| Term | Definition |
|---|
| malleable | soft and easily formed or shaped |
| rescind | to take back an offer |
| mirth | happiness |
| peripheral | something at the edges and not at the center of importance |
| deftly | skillfully, expertly |
| chafed | when something rubs and causes irritation |
| commiserate | to share your unhappiness with someone else who feels the same way |
| assimilate | to fit in to a larger group |
| oust | to remove or force out someone (or something) |
| noncompliant | not cooperating |
| tumult | a big disturbance or uproar |
| soberly | seriously, not joking around at all |
| desiccated | totally dried out |
| potent | powerful |
| obscure | little known or little noticed |
| sullen | extremely unhappy |
| ghastly | extremely disgusting or gross or icky |
| magnanimous | generous |
| raucous | loud and noisy |
| chasm | a huge division between two things |
| initiative | motivation and energy to do something |
| paltry | very few, very little, not much at all |
| lenient | merciful, to show tolerance |
| protocol | the rules or manners or process of doing something |
| apathy | lacking emotion or enthusiasm for something |
| hegemony | domination or control |
| petulant | easily annoyed |
| apt | likely to do something |
| tedious | boring |
| subservient | obedient, like a servant |
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