| Term | Definition |
|---|
| nostalgic | longing for the past |
| brazen | bold; reckless |
| buffet | a hit; punch |
| turbid | confused |
| turgid | swollen; inflated |
| mummery | a satire |
| extrinsic | not a natural part of |
| culpable | guilty |
| inextricable | entangled |
| figment | fantasy |
| invocation | an opening prayer |
| obsequies | funeral rites |
| aesthetic | artistic |
| alabaster | whitish |
| acrimony | bitterness; hatred |
| mordant | sarcastic |
| limpid | clear; transparent |
| capitulate | to surrender; to give into |
| inexorable | unstoppable; relentless |
| chicanery | trickery |
| advisement | consideration |
| aggrandizement | superiority or exaggeration |
| seraphic | angelic or heavenly |
| fulsome | excessive or insincere |
| furtive | sly or sneaky; under-handed |
| gainsay | to deny; contradict |
| gamut | a wide range; scope |
| commendatory | praise worthy |
| commensurate | proportionate |
| loquacious | talkative |
| commodious | spacious; roomy |
| commute | to reduce to something less severe |
| compendium | a comprehensive summary |
| inalienable | fixed or permanent |
| comport | to behave; to conduct oneself |
| compunction | guilt or regret |
| refulgent | radiant; glowing; shining |
| subterfuge | deception; trickery |
| concatenate | to link; join |
| concordance | a full or complete index |
| concur | to agree with |
| subversive | undermining; corrupting |
| epigram | a wise, old saying |
| epitomize | to exemplify |
| epoch | an important period in time |
| equanimity | calmness; composure |
| equivocal | ambiguous |
| succinct | to-the-point; direct |
| imperative | necessary; essential; vital |
| condone | to overlook; excuse |
| conflagration | a raging fire |
| endorse | to support |
| enervate | to weaken; to languish |
| confluence | a junction; a merging of |
| relegate | to demote |
| imperious | domineering |
| inane | silly; illogical; senseless; irrational |
| remiss | to be careless or negligent |
| imperturbable | calm; peaceful; serene (only used to refer to a person) |
| confound | to confuse |
| entail | to include; involved |
| enthrall | to interest greatly |
| recluse | a hermit; loner |
| recreant | disloyal |
| rectitude | integrity |
| redolent | fragrant |
| impervious | immune to; unaffected by |
| sully | to taint; tarnish |
| sumptuous | lavish; luxurious |
| supercilious | arrogant |
| impetus | motivation |
| ephemeral | brief; short-lived; temporary |
| impious | blasphemous |
| incessant | unending; ceaseless |
| incipience | the beginning |
| incontrovertible | undeniable; indisputable |
| indigenous | native; natural |
| incredulity | disbelief; skepticism |
| connive | to plot; scheme |
| connoisseur | an expert |
| connote | to suggest; imply |
| consanguinity | a blood relationship |
| conscript | a draftee |
| biannual | twice a year; every six months |
| biennial | every two years |
| mercenary | a hired soldier; someone who does things only for money |
| prototype | an original; a model |
| protract | to prolong |
| mercurial | unpredictable; volatile |
| metamorphosis | a drastic change |
| metaphysical | abstract; theoretical |
| lugubrious | mournful; gloomy |
| luminous | shining; bright; glowing |
| blazon | to adorn; decorate with |
| mettle | courage; determination; fortitude; inner-strength |
| macabre | gruesome; ghastly; horrifying |
| minion | a servant; underling; a subordinate |
| prodigal | wasteful; reckless; extravagant |
| prodigious | awe-inspiring; enormous; colossal; amazing |
| capricious | impulsive |
| captious | overly critical; quick to find fault |
| circuitous | indirect or roundabout |
| pertinacious | determined; persistent |
| perturbation | a disturbance; upheaval; uproar; agitation |
| pervade | permeate; to spread throughout |
| perverse | wicked; twisted; unnatural |
| garish | flashy; gaudy |
| garrulous | talkative; friendly; outgoing |
| germane | relevant; on topic |
| imbroglio | a disagreement; argument |
| avocation | a hobby |
| badinage | playful banter; teasing |
| imminent | about to happen |
| circumspect | careful; cautious |
| clamber | to move clumsily |
| castigate | to criticize harshly; to scold harshly |
| machination | a plot; scheme |
| magisterial | authoritarian; domineering or commanding |
| magnanimous | noble; generous; humble |
| clandestine | secretive; hidden; undercover |
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