| Term | Definition |
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| abash | [v] to destroy the self-possession or self-confidence of |
| acrimonious | [adj] caustic, biting, or rancorous especially in feeling, language, or manner |
| banal | [adj] lacking originality, freshness, or novelty |
| blight | [n] 1 a: a disease or injury of plants marked by the formation of lesions, withering, and death of parts (as leaves and tubers) b: an organism (as an insect or a fungus) that causes blight 2: something that frustrates plans or hopes 3: something that impairs or destroys 4: a deteriorated condition |
| caricature | [n] 1 : exaggeration by means of often ludicrous distortion of parts or characteristics 2 : a representation especially in literature or art that has the qualities of caricature 3 : a distortion so gross as to seem like caricature |
| chronic | [adj] 1 a: marked by long duration or frequent recurrence : not acute b: suffering from a chronic disease 2 a: always present or encountered ; especially : constantly vexing, weakening, or troubling b: being such habitually |
| collusion | [n] secret agreement or cooperation especially for an illegal or deceitful purpose |
| daunt | [v] to lessen the courage of |
| denizen | [n] 1: inhabitant 2: a person admitted to residence in a foreign country 3: one that frequents a place |
| discrete | [adj] 1: constituting a separate entity : individually distinct a: consisting of distinct or unconnected elements : noncontinuous b: taking on or having a finite or countably infinite number of values |
| ebullient | [adj] 1 : boiling , agitated 2 : characterized by ebullience : having or showing liveliness and enthusiasm |
| enervate | [adj] lacking physical, mental, or moral vigor |
| exalt | [v] 1: to raise in rank, power, or character 2: to elevate by praise or in estimation : glorify 3: obsolete : elate 4: to raise high : elevate 5: to enhance the activity of : intensify |
| fabrication | [n] 1: the act or process of fabricating 2: a product of fabrication ; especially : lie , falsehood |
| flout | [v] 1:to treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn 2: to indulge in scornful behavior |
| glut | [v] 1 : to fill especially with food to satiety 2 : to flood (the market) with goods so that supply exceeds demand 3: to eat gluttonously |
| homily | [n] 1: a usually short sermon 2: a lecture or discourse on or of a moral theme 3: an inspirational catchphrase |
| impetuous | [adj] 1 : marked by impulsive vehemence or passion 2 : marked by force and violence of movement or action |
| indignant | [adj] filled or marked by anger aroused by something unjust, unworthy, or mean |
| insidious | [adj] 1 a: awaiting a chance to entrap : treacherous b: harmful but enticing : seductive 2 a: having a gradual and cumulative effect : subtle b. of a disease : developing so gradually as to be well established before becoming apparent |
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