| Term | Definition |
|---|
| aegis | protection;patronage;sponsorship |
| apprise | to inform of |
| bibulous | fond of drinking |
| deracinate | to pull up by the roots |
| eleemosynary | charitable'dependent upon |
| claque | a group of people hired to applaud a performer |
| indigenous | originating in the country or region where found |
| lachrymose | given to tears or weeping |
| lexicon | a dictionary of a language |
| melee | a confused struggle |
| microcosm | a miniture world or universe |
| minuscule | very small,tiny |
| obfuscate | to darken or obscure |
| paternalism | the policy or practice of treating like a father |
| polarize | to cause to concentrate around two conflicting positions |
| purview | the range,extent, or scope of something |
| sanguine | having a ruddy complexion; naturally cheerful |
| solecism | a substandard or ungrammatical usage |
| vassal | a servant |
| verisimilitude | the quality of appearing to be true, real, lickely or probable |
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