| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Transcending | Surpassing, Passing beyond limits; Verb |
| Vexing | Troubling, Distressing; Adj. |
| Coerce | To force to act or think in a certain way by use of pressure, threats, or intimidation; Verb |
| Repudiate | Refuse to recognize, Reject the truth or authority of; Verb |
| Laud | Praise, Glorify; Verb |
| Sadist | One who receives pleasure from inflicting pain or emotional abuse on others; Noun |
| Discern | Detect, Distinguish; Verb |
| Scanty | Barely enough, Meager; Adj. |
| Stifle | Smother or suffocate, Keep or hold back; Verb |
| Polyglot | One who speaks, reads, or writes in several languages; Noun |
| Insinuation | Subtle suggestion; Noun |
| Disconcerted | Upset, Ruffled; Adj. |
| Permeate | To spread through or penetrate something; Verb |
| Cynic | One whose outlook on life is usually negative, one who is critical; Noun |
| Witticism | A clever remark; Noun |
| Indiscriminate | Random, without judgement; Adj. |
| Despondent | Being without hope; Adj |
| Mitigate | To alleviate, to decrease intensity; Verb |
| Melancholy | Sadness or depression; Noun |
| Desist | To stop; Verb |
| Proximity | An objects physical closeness to another object; Noun |
| Contemptuously | With the feeling or attitude of regarding someone or something as inferior or worthless; Adverb |
| Grotesque | Distorted or unnatural, Abnormal and hideous; Adj. |
| Notorious | Well known in an unfavorable way; Adj. |
| Aloof | Physically or emotionally distant, being reserved; Adj. |
| Uncanny | Peculiarly unsettling, Eerie; Adj. |
| Bewilderment | A state of confusion or disorientation; Noun |
| Premonition | A warning or understanding of things to come; Noun |
| Atrocity | An extremely evil or cruel act or situation; Noun |
| Accost | To approach or speak aggresively as with a demand or request; Verb |
| Incur | To bring upon one's self; Verb |
| Reproach | To express disapproval, criticism, or dissapoint in something or someone; Verb |
| Indignant | To be angry at something unjust or wrong; Adj. |
| Alleged | Believed to be true but not yet proven to be true, Supposed; Adj. |
| Automaton | A self-operating machine, especially like a robot, one that behaves or responds in a mechanical way; Noun |
| Ornate | Extremely decorative, Greatly detailed; Adj. |
| Gratitude | The state of being grateful, Thankfulness; Noun |
| Incorrigible | One who is incapable of being corrected; Adj. |
| Monotone | One tone of voice; Adj. |
| Wretched | Miserable, Unfortunate; Adj. |
| Skirmish | Small battle or fight; Noun |
| Omnipresence | The state of being everywhere at once - usually used in reference to G-d; Noun |
| Incessant | Seeming to never end, Continuing without interruption; Adj. |
| Deter | To prevent or discourage one from doing something; Verb |
| Zenith | The highest point; Noun |
| Macabre | Deathly, Gruesome; Adj. |
| Callous | Unfeeling; Adj. |
| Impede | To obstruct, To make difficult; Verb |
| Conjecture | A statement, opinion, or conclusion based on guesswork; Noun |
| Interminable | Endless, Tediously long; Adj. |
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