (v.) To trouble, haunt, or fill the mind |
| Ornate | (adj.) Elaborately decorated; showily splendid |
| Oust | (v.) To remove, drive out of a position or place |
| Peruse | (v.) To read thoroughly and carefully |
| Porous | (adj.) Full of tiny holes; able to be penetrated by air or water |
| Promontory | (n.) A high point of land extending into water |
| Prone | (adj.) Lying face down; inclined, likely |
| Qualm | (n.) A pang of conscience, uneasiness, misgiving, or doubt; a feeling of faintness or nausea |
| Recourse | (n.) A person or thing turned to for help or advice; the act of seeking help or protection |
| Residue | (n.) A remainder that which remains when a part has been used up or removed |
| Solicitous | (adj.) Showing concern or care; fearful or anxious about someone or something |
| Staid | (adj.) Serious and dignified; quiet or subdued in character or conduct |
| Sustain | (v.) To support, nourish, keep up; to suffer, undergo; to bear up under, withstand; to affirm the validity of |
| Aghast | (adj.) Filled with amazement, disgust, fear, or terror |
| Ample | (adj.) More than enough, large, spacious |
| Apparition | (n.) A ghost or ghostly figure; an unexplained or unusual appearance |
| Assert | (v.) To declare or state as truth, maintain or defend, put forward forcefully |
| Cower | (v.) To crouch or shrink away from in fear or shame |
| Disdain | (v.) To look upon with scorn; to refuse scornfully; (n.) a feeling of contempt |
| Epitaph | (n.) A brief statement written on a tomb or gravestone |
| Ethical | (adj.) Having to do with morals, values, right and wrong; in accordance with standards of right conduct; requiring a prescription for purchase |
| Facetious | (adj.) Humorous, not meant seriously |
| Inaudible | (adj.) Not able to be heard |
| Indiscriminate | (adj.) Without restraint or control; unselective |
| Intrigue | (n.) Crafty dealings, underhanded plotting; (v.) to form and carry out plots; to puzzle or excite the curiosity |
| Jurisdiction | (n.) An area of authority or control; the right to administer justice |
| Plausible | (adj.) Appearing true, reasonable, or fair |
| Plebeian | (adj.) Common, vulgar; belonging to the lower class; (n.) a common person, member of the lower class |
| Prodigal | (adj.) Wastefully extravagant; lavishly or generously abundant; (n.) one who is wasteful and self-indulgent |
| Proximity | (n.) Nearness, closeness |
| Pulverize | (v.) To grind or pound to a powder or dust; to destroy or overcome (as though by smashing into fragments) |
| Sequel | (n.) That which follows, a result; a literary work or film continuing the story of one written or made earlier |
| Volatile | (adj.) Highly changeable, fickle; tending to become violent or explosive; changing readily from the liquid to the gaseous state |
| Abashed | (adj., part.) Embarrassed, ashamed, or nonplussed |
| Aloof | (adj.) Withdrawn, standing apart from others (usually as a matter of choice) |
| Anguish | (n.) Great mental suffering, distress, or pain; (v.) to be deeply tormented by pain or sorrow |
| Articulate | (v.) To pronounce distinctly; to express well in words; to fit together into a system; (adj.) able to use language effectively; expressed clearly and forcefully |
| Bask | (v.)To be in, or expose oneself to, pleasant warmth; to take pleasure in or derive enjoyment from |
| Defect | (n.) An imperfection, flaw, or blemish of some kind; (v.) to desert a cause or organization |
| Finesse | (n.) Delicate skill; tact and cleverness; (v.) to accomplish something by cleverness, good judgment, or skillful evasion |
| Flaunt | (v.) To wave or flutter showily; to display in a conceited, offensive way |
| Forthright | (adj.) Frank, direct, straightforward |
| Genial | (adj.) Cordial, pleasantly cheerful or warm |
| Instill | (v.) To add gradually; to introduce or cause to be taken in |
| Ostracize | (v.) To exclude from a group, banish, send away |
| Premonition | (n.) Forewarning or foreboding of a future event |
| Pseudonym | (n.) A pen name, name assumed by a writer |
| Purge | (v.) To wash away impurities, clean up; (n.) the process of getting rid of something or someone decisively |
| Rehabilitate | (v.) To make over in good form; to restore to good condition or to a former position |
| Repercussion | (n.) An effect or consequence of some action or even, result; an echo or revereration |
| Resolute | (adj.) Bold, determined; firm |
| Retentive | (adj.) Able to hold, keep, or recall; retaining knowledge easily |
| Scapegoat | (n.) A person or thing carrying the blame for others |
| Copious | Abundant |
| Abstemious | Sparing in eating or drinking |
| Surfeit | Excess in eating and drinking |
| Elongate | To make longer |
| Sporadic | Occurring irregularly |
| Emasculate | To weaken or make less "manly" |
| Emancipate | To free |
| Zealot | Fanatic |
| Whimsical | Capricious |
| Virulent | bitter; extremely poisonous |
| Virtuoso | highly skilled artist |
| Viable | workable or practice |
| Undermine | To weaken; sap |
| Uniformity | Sameness |
| Truncate | To cut the top off |
| Turmoil | Great commotion or confusion |
| Trifling | Trivial or unimportant |
| Torpor | Sluggish inactivity; apathy |
| Surreptitious | To be sneaky |
| Stupefied | Amaze, stunned |
| Sycopant | "yes men" or bootlicker |
| Tenacity | persistent determination |
| Soporific | Causing sleep |
| Tirade | A long, angry speech or outburst |
| Tantamount | Equal: equivalent, as in value or effect |
| Superfluous | Unnecessary or excessive |
| Somber | Gloomy, sad |
| Ubiquitous | Being everywhere at once |
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