| Term | Definition |
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| Embark | To go on board, or put or take somebody or something on board a ship or aircraft. |
| Precarious | Dangerously unstable, unsteady, uncertain, unsteady, uncertain, or insecure; based on uncertain premises or unwarranted assumptions. |
| Usurer | one who lends money, especially at an unusually or unlawfully high rate of interest |
| Emblem | Something that visually symbolizes an object, idea, group, quality; a badge or sign that represents a person, group, or organization |
| Hoard | To collect and store, often secretly, large amounts of things such as food or money for future use. |
| Tantalize | To tease or torment somebody by letting the person see, but not have, something that is desirable. |
| Swarthy | Having a dark and often weather-beaten complexion. |
| Buccaneer | A pirate, especially one who preyed on Spanish colonies and shipping in the Caribbean in the 17th century; a ruthless or unscrupulous adventurer, businessperson, or politician. |
| Hoary | Old and stale from overuse; describes hair that has become white or gray with age. |
| Obliterate | To destroy something so that nothing remains; to erase or obscure something completely, leaving no trace. |
| Blight | Something that spoils or damages things severely; a severely spoiled or ruined state, especially of an urban area. |
| Termagant | An offensive term that deliberately insults a woman's temperament, suggesting a propensity for arguing, criticizing and quarreling. |
| Avarice | An unreasonably strong desire to obtain and keep money |
| Pensive | Thinking deeply about something, especially in a sad or serious manner. |
| Quagmire | A swamp marshy area of land that gives way when walked on; an awkward, complicated, or dangerous situation from which it is difficult to escape. |
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