| Term | Definition |
|---|
| ADMONITION | n counsel, caution, a warning |
| BARDS | n poets |
| MUSE | n the genius or powers characteristic of a poet |
| ORACLES | n divine communications or revelations |
| PIQUANCY | 21 n liveliness; tartness |
| NONCHALANCE | n cool indifference or lack of concern |
| ÉCLAT | n showy or elaborate display |
| CONSTITUTION | n character or condition of mind |
| TITULAR | adj. pertaining to title |
| EPHEMERAL | adj lasting a short time; transitory |
| CAPITULATE | v to surrender unconditionally or on stipulated terms |
| MEAN | adj low or inferior in grade, quality, or character |
| EXPEDIENCY | n a regard for what is advantageous or politic rather than for what is right |
| MORTIFY | v to subjugate the body, passions, etc. by abstinence, ascetic discipline, or self-inflicted suffering |
| PRUDENT | adj judiciously wise or cautious in practical affairs |
| MAGNANIMITY | n generosity in forgiving an insult or injury |
| SALLIES | n outbursts or flights of passion or fancy |
| HOMAGE | n respect |
| AFFRONT | v to offend by a show of disrespect (or noun - an affront - a show of disrespect) |
| INTERLOPER | n intruder |
| EQUIPAGE | n carriage with horses and attendants |
| OBSEQUIOUS | adj excessively compliant or deferential |
| MENDICANT | adj characteristic of a beggar (n. a beggar) |
| SYCOPHANT | n a servile flatterer; a fawning parasite |
| PARALLAX | n the apparent displacement of an object due to the difference of two points of view |
| APOLOGUE | n a moral fable |
| PRATE | v babble, chatter |
| DOCILITY | n submissiveness |
| SHRIVEN | (past participle of shrive) confess one's sins |
| INLY | adv inwardly; intimately, deeply |
| TIMOROUS | adj fearful |
| DESPOND | v brood, lament, despair |
| PLASTIC | adj capable of being molded or receiving form |
| DISAPPROBATION | n condemnation; disapproval |
| VENERABLE | adj worthy of respect |
| ENCUMBER | v to impede or hinder; to burden or weigh down |
| AMELIORATION | n improvement |
| LAUDATION | n tribute, an act or instance of praise |
| BIVOUAC | n an encampment made with tents or improvised shelters |
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