| Term | Definition |
|---|
| enmity | deep, seeated hatred; state of being an enemy |
| decorous | exhibiting appropriate behavior or conduct |
| bastion | a stronghold or fortification; similar to a stronghold |
| hiatus | a gap or interruption in continuity; a break or pause |
| ebullience | zestful or spirited enthusiasm |
| recrimination | the act of accusing in return; opposing another charge |
| tumult | commotion of a great crowd; disorder |
| tirade | a long angry or violent speech; a diatribe |
| oppressive | using power unjustly; burdensome |
| inscrutable | difficult to understand, mysterious |
| vicissitudes | a change or variation; unexpected changes in life |
| declivities | downward slopes, as of a hill |
| tacit | not spoken; implied by actions or statements |
| blatant | totally or offensively obtrusive; very obvious |
| taboo | excluded or forbidden from use or mention |
| sinewy | lean and muscular; stringy and tough |
| malevolently | having an ill will or wishing harm to others; malicious |
| ludicrous | laughably and obviously absurd; follish |
| ineffectual | insufficient to produce an effect; useless |
| jeer | to abuse vocally; taunt or mock |
| inarticulate | incomprehensible; unable to speak with clarity |
| leviathan | something very large; giant sea creature in the Bible |
| clamor | a loud outcry; great expression of discontent |
| mutinously | unruly; insubordinate or sonstituting a mutiny |
| crestfallen | dispirited and depressed; dejected |
| impervious | incapable of being penetrated or affected |
| enterprise | an undertaking of business organization; industrious |
| glowered | looked at or stated angrily or sullenly |
| rebuke | to criticize sharply; check or repress |
| demure | modest and reserved in manner or behavior |
| fervor | great intensity of emotion; intense heat |
| corpulent | excessively fat |
| sauntered | walked at a leisurely pave; strolled |
| compel | to forve or drive; exert a strong, irresistible force on |
| luminous | emitting light; full of light |
| sniveling | sniffling; complaining or whining tearfully |
| quavered | trembled, or spoke in a trembling voice |
| parried | deflected or warded off; avoided |
| acrid | unpleasantly sharp or bitter taste or smell |
| elephantine | the size of an elephant; enormous in size/strength |
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