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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 deference | courteous regard for people's feelings |
| indolent | not inclined to work or exertion |
| perfunctory | hasty and without attention to detail, interest, or care |
| derision | ridicule, mockery; to treat with contempt |
| affectation | assumed rather than natural behavior; artificiality |
| animus | disposition; feeling of ill will |
| anomalous | deviating from the normal or common order, form, or rule |
| antidisestablishmentarianism | opposition to the withdrawal of state support from an established organization or church |
| apoplectic | enraged |
| atavism | the re-occurrence of previous behavior after a period of absence |
| auspicious | attended by favorable circumstances |
| bombastic | pompous speech or writing |
| bowdlerize | to remove offensive portions from a book |
| brevity | terseness, brief in duration |
| burgeon | to grow and flourish |
| candor | frankness or sincerity of expression |
| caustic | corrosive, sarcastic |
| chicanery | trickery; subterfuge |
| complaisant | exhibiting a desire or willingness to please; cheerfully obliging |
| culled | to be removed or rejected from a group |
| curmudgeon | an ill-tempered person full of resentment and stubborn notions |
| decried | condemned openly |
| delineate | to mark |
| delinquent | overdue in payment or duty |
| diffidence | timidity or shyness |
| dilettante | a dabbler in an art or a field of knowledge |
| disingenuous | not straight-forward; crafty |
| disparities | unlikeness; incongruity |
| divisive | creating disagreements or discord |
| doctor | to repair; to falsify in such a way as to make favorable to oneself; to adulterate |
| dour | unyielding; stubborn |
| egalitarian | affirming, promoting, or characterized by belief in equal political, economic, social, and civil rights for all people |
| empirical | relying on or derived from observation or experiment |
| enumerate | to count off or name one by one; list |
| ephemeral | lasting for a markedly brief time |
| euphoric | a feeling of great happiness |
| exacerbate | to increase the severity, violence, or bitterness of; to aggravate |
| exonerated | freed from blame; freed from a responsibility or task |
| fanaticism | excessive, irrational zeal |
| feckless | lacking purpose or vitality; careless and irresponsible |
| flippant | marked by disrespectful levity or casualness |
| fortuitous | happening by accident or chance; lucky or fortunate |
| gregarious | seeking and enjoying the company of others; sociable |
| guileless | not deceitful or craftly |
| hidebound | stubbornly prejudiced, narrow-minded, or inflexible |
| ignominy | great personal dishonor or humiliation; disgrace |
| impeccable | having no flaws; perfect |
| imperious | arrogantly domineering or overbearing |
| impetuous | characterized by sudden and forceful energy or emotion; impulsive and passsionate |
| impetus | an impelling force; an impulse; something that incites |
| indoctrinate | to imbue with a partisan or ideological point of view |
| ingratiating | to bring oneself into the good graces of another. especially by deliberate effort |
| intransigent | refusing to moderate a position, especially an extreme position; uncompromising |
| intrinsic | of or relating to the essential nature of a thing; inherent |
| inveigle | to win over by coaxing, flattery, or artful talk |
| irascible | prone to outbursts of temper; easily angered |
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