| Term | Definition |
|---|
| annihilate | to reduce to utter ruin or nonexistence; destroy utterly |
| anodyne | anything that relieves distress or pain |
| axiomatic | evident without proof or argument |
| bandolier | a broad cartridge belt worn over the shoulder by soldiers |
| effusively | in an unrestrained or excessive manner; profusely |
| etiolated | pale and sickly |
| impunity | exemption from punishment, penalty, or harm |
| ingratiate | to establish (oneself) in the favor or good graces of others, esp. by deliberate |
| lassitude | weariness of body or mind from strain, oppressive climate, etc.; lack of energy; |
| maudlin | tearfully or weakly emotional; foolishly sentimental |
| nebulous | hazy, vague, indistinct, or confused; cloudy or cloudlike |
| niggling | Petty, especially in a nagging or annoying way; trifling |
| palpable | capable of being touched or felt; tangible |
| proliferate | To increase or spread at a rapid rate |
| pneumatic | of or pertaining to air, gases, or wind |
| propitiate | to make favorably inclined; appease; conciliate |
| sacrilege | Desecration, profanation, misuse, or theft of something sacred |
| sententiously | Terse and energetic in expression; pithy |
| sinecure | an office or position requiring little or no work, esp. one yielding profitable returns. |
| solecism | a breach of good manners or etiquette |
| spasmodic | given to or characterized by bursts of excitement |
| surreptitious | obtained, done, made, etc., by stealth; secret or unauthorized; clandestine |
| viscose | a cellulose ester obtained by treating cellulose with caustic soda |
| viviparous | bringing forth living young rather than eggs, as most mammals and some reptiles and fishes. |
| voluptuous | ull of, characterized by, or ministering to indulgence in luxury, pleasure, and sensuous enjoyment |
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