| Term | Definition |
|---|
| ardor | (n.) extreme vigor, energy, enthusiasm (The soldiers conveyed their ardor with impassioned battle cries.) |
| brutalize | v. to treat cruelly, to ruin, assult |
| cacophony | n. A disagreeable, harsh, or discordant sound or combination of sounds or tones. |
| clairvoyant | adj. perceiving things beyond the natural range of the senses |
| congeal | (v.) to thicken into a solid (The sauce had congealed into a thick paste.) |
| currency | n. the metal or paper medium of exchange that is presently used |
| decry | (v.) to criticize openly (The kind video rental clerk decried the policy of charging customers late fees.) |
| edict | n. proclaimed by authority as a rule of action, a law, |
| fallacious | adj. incorrect, misleading |
| iconoclast | n. someone who tries to destroy traditional ideas or institutions |
| inept | adj. unsuited; inappropriate; lacking skill; incompetent |
| jubilant | adj. joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success |
| lurid | adj. Ghastly and sensational. |
| mollify | v. to soften in feeling or temper, as a person; pacify; appease |
| nocturnal | adj. of or during or relating to the night |
| onerous | (adj.) burdensome; involving hardship or difficulty |
| panacea | n. hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases or difficulties |
| pithy | adj. concise and meaningful; substantial; often witty |
| recalcitrant | adj. Stubbornly resistant, defiant, without remorse |
| sagacity | n. wisdom; discernment; profound knowledge and understanding, good judgement |
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