| Term | Definition |
|---|
| abstract | difficult to understand; impersonal; theoretical |
| ancillary | helping; providing assistance; subordinate |
| augment | to make or become greater |
| accountable | expected to answer for one’s actions; responsible, liable, answerable |
| choleric | hot-tempered; quick to anger |
| circumspect | cautious; heedful of situations and potential consequences |
| cryptic | having an ambiguous or hidden meaning |
| defunct | dead or inactive; having ceased to exist |
| eloquent | extremely expressive in speech, writing, and movement |
| eminent | standing out, renowned; distinguished; prominent |
| emphatic | forcibly expressive |
| idyllic | charming in a rustic way, naturally peaceful |
| logistics | the management of the details of an operation |
| malcontent | dissatisfied with existing conditions |
| palpable | capable of being touched or felt |
| pliable | receptive to change; easily persuaded or controlled; easily bent or twisted |
| wince | to flinch; to shrink back or start aside, as from a blow or pain |
| rhetoric | the art or study of using language effectively and persuasively; over-elaborate language |
| pandemic | widespread, general |
| sedentary | characterized by or requiring much sitting; accustomed to little exercise |
| bio | life |
| dem | people |
| ego | I |
| fin | end |
| form | shape/ form |
| gam | marriage |
| hypno | sleep |
| labor | work |
| mon | to remind, advise |
| necess | unavoidable |
| ped | foot |
| scrib | write |
| self | of the self |
| temp | time |
| vis | see, look |
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