| Term | Definition |
|---|
| propitiate | to pacify, to win favor from |
| despondency | depression of spirits from loss of hope, dejection |
| capricious | led by whim, erratic (irregular) |
| perplexity | the state of being bewildered or puzzled |
| plebian | belonging or pertaining to the common people |
| inveigle | to entice, lure, or ensnare by artful talk |
| pernicious | injurious, hurtful |
| spurious | not genuine, authentic, or true |
| cupidity | eager or inordinate desire, especially for wealth |
| languor | physical weakness or faintness |
| dilapidated | fallen into partial decay |
| incipient | beginning to exist or appear |
| dolefully | in a mournful or melancholy manner |
| magnanimous | generous in forgiving an insult or injury |
| reticence | silence, reserve |
| inveterate | confirmed in a habit or practice |
| diffidence | distrust of one's own ability, shyness |
| jocose | playful, humorous |
| asseverate | to daclare earnestly or solemnly |
| disgorge | to vomit, to eject from the mouth |
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