| Term | Definition |
|---|
| scad | great number/quantity |
| transience | brief or fleeting |
| sumptuous | lavish, splended/expensive |
| limber | flexible |
| obliquity | mental deviation, immoral conduct |
| enervate | weaken |
| parsimonious | frugal or stingy |
| slur | slight, stain, pronounce indistinctly |
| hedge | barrier,obstruct |
| abrogate | put an end to, abolish by formal means |
| industry | effort,trade, devouted activiny |
| chay | shy,timid,careful |
| cogent | relevant/believable |
| fickle | not constant/likely to change |
| credit | trustworthy, confidence, honor |
| stilted | stiff, formal |
| quixotic | rash, impulsive,chivalrous/romatic |
| disparity | difference,inequality |
| hallow | to make holy, consecrate |
| harbinger | foreshadow future, herald coming of |
| mealymouthed | avoid using direct/plain languate (devious) |
| prevaricate | speak falsely/create incorrect impression |
| luminary | gives light,inspiration to others |
| nefarious | wicked/villainous |
| bilk | defraud/cheat/frustrate/escape |
| compose | combine parts/to create/to settle |
| amelioration | an improvement |
| crass | without refinement/delicacy/gross/stupid |
| recalcitrant | resist authority/hard to deal with |
| protract | draw out, lengthen, extend |
| paltry | small,worthless |
| splenetic | produce melancholy |
| adherent | follows a leader, bound by |
| asperity | hardship/difficulty/harsh |
| predilection | a preference for something |
| seedy | poorly kept, disreputable/degraded |
| hidebound | inflexible/narrow in opinion |
| castigate | punish, criticize/reprimand |
| gambol | frolic, skipping |
| raucous | grating, harsh, rowdy/disorderly |
| jettison | cast goods off vessel/cast overboard |
| high-handed | condescending/presumptuous |
| diminution | diminish/reduce/decrease |
| gamely | in a game |
| emboil | entangle, confuse, complicate |
| desultory | lack consistency, haphazard/random |
| pulchritude | physical beauty, appeal |
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