| Term | Definition |
|---|
| contenders | those that oppose each other in a fight/battle/competition |
| carafe | a glass bottle used to serve water/wine at the table |
| ruckus | a commotion, a noisey disturbance |
| ceremoniously | following a specific order of rules for a ceremony; could be social/political/religous/etc. |
| vulgar | lacking good taste; crude; coarse |
| animate | to inspire/motivate; to give life |
| chartreuse | a light, yellowish green |
| cardinal | extremly important/fundimental; chief; principal |
| layman | person outside of a particular profession, especially someone who is not a member of the clergy |
| trounce | to thrash; to beat (decisively) |
| cull | to pick out from others; to gather selectively; to search through |
| mediocre | neither good nor bad (neutral); ordinary; undistinguished |
| trajectory | the path of a moving body/particle, such as a ball thrown through the air |
| amble | to walk/move along at a slow, leisurely pace |
| jubilant | full of joy; rejoycing |
| acronym | a word formed from the first letters/syllables of other words. ex. LASER is the acronym for light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation |
| vanquish | to defeat/conquer in battle/conflict |
| profound | very deep; deeply felt; having/showing great knowledge |
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