| Term | Definition |
|---|
| adduce | to offer proof of an argument |
| adulation | high praise |
| balk | to hesitate |
| cessation | a stop |
| delectation | enjoyment |
| desultory | random |
| fortuitous | happening because of luck; having fortune |
| hackneyed | riddled with cliches |
| impotent | having no power |
| impudence | arrogance, audacity |
| irreverent | disrespectful |
| lap | to drink using tongue in small waves |
| low | to make a sound like a cow, moo |
| mercenary | motivated only by greed |
| morbid | gruesome, relating to disease, abnormally gloomy |
| noisome | stinking, putrid |
| notoriety | unfavorable fame |
| parley | discussion, usually between enemies |
| poignant | strong |
| predation | the act of preying |
| reprobate | morally unprincipled person |
| sequester | to isolate |
| urbane | courteous, refined, suave |
| virulent | extremely poisonous, hateful, malignant |
| voracious | having a great appetite |
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