| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Execrate | to feel intense loathing for; to detest |
| Fledgling | a young, inexperienced person |
| Equerry | officer of a royal or noble household who has charge of the horses |
| Limpid | clear or transparent; free from obscurity |
| Aghast | struck with surprise or horror; filled with shocked amazement |
| Lithely | bending easily |
| Ethereal | light; airy ; delicate; not of the earth; heavenly |
| Surreptitious | stealthy; secret |
| Bedizen | dressed or ornamented with showy finery |
| Redolent | having a pleasant smell; fragrant; aromatic |
| Highboy | a tall chest of drawers on legs |
| Savant | a scholar |
| Brachiocephalic | having a short, broad skull |
| Belligerent | fond of fighting; inclined to war |
| Diligent | hard working; industrious; careful and steady |
| Farce | a ridiculous mockery, a fake show |
| Gangling | awkwardly tall and slender |
| Torrent | a violent, rushing stream of water; a heavy downpour |
| Crestfallen | dejected; discouraged |
| Affront | to insult openly |
| Musingly | meditatively |
| Cynicism | sarcastic, insincere disposition |
| Genealogist | person who makes a study of or traces descents of a person or families |
| Wean | to accustom a person to do without something |
| Lugubrious | too sad, overly mournful |
| Omen | a sign used to predict good or evil |
| Recede | to move back or away from a limit, point, or mark |
| Raucously | in a loud, harsh, rowdy manner |
| Sentinel | one that keeps guard |
| Loping | moving with an easy, steady pattern of walking |
| Chiding | gentle disapproval |
| Futile | having no useful result; trifling and frivolous |
| Prattle | to talk or chatter idly or meaninglessly; to babble |
| Assail | to attack with violent blows; to trouble |
| Countenance | appearance, especially the expression of the face |
| Nonchalant | seeming to be coolly unconcerned or indifferent |
| Lucid | easily understood; intelligible; rational |
| Paraphernalia | personal belongings; articles used in a particular activity; equipment |
| Reluctantly | unwillingly; offering resistance |
| Finality | a conclusive, or decisive act or utterance |
| Solicitous | anxious or concerned: Marked by hovering attentiveness |
| Desecrate | to violate the sacredness of |
| Divulge | to make known; to proclaim publicly |
| Subterfuge | a deceptive stratagem or device |
| Predicament | an especially unpleasant or troublesome situation |
| Impregnable | able to resist attack; not yielding to force or persuasion |
| Waft | to carry over water or through air |
| Mantle | anything that covers |
| Iridescent | displaying changing colors when moved or turned |
| Din | a continuing loud, confused noise |
| Chagrin | a feeling of disappointment, failure or humiliation |
| Dexterity | skill in using the hands or body or mind |
| Genial | smiling and pleasant; cheerful and friendly |
| Clemency | gentleness in the use of force or authority |
| Indifferent | having or showing no interest or attention |
| Wily | crafty; cunning; sly |
| Vixen | female fox; bad tempered or quarrelsome woman |
| Wrath | great anger or rage |
| Bivouac | a temporary outdoor camp of soldiers or hikers usually without tents |
| Sprightly | lively; in a spirited manner |
| Jocund | feeling or expressing cheer; merry |
| Pensive | thoughtful in a serious or sad way |
| Occlude | to stop up; to shut in or out; to close |
| Refute | to show to be false; to prove wrong |
| Gourd | any fleshy fruit that grows on vines and are related to squash |
| Alack | exclamation of sorrow or regret |
| Muted | not making any sound; silent |
| Serpentine | winding or twisting like a snake |
| Essence | that which makes a thing what it is; necessary parts or important features |
| Chasm | a deep opening or crack in the earth; a wide difference of feelings between |
| Virile | full of masculine strength or vigor |
| Amulet | locket worn as a magic charm against evil or disease |
| Placid | pleasantly calm or peaceful |
| Appall | to fill with horror or dismay; to terrify |
| Rancid | stale or spoiled |
| Loam | rich, fertile earth |
| Fodder | coarse food for horses or cattle |
| Deploy | to spread out into a strategic or planned position |
| Chronic | lasting a long time |
| Austere | stern in manner or appearance; severe in self-discipline |
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