| Term | Definition |
|---|
| abrogate (v.) | to abolish, often by authority |
| abundant (adj.) | in great numbers |
| blandish (v.) | to coax through flattery |
| buffet (v.) | to hit or strike |
| commendable (adj.) | worthy of praise |
| douse (v.) | to drench, saturate |
| fabricate (v.) | to invent, make up, concoct |
| facile (adj.) | easy |
| fatuous (adj.) | silly, foolish |
| fecund (adj.) | fertile, fruitful |
| fetter (v.) | to restrain, chain, tie |
| fey (adj.) | magical |
| figurative (adj.) | symbolic |
| flabbergasted (adj.) | astounded, stupefied |
| flaccid (adj.) | limp |
| flattery (n.) | compliments, sycophancy |
| flout (v.) | to scorn, ignore, show contempt for |
| forage (v.) | to rummage, scavenge, graze for food |
| forestall (v.) | to delay, impede |
| fortuitous (adj.) | lucky, occurring by chance |
| gay (adj.) | happy, cheery, or homosexual |
| goad (v.) | to urge, provoke |
| gregarious (adj.) | sociable, outgoing |
| hapless (adj.) | unlucky |
| hiatus (n.) | an interruption in continuity, a break |
| impecunious (adj.) | excessively poor |
| incessant (adj.) | without interruption |
| ingenious (adj.) | marked by special intelligence |
| iniquity (n.) | a wicked act, a sin |
| innocuous (adj.) | harmless |
| inquisitor (n.) | someone who asks questions or makes an inquiry |
| lewd (adj.) | vulgar, offensive, rude |
| licentious (adj.) | immoral, lewd |
| mandatory (adj.) | required, not optional |
| myriad (adj.) | many, of great numbers |
| narrate (v.) | to tell a story |
| neologism (n.) | the creation of new words, or a new word |
| neonate (n.) | a newborn baby |
| notoriety (n.) | infamy, known in bad regard |
| pedagogue (n.) | a schoolteacher |
| perfunctory (adj.) | showing little enthusiasm, done as duty |
| pervasive (adj.) | inclined to spread throughout |
| plethora (n.) | a great number, an abundance |
| pliable (adj.) | flexible, bendable |
| poach (v.) | to hunt or fish illegally |
| profane (adj.) | indecent, blasphemous |
| profuse (adj.) | abundant, lavish, prolific |
| quotidian (adj.) | daily, everyday |
| radiant (adj.) | bright, beaming |
| sacrosanct (adj.) | sacred, holy |
| serendipity (n.) | the act of finding things not sought, luck |
| subsist (v.) | to live, exist |
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