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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 absolve | declare free from guilt or punishment |
| aloof | cool and distant |
| archetypal | very typical of |
| axiom | an established principle |
| botch | to mess up with clumsiness |
| charlatan | a person falsely claiming to have a special knowledge |
| concede | admit |
| convivial | sociable |
| decry | to speak out against |
| detractors | a person who disparages someone |
| disperse | spread over a whole area |
| embroiled | involve in conflict |
| equitable | fair and impartial |
| felicitous | well suited |
| foreseen | predict |
| haphazard | lacking organization |
| incantation | magic spell |
| inertness | lacking strength to move |
| intermittently | not continuous or steady |
| lassitude | mental weariness |
| mandate | official order |
| nebulous | ill-defined |
| overwrought | nervous excitement |
| perennial | lasting for a long time |
| plight | dangerous, difficult situation |
| probity | honesty and decency |
| purported | claimed to be |
| regression | return to less developed state |
| retract | withdraw a statement as untrue; to take back |
| singularly | strange or eccentric |
| spoofs | mocking imitations |
| strident | lound and harsh |
| taciturn | saying little |
| trepidation | feeling of fear or anxiety |
| vapid | offering nothing that is stimulating; lacking liveliness |
| vituperative | bitter and abusive |
| abstemious | temperate in diet |
| altruistic | devoted to the welfare of others |
| archipelago | extensive group of islands |
| banal | lacking in originality an boring |
| boulder | large rock |
| chicanery | trickery |
| conciliatory | intended to pacify; soothing |
| convoluted | extremely complex |
| deface | spoil the surface/appearance of |
| dexterous | having skill |
| disquieting | including feelings of anxiety |
| emissary | one sent on a special mission |
| equivocation | ambiguous expression |
| finesse | delicacy in action |
| forestall | to anticipate; prevent by action in advance |
| hapless | unfortunate; luckless |
| incarnation | a living being embodying a deity |
| inexplicable | unable to be explained |
| interstellar | between stars |
| laud | to praise |
| manifest | clear, obvious, evident |
| negating | make ineffective |
| palliate | to relieve or lessen |
| perfidious | deceitful |
| ploy | a cunning plan |
| prodigious | impressively great in extent and size |
| quaint | unusual in an interesting way |
| rehash | reuse old ideas or material |
| revelation | making known of something previously unkown |
| skeptical | having doubts |
| sporadic | happening at irregular intervals |
| stunted | prevent from growing |
| tainted | to infect, corrupt, or spoil |
| triage | determination of priorities |
| veer | change direction suddenly |
| vocation | occupation |
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