| Term | Definition |
|---|
| admonish | to caution, advise, or counsel against something |
| inaccessible | not capable of being obtained |
| kindred | having the same belief, attitude, or feeling |
| manifold | having numerous different parts, elements, features, forms, etc. |
| Indubitably | in a manner or to a degree that could not be doubted |
| integrate | make into a whole or make part of a whole |
| intercourse | communication between individuals |
| Impertinent | not relevant to the matter under consideration |
| slough | a stagnant swamp (especially as part of a bayou) |
| perennial | lasting an indefinitely long time |
| calamity | an event resulting in great loss and misfortune |
| blithe | carefree and happy and lighthearted |
| egotism | an exaggerated opinion of your own importance |
| ineffable | too sacred to be uttered |
| disparity | inequality or difference in some respect |
| labyrinth | complex system of paths or tunnels in which it is easy to get lost |
| balk | refuse to comply |
| consanguinity | related by blood |
| hypothesis | a proposal intended to explain certain facts or observations |
| apprise | make aware of |
| inviolable | not capable of being violated or infringed |
| degenerate | grow worse |
| empirical | derived from experiment and observation rather than theory |
| savant | someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field |
| sally | a venture off the beaten path |
| infallibility | the quality of never making an error |
| indisputable | impossible to doubt or dispute |
| affirmation | a statement asserting the existence or the truth of something |
| concerted | involving the joint activity of two or more |
| tyrannize | rule or exercise power over (somebody) in a cruel and autocratic manner |
| strata | levels or grades of a people or population with reference to social position, education, etc. |
| tranquil | free from disturbance |
| minute | infinitely or immeasurably small |
| remedial | tending or intended to rectify or improve |
| permeate | spread or diffuse through |
| invariable | not liable to or capable of change |
| volatile | liable to lead to sudden change or violence |
| eminent | standing above others in quality or position |
| instil | to introduce by gradual, persistent efforts; implant |
| latent | potentially existing but not presently evident or realized |
| firmament | the vault of heaven; sky |
| bard | a lyric poet |
| sage | a mentor in spiritual and philosophical topics who is renowned for profound wisdom |
| affecting | moving or exciting the feelings or emotions |
| spontaneous | happening or arising without apparent external cause |
| impart | make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret |
| transcendent | exceeding or surpassing usual limits especially in excellence |
| oracles | a person who delivers authoritative, wise, or highly regarded and influential pronouncements |
| disconcerted | having self-possession upset; perturbed |
| piquancy | a tart spiciness |
| emphatic | forceful and definite in expression or action |
| disdain | to look upon or treat with contempt; despise; scorn |
| cumber | hold back |
| eclat | enthusiastic approval |
| formidable | extremely impressive in strength or excellence |
| aversion | the act of turning yourself (or your gaze) away |
| suffrage | the right to vote |
| importune | beg persistently and urgently |
| ephemeral | enduring a very short time |
| capitulate | surrender under agreed conditions |
| extenuation | to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious |
| arduous | difficult to accomplish |
| usurp | seize and take control without authority and possibly with force |
| prudent | careful and sensible |
| magnanimity | quality of revealing generosity or nobility of mind, character, etc. |
| trifle | a detail that is considered insignificant |
| metaphysics | the philosophical study of being and knowing |
| hobgoblin | an object of dread or apprehension |
| contrite | feeling regret for a fault or offence |
| symmetrical | having similarity in size, shape, and relative position of corresponding parts |
| pedigree | ancestry of a purebred animal |
| squalid | foul and run-down and repulsive |
| interloper | someone who intrudes on the privacy or property of another without permission |
| obsequious | attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery |
| mendicant | a male member of a religious order that originally relied soley on alms |
| sycophantic | attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery |
| comely | very pleasing to the eye |
| Aboriginal | having existed from the beginning |
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