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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 acme | the highest point |
| attribute | a quality of someone or something, to assign to, credit with |
| belittle | to make something appear smaller than it is |
| convey | to transport, transmit, communicate, or make known |
| doctrine | a belief, principle, teaching, or system of belief |
| excise | to remove by cutting an indirect tax |
| exotic | foreign, charmingly unfamiliar, unusual |
| haggard | thin, worm |
| jaunty | lively, carefree, smart or trim in appearance |
| juncture | a joining together, important point in time |
| menial | lowly, humble or a person as such |
| parry | to ward off, deflect, avoid, a defensive move in sports |
| predatory | preying on, plundering |
| stance | a way of holding the body, an attitude or position on an issue |
| tawdry | showy and flashy |
| turncoat | a person who switches sides |
| unassuming | modest |
| wallow | to roll about in a lazy way, to over indulge in, or a muddy area used by animals |
| waver | to move about, become unsteady, to show lack of decision/firmness |
| abut | to join at one end, be next to, support |
| attire | clothes or to dress |
| avail | to be use or benefit to, or a benefit or value |
| crony | close friend |
| cryptic | puzzling |
| divergent | going in different directions, different |
| enmity | hatred, ill-will |
| fervent | earnest, passionate |
| gaunt | thin and bony |
| infiltrate | to pass through |
| nullify | to cancel or make of no value |
| perceptible | capable of being grasped |
| plummet | to plunge, a weight fastened to a line |
| proclaim | to declare |
| proxy | an agent, substitute |
| rankle | to cause anger, irritation |
| scavenger | a person who collects/removes items from waste, animals that feed on dead bodies |
| stint | to limit, a limit, share or work/duty |
| stoical | self controlled, not showing feeling |
| unflagging | tireless, continuing with vigor |
| apt | suitable, quick to learn |
| awry | wrong, in a twisted position |
| bludgeon | a short club, to strike with such, to use force or strong arguments |
| capitulate | to give up |
| chafe | to warm by rubbing, a sore or injury caused by such |
| defile | to make dirty, to march in a line, a narrow passage |
| dire | dreadful, demanding action |
| disarming | charming |
| disgruntled | annoyed |
| encroach | to trespass, go beyond limits |
| endow | provide, equip |
| fend | to ward off, resist |
| impunity | freedom from punishment |
| mien | manner |
| penal | having to do with punishment |
| pertinent | related to the matter at hand, to the point |
| predominant | greatest in strength or power, most common |
| prodigy | something marvelous, a child or young person with an amazing talent |
| recluse | a person who leads a shut up life |
| renown | fame, glory |
| accord | agreement, harmony, to agree, to grant, bestow upon |
| barter | exchange in trade, to exchange goods |
| curt | short, rudely brief |
| devise | to think out a plan |
| dexterous | skillful, clever |
| engross | to occupy with complete attention |
| entail | to put a burden on, require, to restrict ownership by limiting inheritance, such a restriction |
| ferret | a kind of weasel, to search or torment |
| habituate | to become used to, to cause to become used to |
| impending | about to happen, hanging over |
| personable | pleasing in appearance or personality |
| rue | to regret, feel sorry for, regret |
| scoff | to make fun of |
| transition | a change from one condition to another |
| trepidation | fear, trembling |
| upbraid | to blame, scold |
| veritable | actual, true, real |
| vex | to annoy, confuse |
| vitality | strength, liveliness, energy, capacity, to live and develop |
| whimsical | subject to odd ideas, playful, unpredictable |
| appease | to sooth, satisfy, yield to |
| belated | late |
| calamitous | causing great misfortune |
| cite | to quote, recommend |
| conventional | with accepted ideas or standards |
| decoy | to lure into a trap |
| delve | to search deeply |
| ensue | to follow in order |
| gallantry | courage, respect |
| impart | to make known, pass something on |
| judicious | using or showing good judgement |
| mediate | to bring about an agreement, occupying a middle position |
| milieu | the surrounding enviornment |
| outlandish | strange |
| overbearing | domineering |
| pert | lively |
| quirk | a peculiar way of acting |
| regale | to feast, entertain |
| shiftless | lazy, inefficient |
| taint | a stain, mark of dishonor, to stain or contaminate |
| abdicate | to resign, to disown |
| bestow | to give as a gift |
| capacious | able to hold much, roomy |
| caustic | able to burn or eat away by chemical action, biting, sarcastic |
| crusade | a strong movement to advance a cause or idea, to campaign or work hard |
| deface | to injure or destroy, to damage the value, effect of, to face down, outshine |
| embargo | an order forbidding trade, restrain, to forbid trade with |
| fallacy | a false notion or belief, error in thinking |
| levity | lack of seriousness especially about things that should be respected, buoyancy |
| nauseate | to make sick, to fill with disgust |
| negate | to nullify, deny, bring to nothing |
| pivotal | vitally important |
| recipient | one who receives, receiving |
| ruse | an action to confuse, to trick |
| teem | to come to overflowing, to be present in large quantities |
| tenet | a true opinion, belief, or principle |
| tractable | easily managed, easily wrought, malleable |
| ungainly | clumsy, awkward, unwieldy |
| voracious | having a huge appetite, greedy, excessively eager |
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