| Term | Definition |
|---|
| ante-room | a small room leading to a larger one |
| perplex | trouble with doubt; puzzle; bewilder |
| consternation | great dismay; paralyzing terror |
| disdainful | feeling or showing disdain; look down on |
| evasion | an avoiding by cleverness |
| guile | crafty deceit; craftiness; sly tricks |
| impudent | without sham or modesty; rudely bold |
| incredulous | not ready to believe; not credulous; doubting |
| mettle | disposition; spirit; courage; ready to do one's best |
| perquisite | anything received for work besides the regular pay |
| sulky | silent and bad humored because of resentment; sullen |
| sustain | keep up; keep going |
| assent | express agreement; agree; acceptance of a proposal, statement |
| brandish | wave or shake threateningly |
| discourse | formal speech or writing; conversation |
| epithet | a short statement in memory of a dead person, usually on a tombstone |
| impetuous | moving with great force or speed; acting hastily, rashly |
| indiscriminate | confused; not discriminating; with no feeling for differences |
| potent | powerful; having great power; exercising great moral influence |
| quip | cleaver or witty saying; pun |
| restive | restless; uneasy; hard to manage; refusing to go ahead |
| solicitude | anxious care; anxiety; concern |
| dubious | uncertain; doubtful |
| enumerate | name one by one |
| epilepsy | chronic nervous disease; chronic seizures |
| incessant | never stopping; continued or repeated without interruption |
| sadist | kind of insanity in which a person enjoys hurting others |
| capital | amount of money |
| despondent | without courage or hope; discouraged |
| fawn | cringe and bow; act slavishly |
| hypocritical | of or like a hypocrite; insincere |
| lottery | scheme for distributing prizes by numerical probability |
| malignant | very evil; very hateful; very harmful |
| saturate | soak thoroughly; fill full |
| skepticism | skeptical attitude; unbelief |
| slander | a false statement meant to do harm; the spreading of false reports |
| tantalize | to taunt or to tempt |
| contemptuous | showing contempt; scornful |
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