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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 plunder | v. to rob, loot, take goods by force |
| squall | n. a brief, violent wind storm |
| mammoth | adj. huge, enormous |
| bereft | adj. deprived of, left desolate |
| insidious | adj. treacherous, working or spreading harmfully |
| dissemble | v. to disguise, put on a false appearance |
| lithe | adj. bending easily, flexible |
| incredulity | n. disbelief, difficulty to believe |
| bemusing | adj., v. confusing, bewildering |
| glowering | v. scowling, looking at with anger |
| maudlin | adj. tearfully sentimental, drunk and emotional |
| contempt | n. hatred, scorn, lack of respect |
| formidable | adj. inspiring fear or dread, difficult, challenging |
| mutinous | adj.rebellious |
| browsing | v. looking at casually |
| prodigious | adj. huge, vast, amazing |
| rogues | n. scoundrels, dishonest people |
| ambrosia | n. food of the gods, anything that tastes heavenly |
| cordial | adj., n. friendly, a sweet liqueur |
| brazen | adj. shamlessly bold, unrestrained by convention |
| implacable | adj. not easily satisfied, impossible to appease |
| insolent | adj. rude,arrogant, disrespectful |
| impudent | adj. very rude, offensively bold |
| famished | adj. starving, very hungry |
| entrails | n. guts, intestines |
| tremulous | adj. trembling, shaking |
| enchantress | n.a bewitching woman |
| remote | adj. distant, removed, inaccessible |
| hover | v. to hang above or near |
| harried | adj. worried, troubled, stressed |
| hewed | v. chopped with an ax, cut forcibly |
| bellow | v. to yell loudly, to roar |
| ninny | n. an idiot, a fool |
| ogre | n. a monster, a man eating giant |
| carrion | n. rotting or decaying flesh |
| whim | n. a sudden notion or idea |
| indifferent | adj. not interested, showing no concern |
| appalled | adj., v. shocked, horrified |
| titanic | adj. huge, powerful |
| aegis | n. shield or protection; sponsorship |
| draconian | adj cruel, harsh, severe |
| Herculean | adj. very difficult; requiring the strength of Hercules |
| lethargic | adj. drowdy, sluggish, or listless |
| mentor | n., v. wise and trusted advisor, coach; |
| odyssey | n. any long series of wanderings or travel |
| tantalize | v. excite a hope but prevent its fulfillment; tease, entice |
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