| Term | Definition |
|---|
| fop | N: an excessively fashion-conscious man |
| imprecation | N: a curse |
| non sequitur | N: something that does not logically follow |
| sanguine | Adj: cheerful; optomistic |
| bowdlerize | V: to remove offensive passages of a play, novel, etc. |
| impair | V: to weaken; to cause to become worse |
| panegyric | N: an expression of praise |
| quandary | N: a puzzling situation; a dilemma |
| ebullient | Adj: enthusiastic |
| deference | N: respect; consideration |
| carnal | Adj: relating to physical appetite, especially sextual |
| nebulous | Adj: hazy; vague; uncertain |
| rakish | Adj: dashingly stylish and confident |
| elegy | N: a sad or mournful poem |
| pedantic | Adj: tending to show off one's learning |
| antipathy | N: an intense dislike |
| elucidate | V: to make clear |
| imminent | Adj: likely to happen; threatening |
| banal | Adj: common; ordinary |
| obdurate | Adj: stubborn; hardhearted |
| peruse | V: to read carefully; scrutinize |
| bedlam | N: a noisy uproar; a scene of wild confusion |
| affluence | N: wealth; richness |
| scurrilous | Adj: coarsely abusive; vulgar |
| parody | N: a work which imitates another in a ridiculous manner |
| sedulous | Adj: hard working; diligent |
| onerous | Adj: burdensome; heavy; hard to endure |
| amoral | Adj: lacking a sense of right and wrong |
| eschew | V: to keep away from; to avoid; to shun |
| denouement | N: an outcome; result |
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