| Term | Definition |
|---|
| detrimental | tending to cause harm |
| liberal | open to new opinions |
| melancholy | long lasting sadness |
| disgorge | cause to pour out |
| contemplate | look thoughtfully for a long time |
| magnanimous | very forgiving |
| degrade | treat someone with disrespect |
| encroach | intrude on |
| adept | very skilled at something |
| dissipate | disperse |
| derive | obtain something from |
| niggardly | not generous |
| chasm | deep fissure in the earth |
| deter | discourage from doing something |
| reticent | not revealing one's thoughts readily |
| inexplicable | unable to be explained |
| incongruous | not in harmony with surroundings |
| exacting | precise |
| remiss | negligent |
| retort | say something in answer to a remark |
| penitential | expressing penance |
| elocution | skill of clear speech |
| encompass | surround within |
| pervade | spread through and be perceived in every part of |
| adjunct | a thing added to something else |
| lavish | very rich |
| servile | showing willingness to serve others |
| auspicious | favorable |
| jorum | large jug for serving drinks |
| staid | respectable |
| abhorrence | feeling of repulsion |
| expatriate | person who lives outside their native country |
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