| Term | Definition |
|---|
| myriad | 1. A very great or indefinitely great number of persons or things 2. Ten thousand |
| fealty | Loyalty, faithfulness |
| prodigal | 1. Wastefull or recklessly extravagant 2. Lavishly abundant |
| epithet | 1. A term use dto characterize a person or thing, such as "rosy-fingered" in "rosy-fingered dawn" or "the Great" in "Catherine the Great" 2. A term used as a descriptive substitute for the name or title of a person, such as "The Great Emancipator" for Abraham Lincoln 3. An abusive or contemptuous word or phrase |
| frowzy | 1. Dirty or untidy 2. Ill-smelling; musty |
| covetous | Inordinately or wrongly desirous of wealth or possessions; greedy |
| usurp | 1. To seize and hold (a position, office, power, etc.) by force without legal right 2. To use without authority or right; employ wrongfully |
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