| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Arid | ADJ. dry, barren |
| Aristocracy | N. hereditary nobility ; privileged class. |
| Armada | N. fleet of warships |
| Brittle | ADJ. easily broken ; difficult |
| Consecrate | V. dedicate ; sanctify |
| Consequential | ADJ. pompous ; important ; self-important |
| Consensus | N. general agreement |
| Consign | V. deliver officially ; entrust ; sat apart. |
| Discursive | ADJ. digressing ; rambling |
| Disdain | V. treat with scorn or contempt |
| Disfigure | V. mar in beauty ; spoil |
| Escapade | N. prank ; flighty conduct |
| Flick | N. light stroke as with a whip. |
| Gorge | N. small, steep-walled canyon. |
| Gorge | V. stuff oneself. |
| Insurgent | ADJ. rebellios. |
| Insurrection | N. rebellion; uprising. |
| Intangible | ADJ. not material ; not able to be perceived by touch. |
| Lope | V. gallop slowly. |
| Minion | N. a servile dependent. |
| Nonentity | N. person of no importance ; nonexistence. |
| Privation | N. hardship ; want |
| Privy | ADJ. secret ; hidden ; not public. |
| Probe | V. explore with tools. |
| Probity | N. uprightness ; incorruptibility. |
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