| Term | Definition |
|---|
| cutlery | utensils |
| morsel | a small piece of food |
| simmer | to cook slowly |
| savory | tasty |
| pugnacious | eager to fight |
| decomposition | process of rotting or breaking down |
| pulverize | to grind to powder |
| eradication | pulling up by the roots |
| stagnant | still and foul |
| havoc | chaos; destruction |
| blight | something that causes harm or ruin |
| mar | to damage, ruin, or spoil |
| cataclysm | a violent upheaval |
| obliterate | to wipe out |
| reproach | to critisize |
| quibble | to argue over unimportant things |
| eulogy | a spoken or written tribute |
| adulation | excessive praise |
| laudable | worthy of praise |
| critique | a detailed review |
| anathema | a hated person or thing |
| homage | respect shown publicly |
| commend | to give approval |
| accolade | an award |
| indisputable | beyond doubt |
| red herring | something that draws attention away |
| substantiate | to support with evidence |
| dupe | to fool someone |
| fallacy | a false belief |
| infer | to draw a conclusion |
| apologist | a person who defends an idea |
| dissuade | to discourage someone |
| refute | to prove wrong |
| imply | to suggest indirectly |
| scuttle | to run with short, hurried steps |
| obstruction | something that gets in the way |
| cessation | a halt |
| preclude | to make impossible |
| subside | to become less active |
| commence | to begin |
| hamper | to limit the progress of |
| thwart | to prevent from happening |
| procastinate | to put off doing |
| deter | to discourage from acting |
| myopia | shortsightedness |
| behold | to look upon |
| gape | to stare in amazement |
| premonition | an advance warning |
| envision | to imagine or picture |
| impressionistic | based on personal response |
| foresee | to know in advance |
| discernment | skill in perceiving |
| subliminal | unconscious |
| perceptive | sensitive and aware |
| epicure | a person with fine taste in food |
| sisyphean | requiring endless, useless effort |
| solecism | improper language |
| atlas | a book of maps |
| jovial | cheerful |
| pyrrhic victory | a very costly success |
| nemesis | an opponent or a force that can't be conquered |
| quixotic | seeking an unrealistic goal |
| saturnine | gloomy |
| galvanize | to spur to action |
| vernacular | everyday language |
| standard | conforming to established usage |
| pidgin | simple speech from combined languages |
| semantics | the study of word meanings |
| jargon | specialized words of a profession or trade |
| archaic | ancient |
| denotation | a specific meaning of a word |
| idiom | a nonliteral expression |
| connotation | the suggested meaning of a word |
| argot | informal expressions of a particular group |
| bland | not spicy |
| pungent | having a sharp smell |
| devour | to eat greedily |
| quaff | to drink heartily |
| culinary | relating to cooking |
| ravenous | very hungry |
| inicipient | just starting to exist |
| initiative | the ability to start something |
| innovation | something newly introduced or created |
| novice | a begginer |
| overture | introductory music |
| broach | to bring up a subject |
| convene | to meet or come together again |
| debut | a first public appearance |
| embark | to board a ship |
| generate | to bring into being; to creat |
| hypocritical | saying one thing but doing the opposite |
| masquerade | to put on a false appearance |
| overt | open; not hidden |
| reputable | trustworthy or honorable |
| veracity | accuracy or truthfulness |
| devious | meant to trick; shifty |
| duplicity | deliberate deception |
| fictitious | imaginary or fake |
| guile | sly intelligence |
| gullible | easy to deceive |
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