| Term | Definition |
|---|
| specious | apparently true or right through lacking real merit |
| enmity | feeling or condition of hostility; hatred; ill will; animosity |
| decorous | showing respect for social customs and manners |
| furtive | taken, done used, surreptitiously or by stealth |
| indignation | a strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, insulting, or base; righteous anger |
| surmount | to get over or across |
| hiatus | a break or interruption in the continuity of a work |
| gesticulate | to make or use gestures, especially in an animated matter with or instead of speech |
| exasperation | an act or instance of being irritated or provoked to a high degree; extreme annoyance |
| officious | objectionably aggressive in offering unrequested and unwanted help or advice; meddlesome |
| assent | to agree or concur |
| festoon | a string or chain of flowers, foliage, ribbon |
| tirade | a prolonged outburst of bitter denunciation;a long vehement speech |
| abyss | a deep, immeasurable space, gulf, or cavity |
| contrite | caused by or showing sincere remorse |
| tacit | understood without being openly expressed; implied |
| dubious | marked by occasioning doubt; equivocal |
| belligerence | a warlike or aggressively hostile nature |
| chastisement | discipline especially by corporal punishment |
| disinclination | the absence of inclination; reluctance |
| ravenous | extremely hungry; famished |
| ludicrous | causing or deserving laughter because of absurdity |
| perilous | involving grave risk; hazardous |
| leviathan | a sea monster; a huge marine animal |
| mutinous | disposed to or engaged in revolt against authority |
| loiter | to linger aimlessly or as if aimlessly in or about a place |
| brandish | to shake, wave, or display especially threateningly or ostentatiously |
| glower | to look or stare with sullen dislike, discontent, or anger |
| demure | characterized by shyness and modesty; reserved |
| myopia | lack of foresight or discernment; narrow mindedness |
| incantation | the chanting or uttering of words purpoting to have magical power |
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