| Term | Definition |
|---|
| abdicate (v) | to formally give up a position or responsibility |
| bandy (v) | to exchange or pass back and forth |
| bete noire (n) | something one does not like or finds extremely fearful |
| cavalcade (n) | a procession, especially one involving people on horses or in vehicles |
| dalliance (n) | a lighthearted undertaking; carefree spending of time |
| enervate (v) | to weaken |
| funereal (adj) | reminiscent of a funeral; dark, brooding, and mournful |
| fratricide (n) | the act of killing a brother |
| hegemony (n) | predominant influence |
| lascivious (adj) | wanton; lustful |
| malady (n) | an illness or unwholesome condition |
| misogamy (n) | hatred of marriage |
| misogyny (n) | hatred of women |
| opine (v) | to make one's opinion known |
| pandemic (adj) | widespread; general, common or all-encompassing |
| potentate (n) | a powerful person |
| salient (adj) | relevant to the matter at hand |
| symbiotic (adj) | the quality of 2 dissimilar organisms living in the same place in a mutually beneficial relationship |
| tractable (adj) | manageable or easy to control |
| virile (adj) | forcefully masculine |
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