| Term | Definition |
|---|
| disconsolately | unhappily; cheerlessly |
| larceny | theft of personal property |
| consternation | feeling of anxiety, alarm, terror |
| remonstrance | forceful reproach or disapproval |
| desolation | loneliness; wretchedness |
| imprecations | a spoken curse |
| prodigiously | great in extent, size, or degree |
| vicariously | experiencing through another's activity |
| aspirations | hopes or ambitions |
| contumaciously | stubbornly or willfully disobedient |
| contrived | deliberately created; having a sense of artificiality |
| erudition | knowledge; learning |
| ablutions | personal washing; hygiene |
| insolently | rude and arrogant lack of respect |
| ignominiously | deserving or causing pubic disgrace or shame |
| felictous | pleasing or fortunate |
| stupefied | astonished or shocked |
| discernible | perceivable; distinguishable |
| sagacious | shrewd; discerning; having good judgment |
| morose | sullen; ill-tempered |
| unscrupulous | dishonest; having no moral principles |
| capricious | sudden changes of mood or behavior |
| placable | easily calmed; gentle; forgiving |
| audacious | taking bold risks; daring |
| stupendous | extremely impressive |
| dilapidated | run down; in disrepair |
| dolefully | sorrowfully; mournfully |
| magnanimous | very generous or forgiving especially toward a rival or less powerful |
| acquiesced | accept reluctantly but without protest; relinquish |
| propitiate | win or regain the favor or pleasure of |
| unassuming | modest; not pretentious or arrogant |
| perplexed | caused (someone) to feel baffled, confused |
| niggardly | meager, scant, stingy |
| beguiled | charm or enchant (deceptively) |
| stipulated | demanded or specified as part of an agreement |
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