| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Transmogrify | To change in appearance or form, especially strangely or grotesquely; transform |
| Apodictic | Incontestable because of having been demonstrated or proved to be demonstrable; necessarily true or logically certain |
| Stoic | Impassive; characterized by a calm, austere fortitude; unmoved by joy or grief |
| Deluge | A great flood of water; inundation; flood; a drenching rain; downpour; anything that overwhelms like a flood |
| Ebb | To flow back or away, as the water of a tide; to decline or decay; fade away |
| Amiable | Having or showing pleasant, good-natured personal qualities; affable; friendly; sociable; agreeable; willing to accept the wishes, decisions, or suggestions of another or others |
| Whodunit | A mystery or detective book or story |
| Reiterate | To say or do again or repeatedly; repeat, often excessively |
| Placid | Pleasantly calm or peaceful; unruffled; tranquil; serenely quiet or undisturbed |
| Confounded | Bewildered; confused; perplexed |
| Elation | A feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits |
| Rigorous | Characterized by strictness, severity, or harshness, as in dealing with people, rules, or discipline; severely exact or accurate; precise |
| Effusive | Unduly demonstrative; lacking reserve; pouring out; overflowing |
| Preamble | An introductory statement; preface; introduction; the introductory part of a statute, deed, or the like, stating the reasons and intent of what follows; a preliminary or introductory fact or circumstance |
| Acumen | Keen insight; shrewdness; expertise |
| Transpose | To change the relative position, order, or sequence of; cause to change places; interchange |
| Inconceivable | Unimaginable; unthinkable; unbelievable; incredible |
| Copacetic | Fine; completely satisfactory; OK |
| Odious | Deserving or causing hatred; hateful; detestable; highly offensive; repugnant; disgusting |
| Diadem | A crown; Royal dignity or authority |
| Aberrant | Departing from the right, normal, or usual course; deviating from the ordinary, usual, or normal type; exceptional; abnormal |
| Gregarious | Fond of the company of others; sociable; living in flocks or herds, as animals |
| Superable | Capable of being overcome; surmountable |
| Bemuse | To bewilder or confuse (someone) |
| Emulate | To try to equal or excel; imitate with effort to equal or surpass |
| Lissom(e) | Lithe; easily flexed; nimble |
| Pule | To whine or whimper |
| Toilsome | Involving hard work; difficult |
| Discern | To detect; to recognize or identify as separate and distinct : discriminate |
| Venerate | To regard with reverential respect or with admiring deference; to honor |
| Circumspect | Careful to consider all consequences and possible consequences; prudent |
| Cloister | To seclude from the world in or as if in a cloister (a place or state of seclusion) |
| Rudimentary | Consisting in first principles; fundamental; of a primitive kind |
| Umbrage | A feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult |
| Dulcet | Sweet to the taste; pleasing to the ear; generally pleasing or agreeable |
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