| Term | Definition |
|---|
| commendable | deserving praise, admirable, honorable |
| corpulent | having excess flesh, weight, heavyset, obese |
| deluge | flood, torrential rain, monsoon; to overwhelm, to flood |
| dismay | dread, disappointment; to cause feelings of dread, daunt |
| effete | weak and powerless, incapable |
| excoriate | to flay, strip off the skin; to denounce sharply |
| foolhardy | foolishly bold, brash |
| harrowing | terrifyingly scary, startling |
| insatiable | unquenchable, unable to be satisfied |
| lucid | clear, limpid, intelligible |
| noxious | injurious, harmful to health; nasty in character, toxic |
| persevere | to persist, to refuse to stop |
| prescribe | to set down a rule, suggestion, or order |
| rant | to talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner; n. bombastic extravagant speech or language |
| salutary | beneficial to health |
| squander | to spend wastefully |
| tenacious | stubbornly unyielding, dogged |
| unctuous | excessively suave or smug; extremly and unpleasantly polite |
| vituperation | scolding language, berate, censure |
| abate | to diminish, to subside |
| acerbic | harsh, bitter |
| affiliation | a social or business relationship; the act of becoming formally connected or joined |
| ambience | the general mood of a location |
| anterior | before, in front |
| arduous | hard to accomplish or achieve; marked by great labor or effort, laborious, exhausting |
| augment | to increase (in a positive manner); to improve |
| bedraggled | wet and dirty, as from rain |
| bleak | gloomy |
| cache | a hidden storage space (for money or provisions or weapons); a secret store of valuable or money |
| chasm | deep crack in the earth's surface; difference in opinion, interests, or loyalty |
| commensurate | having the same measure of equal extent or duration, corresponding, matching |
| coruscate | to glitter, reflect brightly |
| demeanor | conduct, behavior; appearance |
| disparage | to belittle, denigrate, mock |
| efficacious | capable of having desired result or effect; effective |
| exculpate | to free from blame |
| forbear | to not do something |
| hedonism | pursuit of pleasure, luxuriousness, self-satisfaction |
| insidious | treacherous, seductive, subtle |
| maelstrom | violent whirlpool; chaos, confusion |
| nugatory | trifling or worthless; ineffective or futile |
| perspicacious | discerning, astute, acutely insightful and wise |
| presumptuous | excessively forward; crossing the boundaries of good taste, politeness |
| rapacious | greedy, predatory, devouring or craving food in great quantities |
| sanctimonious | feigning piety, goodness, or devoutness |
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