| Term | Definition |
|---|
| abhorrent | detestable |
| abominable | very unpleasant |
| acquittal | a discharge |
| acuteness | a sensitivity that is keen and highly developed |
| adversary | a person, group, or force that opposes or attacks |
| amenities | any features that provide comfort, convenience or pleasure |
| apothecary | druggist |
| appall | dismay |
| apprehension | anticipation of future trouble |
| aristocrat | anything regarded as the best, most elegant, or most stylish |
| array | order or arrangement |
| articulate | to utter clearly and distinctly; pronounced with clarity |
| auspicious | favorable |
| inauspicious | unfavorable |
| beseech | to beg;implore |
| calamity | a great misfortune or disaster |
| chivalrous | considerate and courteous |
| conciliate | to win over |
| conjuration | supernatural accomplishment by invocation or spell |
| consciousness | awareness |
| conspicuous | easily seen or noticed |
| inconspicuous | not noticeable or prominent |
| contagion | the communication of of disease by direct or indirect contact |
| contempt | feeling of scorn or extreme |
| cordiality | a heartfelt act |
| cordial | an after dinner drink |
| convict | to prove guilty |
| credible | capable of being believed; believable |
| culprit | a person guilty of or responsible for an offense |
| cunning | crafty or sly |
| cynical | having little faith in human nature |
| defiance | resistance |
| disperse | to send, drive, or distribute in different directions |
| dogged | persistent |
| eccentricity | peculiarity |
| eddy | a small whirlpool |
| elusive | difficult to find or catch |
| erratic | inconsistent |
| expound | to explain or interpret |
| extremity | the end part of a limb |
| facade | outward appearance, especially a deceptive one |
| falter | to hesitate |
| feeble | weak |
| fester | to rot |
| fraught | filled with a specific element |
| futile | useless |
| gallant | brave and chivalrous |
| humble | having or showing low sense of self |
| hypocrite | someone who is two-faced |
| implore | to beg;beseech |
| indict | to accuse a person formally by legal process |
| indignant | fed up; exasperated |
| indulge | to take pleasure freely |
| innate | existing in one from birth; inborn; native |
| insinuate | to suggest or hint slyly |
| judicious | sensible |
| livid | enraged |
| malignant | dangerous or harmful in influence or effect |
| menacing | threatening or foreshadowing evil |
| mutilate | to disfigure or destroy especially by cutting |
| nocturnal | of or in the night |
| oblivious | unmindful |
| ominous | threatening |
| oppressive | harsh or cruel |
| palpable | capable of being touched or felt;tangible |
| perjury | the act of lying under oath |
| perpetual | continuing of enduring forever |
| populace | all the inhabitants of a place |
| premonition | an anticipation of future events |
| primeval | of or pertaining to the first age especially of the world |
| primitive | early in history of the world |
| procure | to obtain |
| profane | blasphemous |
| profound | deep insight |
| prostrate | lay flat |
| provoke | to irritate or anger |
| prowess | exceptional or superior ability, skill, or strength |
| rouse | to bring out of a state of sleep, inactivity, or fancied security |
| rue | to regret |
| simultaneous | existing, occurring, or operating at the same time |
| stereotype | a label put on a person, thing, or group |
| timid | easily frightened |
| fathomable | easy to comprehend |
| unfathomable | not easy to comprehend |
| torment | to abuse |
| vague | unclear |
| vexation | that which is annoying or distressing |
| vigor | active strength or force |
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