| Term | Definition |
|---|
| abashed | embarrassed |
| arbiter | person able to judge or decide |
| benison | blessing |
| bluff | fool |
| bluff | frank |
| bluff | steep cliff |
| canker | spreading sore |
| canker | evil influence |
| complaisant | obliging |
| crass | coarsely stupid |
| defame | attack the reputation of |
| ennui | boredom |
| funereal | gloomy |
| ideology | set of beliefs |
| inferno | intense heat |
| inferno | hell |
| mercenary | hired soldier |
| mercenary | concerned only with making money |
| parsimonious | miserly |
| propaganda | deliberately spreading ideas that will help one own cause or injure an enemy |
| retrogress | worsen |
| surfeited | given too much of something |
| tureen | dish |
| ablutions | washings |
| bauble | trinket |
| bestial | brutal |
| bombastic | pompous |
| chary | cautious |
| congenital | present from birth |
| cuisine | cooking |
| demote | reduce in rank |
| flux | change |
| flux | flow |
| flux | substance used in joining metals |
| garb | clothes |
| impeccable | flawless |
| invective | abusive language |
| ogle | glance flirtatiously at |
| penury | extreme poverty |
| raillery | lighthearted teasing |
| scintillate | sparkle |
| survey | measure |
| survey | detailed study |
| survey | look closely at |
| verbatim | word for word |
| anneal | toughen by heating and cooling |
| becoming | pleasingly suitable |
| bizarre | fantastic |
| buoyant | able to float |
| buoyant | cheerful |
| chattel | movable property |
| cranium | top of the skull |
| culpable | blame worthy |
| endorse | express support of |
| endorse | sign the back of |
| freebooter | pirate |
| hallmark | stamp on gold or silver |
| hallmark | distinguishing characteristics |
| incognito | with one's identity concealed |
| irrevocable | unalterable |
| pacific | peaceful |
| pernicious | harmful |
| retinue | train of attendants |
| scrip | paper entitling the bearer to receive something |
| symmetrical | balanced |
| verve | enthusiasm |
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