| Term | Definition |
|---|
| altercation | a heated argument |
| audacity | rude boldness; nerve |
| evince | to demonstrate clearly; to prove |
| exhort | to urge on with stirring words |
| expedient | practical; providing an immediate advantage (especially when serving one's self-interest) |
| galvanize | to startle into sudden activity |
| hue | a particular shade of a given color |
| hyperbole | extreme exaggeration for effect and not meant to be taken literally |
| implacable | unable to be appeased or pacified |
| incarcerate | to put into prison; to confine |
| incisive | sharp; keen; cutting straight to the heart of the matter |
| lexicon | a dictionary; a specialized vocabulary used in a particular field or place |
| omnious | threatening; foreboding evil |
| pertinent | having to do with the subject at hand; relevant |
| sanction | permission; support |
| acquit | to find not guilty of a fault or crime |
| adulation | excessive praise or admiration |
| barrister | lawyer (British) |
| bawdy | indecent; humorously obscene |
| chastise | to punish severely |
| circumvent | to get around; to bypass |
| clandestine | secret |
| culinary | having to do with the kitchen or cooking |
| deprecate | to express strong disapproval of |
| frugal | thrifty; economical in money matters |
| inert | unable to act or move; inactive; sluggish |
| jocose | joking; humorous |
| latent | present, but not active; hidden |
| myriad | a very large number- too numerous to be counted |
| pernicious | destructive; deadly |
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