| Term | Definition |
|---|
| abash | cause to be embarrassed |
| abstract | theoretical; not concrete; nonrepresentational |
| benign | not dangerous to health |
| concord | agreement of opinions |
| digest | to convert food or to obtain information, ideas, or principles from; assimilate mentally |
| endorse | give support or one's approval to |
| exaggerate | to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth |
| heterogeneous | different; dissimilar |
| indifferent | showing no care or concern in attitude or action |
| insipid | dull bland |
| abet | assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing |
| ascertain | learn or discover with certainty |
| bound | a light springing movement upwards or forwards, headed or intending to head in a certain direction |
| conscious | knowing and perceiving |
| exalt | praise, glorify, or honor |
| genius | someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality |
| impulsive | characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation |
| irrelevant | having no bearing on or connection with the subject at issue |
| oppress | come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority |
| provincial | narrow-minded; unsophisticated |
| aegis | protection, sponsorship |
| aura | that which surrounds (as an atmosphere); a distinctive air or personal quality |
| berserk | in a murderous frenzy as if possessed by a demon |
| calculate | make a mathematical calculation or computation |
| clique | an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose |
| fathom | come to understand- a unit of measurement |
| husbandry | the application of scientific principles to agriculture, especially to animal breeding |
| lethargy | lack of energy; sluggishness |
| mentor | a wise and trusted teacher; a counselor |
| plunder | steal goods |
| acquire | come into the possession of something concrete or abstract |
| bourgeois | belonging to the middle class |
| cadre | a small group of people specially trained for a particular purpose or profession |
| connoisseur | an expert able to appreciate a field |
| envoy | a representative or messenger |
| facile | easy |
| gourmet | connoisseur of food and drink |
| melee | a noisy riotous fight |
| palatial | magnificent |
| poignant | painfully touching; piercing |
| abyss | a bottomless gulf or pit |
| annihilate | kill in large numbers |
| bleak | offering little or no hope |
| contiguous | sharing an edge or boundary; touching |
| derelict | a person unable to support himself |
| effusive | expressing emotion without restraint |
| facetious | humorous, not meant seriously |
| flamboyant | richly and brilliantly colorful |
| innocuous | not injurious to physical or mental health, harmless, inoffensive; insignificant |
| moot | Open to discussion and debate, unresolved |
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