| Term | Definition |
|---|
| bouleversement | complete overthrow; a reversal |
| supervene | to take place or occur as something additional, extraneous, or unexpected |
| distrait | divided or withdrawn in attention, especially because of anxiety |
| redoubtable | formidable; also, illustrious; eminent |
| paroxysm | an outburst; a fit |
| exiguous | extremely scanty |
| facetious | playfully jocular; humorous |
| maladroit | awkward; unskillful; inept |
| physiognomy | the face or appearance |
| slake | to satisfy or quench; also, to cause to lessen |
| palindrome | a word, verse, phrase, or sentence that reads the same backward or forward |
| truckle | to act in a subservient manner |
| agglomeration | a cluster or mass |
| impervious | impenetrable; also, not capable of being affected |
| purblind | having greatly reduced vision |
| quotidian | occurring daily; also, ordinary |
| extant | still existing |
| abscond | to depart secretly |
| beholden | obliged; indebted |
| jocund | light-hearted; mirthful |
| oblation | an offering |
| flummery | mumbo jumbo; nonsense |
| inimical | unfriendly; unfavorable |
| recidivism | a tendency to lapse into a previous condition or pattern of behavior; esp., into prior criminal habits |
| stentorian | extremely loud |
| bravado | a real or pretended show of courage or boldness |
| impecunious | habitually without money; poor |
| valetudinarian | a weak or sickly person |
| terminus | the end of a transportation line or route; any finishing point |
| soi-disant | self-styled; so-called |
| ensorcell | to enchant; to bewitch |
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