| Term | Definition |
|---|
| aesthetic (adj.) | 1. able to appreciate beauty 2. artistic; tasteful |
| bask (v.) | 1. to lie in comfort, especially in warmth or sunshine 2. to enjoy and take great pleasure |
| censorious (adj.) | inclined to find fault; severely critical |
| censor (n.) | an official who examines books, films, newspaper articles, etc., with the power to cut out any part thought politically sensitive or offensive, and to forbid publication or showing altogether |
| censor (v.) | to alter or cut out parts of something, or forbid its publication, showing, or delivery |
| denouncement (n.) | 1. the final part of the story or plot, in which uncertainties are explained and previously unresolved problems or mysteries are resolved. 2. loosely any resolution |
| elucidate (v.) | to make clear or explain; to shed light on something |
| enervate (v.) | to take energy or strength from something |
| fantastic (adj.) | 1. splendid; excellent 2. enormous; amazing 3. said of story; absurd; unlikely; incredible |
| fantasy (n.) | a pleasant daydream; something longed-for but unlikely to happen |
| generalization (n.) | an act or example, or the process, of speaking in general terms or forming general opinions especially ones too general to be applied to all individual cases |
| lacerate (v.) | to tear or cut (especially someone's flesh) roughly |
| maudlin (adj.) | said especially of a drunk person: foolishly sad or sentimental |
| noxious (adj.) | harmful; poisonous |
| parsimonious (adj.) | too careful in spending money; stingy |
| parvenu (n.) | a person who has recently acquired substantial wealth but lacks the social refinement sometimes thought necessary to go with it |
| perfidious (adj.) | treacherous, double-dealing, or disloyal |
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