| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Ebullient | adj: cheerful and full of energy |
| Anathema | n: something or someone that one vehemently dislikes. |
| Argosy | n: large merchant ship, orig. one from Ragusa, or Venice |
| Ersatz | adj: (product) made or used as a substitute, sypically an inferior one, for something else. |
| Inveigh | v: speak or write about (something) with great hostility. |
| Stentorian | adj: (voice) loud and powerful |
| Spurious | adj: not being what it purports to be; false or fake; (reasoning) apparently but not actually valid. |
| Vim | n: energy; enthusiasm |
| Fustian | n: 1 thick, durable twilled cloth with a short nap, usually dyed in dark colors. 2 pompous or pretentious speech or writing. |
| Ontology | n: the branch of metaphysics dealing with the nature of being. |
| Tameless | adj: untamable |
| Beery | adj: relating to, characterized by drinking of beer, typ. in large amounts. |
| Incarnadite | adj: of a crimson or pinkish-red color |
| Hirsute | adj: hairy |
| Convivial | adj: friendly, lively & enjoyable |
| Recalcitrant | adj: having an obstinately uncooperative attitude toward authority or discipline |
| Trollop | n: woman perceived as sexually disreputable, promiscuous |
| Lactescent | adj: milky in appearance |
| A Fortiori | n: denotes proof of a claim by means of already proven stronger proof |
| Vitriolic | adj: of or relating to cruel and bitter criticism; or sulfuric acid |
| Redolent | adj: strongly reminiscent or suggestive of; smelling of something |
| Asperity | n: harshness of tone or manner |
| Parturition | n: the action of giving birth |
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