| Term | Definition |
|---|
| accentuate | draw attention |
| acquainted | having personal knowledge as a result of study, experience, etc.; informed |
| adherent | a person who follows or upholds a leader |
| affirm | to state or assert positively |
| afoot | on foot; walking |
| ambush | an act or instance of lying concealed so as to attack by surprise |
| apparatus | a group or combination of instruments, machinery, tools, materials, etc. |
| apparition | appearance of something ghostly |
| aristocratic | characteristic of established wealth |
| artifice | clever trick |
| assertive | confidently aggressive or self-assured; positive; aggressive |
| attuned | to bring into accord, harmony |
| axiom | a self-evident truth that requires no proof |
| baffle | to confuse, puzzle, bewilder, or perplex somebody |
| capricious | erratic |
| clientele | a group of customers |
| eloquent | articulate |
| wry | amusing |
| waddle | walk with side to side gait |
| vulgar | crude |
| vexing | annoying someone |
| variegate | change look of something |
| vivid | very bright |
| synesthesia | sensation felt elsewhere in body |
| tentative | rough/ provisional |
| transgression | action violating law |
| treachery | betrayal |
| trigger | stimulate |
| trivial | commonplace |
| truce | agreement to stop fighting |
| truncate | shorten something by removing part |
| ultraviolet | relating to invisible light |
| unbridled | openly expressed |
| unconscionable | shocking and morally unacceptable |
| vacuity | lack of ideas |
| vacuous | lacking ideas or intelligence |
| subversive | designed to overthrow government |
| substantial | considerable |
| stance | attitude toward something |
| sprawl | sit awkwardly |
| spectrum | distribution of colored light |
| spectacular | impressive |
| solemn | earnest |
| snout | animal's nose |
| snide | sarcastic |
| skewed | slanted |
| shroud | burial cloth |
| seclusion | the condition of being cut off |
| recant | To withdraw or repudiate formally and publicly (opinions formerly expressed); to contradict, as a former declaration; to take back openly; to retract; to recall |
| reiterate | repeat |
| relish | enjoy something |
| remorseful | feeling guilty |
| repentant | be sorry |
| repercussion | result of action |
| repeal | undo law |
| rescind | to remove validity or authority of something |
| retaliate | hurt somebody in return |
| revel | take pleasure |
| ruff | hair |
| scoffed | deserve to be scorn |
| scrupulous | very precise |
| quantum | quantity, amount |
| prolific | highly productive |
| presumptuous | going beyond what is right or proper because of an excess of self-confidence or arrogance |
| presiding | to act as a president or chairman |
| precipitate | to make something happen suddenly and quickly; hasten |
| perched | sit |
| peripheral | at edge |
| paradox | something absurd or contradictory |
| nuance | minor distinction |
| munificence | the quality of being munificent; generosity |
| monolith | a large single block of stone, used in architecture and sculpture |
| momentous | outstanding in importance |
| mischance | mishap |
| methodology | a collection of methods, practices, procedures and rules used by those who work in some field |
| marvel | that which causes wonder; a prodigy; a miracle |
| mandate | an official or authoritative command; an order or injunction; a commission; a judicial precept |
| lucid | clear; easily understood |
| lotus | a kind of aquatic plant, genus Nelumbo |
| loom | a frame or machine of wood or other material, in which a weaver forms cloth out of thread |
| lesion | a wound or injury |
| laudatory | of or pertaining to praise, or the expression of praise |
| lacerated | to tear, rip, or wound |
| keepsakes | Some object given by a person and retained in memory of something or someone; something kept for sentimental or nostalgic reasons |
| keen | sharp; having a fine edge or point; as, a keen razor, or a razor with a keen edge |
| jocularity | joking, humorous remarks or behavior |
| intrinsic | innate, inherent, inseparable from the thing itself, essential |
| intrepidity | state of being fearless |
| institutionalization | act of putting someone in institution |
| instincts | an inborn pattern of activity or tendency to action common to a given biological speices |
| instill | to infuse slowly or gradually into the mind or feelings |
| insistent | demanding attention |
| inscrutable | incapable of being investigated, analyzed, or scrutinized |
| inimitable | surpassing imitation |
| ideologies | the body of doctrine, myth, belief, etc. |
| bedrock | any firm foundation or basis |
| bemusement | to bewilder or confuse someone |
| benign | showing or expressing gentleness or kindness |
| complacent | self satisfied |
| commentary | a series of comments, explanations |
| condone | willing to overlook something |
| contemporary | of the same time |
| contentious | creating disagreement |
| destabilized | to make unstable; rid of stabilizing attributes |
| despondent | feeling or showing profound hopelessness, dejection, discouragement, or gloom |
| deservedly | according to desert; justly; rightly |
| derisive | characterized by or expressing derision; contemptuous; mocking |
| depict | to represent by or as if by painting |
| convoluted | extremely intricate |
| convenient | suitable or agreeable to the needs or purpose |
| cushion | to cover or conceal with |
| cutlery | cutting instruments |
| delineate | to trace the outline of |
| denotation | basic meaning |
| cosmopolitan | free from local, provincial, or national ideas |
| deliberate | carefully weighed or considered; studied |
| deliberations | careful consideration before decision |
| embroidery | the art or process of forming decorative designs with hand or machine needlework |
| encapsulate | to enclose in or as if in a capsule |
| embroider | to ornament with needlework |
| edifying | to instruct or benefit; uplift morally and/or spiritually |
| emboldening | to instill with boldness or courage |
| encrust | to cover, line, or overlay with or as if with a crust |
| entrepreneur | one who organizes, manages, and assumes the risks of a business or enterprise |
| exhaustive | comprehensive, thorough |
| expedient | suitable for achieving a particular end in a given cricumstance |
| idiosyncratic | unusual way of responding |
| incoherent | disjointed |
| inane | silly |
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