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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Bourgeois | Member of the middle class (insulting) |
| Connoisseur | Competant judge of |
| Coterie | Social set, clique |
| Critique | Written analysis of a work of art |
| Debutante | A young woman about to make a formal appearance into society |
| Intrigue | Plotting, scheming/ to cause an interest in |
| Liaison | Unofficial linkage |
| Repertoire | List of works that can be performed by a particular person or company |
| Malapropism | Bumbling one's words |
| Mentor | A wise, trusted advisor |
| Mercury | messenger, carrier of news |
| Nemesis | agent of retribution, a just punishment |
| Protean | Highly versatilw, readily taking numerous forms |
| Stentorian | very loud or powerful |
| Allegory | A story in which all characters are symbolic |
| Ballet | A style of dancing |
| Denouement | Outcome; solution of a story or play |
| Symmetry | Balance, correspondance of parts |
| Virtuoso | Person skilled in one of the fine arts |
| Curator | Custodian or a museum or art collection |
| Amenity | A pleasing way or custom |
| Criterion | Basis or standard for judgement |
| Hyperbole | Exaggeration for rhetorical effect |
| Integrity | Moral soundness, uprightness |
| Intuition | Instinctive knowledge |
| Nonchalance | Indifference, unconcern |
| Optimism | Tendency to take on the most hopeful view |
| Pertinacity | Stubborn perserverance |
| Pessimism | Tendency to expect the worst |
| Rapacity | Violence caused by greed |
| Clandestine | Done in secret or stealthily |
| Coherent | Sticking together, connected |
| Compatible | capable of being harmonized |
| Concomitant | an attendant condition varying at the same rate |
| Crucial | supremely important or decisive, severe |
| Deleterious | Harmful to health |
| Impervious | Impenetrable, uneffected by |
| Iridescent | Glistening with colors, glittering |
| Peremptory | Imperative, positive, dictatorial |
| Specious | fair-seeming, deceptive, plausible but not genuine |
| Abrogate | to abolish, annul, do away with |
| Adulterate | to cheapen or debase with inferior or harmful ingredients |
| Alleviate | to lessen, lighten, relieve |
| Amalgamate | to combine, unite, fuse |
| Amortize | to write off a debt by regular payments |
| Connive | to approve of or secretly aid the wrongdoings of another |
| Effect | to bring about, accomplish |
| Hibernate | to spend the winter in a resting state |
| Pacify | to make calm, appease |
| Stulify | to render absurd or useless |
| Clement | Mild, merciful |
| Indigenous | Native, characteristic of a certain region |
| Indigent | Poor, needy |
| Mundane | Commonplace, earthly |
| Obsolete | Outmoded, out of use |
| Onerous | Burdensome, oppressive |
| Reputable | Well thought of, respected |
| Ribald | Coarsely mocking, scurrilous |
| Traumatic | Painful resulting from violent physical injury or emotional shock |
| Voluptuous | Giving delight to the senses |
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