| Term | Definition |
|---|
| episodic | divided into episodes; closely connected but independent sections |
| menagerie | a diverse, exotic, or peculiar group of people or things |
| conglomeration | mass of different things (material elements) |
| automaton | someone who acts like a machine |
| matriculation | to admit a student to membership of a college or university |
| mastication | chew food; grinding food with teeth |
| archetype | typical, ideal, or classic example of something |
| martyr | somebody who makes sacrifices or suffers greatly in order to advance a cause or principle |
| insolence | disrespectful; aggressive lack of respect in speech and behavior |
| motley | consisting of people or things that are very different from one another and do not seem to belong together |
| beseech | to beg someone to do something |
| brood | to be worried |
| querulous | inclined to complain or find fault; whiny in tone |
| supercilious | full of contempt and arrogance |
| paragon | example of excellence |
| vestige | a trace or sign of something that is no longer present |
| tumult | noisy commotion |
| decorous | conforming to what is acceptable or excepted in formal or solemn settings; especially in dress or behavior |
| imminent | about to occur |
| endowment | funds of property |
| specter | ghostly presence or apparition; threat or prospect of something unpleasant |
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