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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 machination | an evil design or plan |
| perjorative | having a negative effect; insulting |
| nubile | suitable for marriage in age and physical development, referring to a female |
| sapient | wise; full of knowledge |
| chimerical | imaginary; fantastic |
| masochist | one who enjoys his or her own pain and suffering |
| finesse | diplomacy; tact; artful management |
| heterogeneous | different; dissimilar |
| eclectic | made up of a variety of sources or styles |
| grandiose | impressive; showy; magnificent |
| raiment | clothing, garments |
| blanch | to whiten; to make pale |
| hybrid | anything of mixed origin |
| idiosyncrasy | a peculiarity that serves to distinguish or identify |
| idolatry | excessive or blind adoration; worship of an object |
| adulterate | to make impure; to contaminate |
| emanate | to come forth; to send forth |
| garish | tastelessly gaudy |
| immutable | unchangeable; fixed |
| diadem | crown |
| bucolic | characteristic of the countryside, rural; relating to shepherds and cowherds, pastoral |
| redolent | having a pleasant odor; suggestive or evocative |
| impecunious | lacking funds; without money |
| sedition | resistance to authority; insubordination |
| defile | to pollute; to corrupt |
| gratuitous | unnecessary or uncalled for |
| onus | a burden; a responsibility |
| impious | disrespectful toward God |
| caveat | a warning |
| harbinger | an omen or sign |
| elixir | a supposed remedy for all ailments |
| desiccated | dried up |
| cessation | a stopping; a discontinuance |
| juxtapose | to place side-by-side for comparison |
| kinetic | pertaining to motion |
| garrulous | talkative |
| fetish | an object that receives respect and devotion |
| scintillate | to sparkle; to twinkle; to sparkle intellectually |
| lachrymose | tearful; weepy |
| fissure | an opening; a groove; a split |
| epitome | a typical example |
| languid | sluggish; drooping from weakness |
| delineate | to describe; to depict |
| legerdemain | sleight of hands; deception |
| libertine | one who leads an immoral life |
| nirvana | a condition of great peace or happiness |
| salutary | healthful; wholesome |
| despicable | contemptible; hateful |
| harlequin | a clown |
| empathy | an understanding of another's feelings |
| brevity | briefness; short duration |
| savant | a person of extensive leaning; an eminent scholar |
| obsequious | excessively submissive; or overly attentive |
| redundant | repetitious; using more words than needed |
| offal | garbage; waste parts |
| hoi polloi | the common people; the masses |
| sentiment | conscious; capable of feeling or perceiving |
| impinge | to encroach ; to trespass |
| cataract | a large waterfall |
| animosity | hatred |
| bombast | impressive but meaningful language |
| orthography | correct spelling |
| paleontology | the science of dealing with prehistoric life |
| recoil | to retreat; to draw back |
| panache | self confidence; a showy manner |
| saturnine | gloomy; sluggish |
| endemic | confined to a particular country or area |
| mendacious | lying; false; deceiful |
| obviate | to prevent; to get around |
| paroxysm | a sudden outburst; a fit |
| aggrandize | to increase range; to appear larger |
| deign | to lower oneself before an inferior |
| flaunt | to show off |
| shibboleth | a word or pronunciation that distinguishes someone as of a particular group |
| elicit | to draw forth; to call forth |
| orifice | mouth; opening |
| hallow | to make holy |
| perdition | damnation; ruin; hell |
| chaff | worthless matter |
| aesthetic | pertaining to beauty |
| empircal | based on practical experience rather than theory |
| germane | relevant; fitting |
| hermetic | tightly sealed |
| meretricious | attractive in a cheap, flashy way |
| querulous | complaining; grumbling |
| flaccid | flabb |
| hopsice | a shelter for travelers, orphans, or the ill or destitute |
| egregious | remarkably bad; outrageous |
| ratiocinate | to reason; to think |
| forment | to stir up; to incite |
| salient | significant ; conspicuous; standing out from the rest |
| recant | to withdraw or disavow a statement or opinion |
| affinity | an attraction to |
| impalpable | unable to be felt; intangible |
| fiscal | pertaining to finances |
| regale | to delight with something pleasing or amusing |
| miscreant | a vicious person |
| flagellate | to whip; to lash |
| lascivious | lustful or lewd |
| flout | to ridicule; to show contempt for |
| salacious | obscene; lustful |
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