| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Kowtow | to bow down |
| Ominous | foreboding |
| Thwart | prevent |
| Gamut | range |
| Respite | rest |
| Revere | look up to |
| Frivolous | carefree, fruitful |
| Precedent | law |
| Amid | among |
| Articulate | clear |
| Caliber | quality, level |
| insidious | cruel |
| meticulous | careful |
| pallor | pale |
| melee | hand fight |
| copious | many |
| erudite | educated |
| adamant | stubborn |
| emaciated | skinny |
| vicarious | experienced at secondhand |
| pristine | pure |
| defiant | bold, rebellious |
| disseminate | spread |
| ponder | think |
| polarize | divide |
| gauntlet | glove |
| genre | category |
| integrate | bring together |
| segregate | separate |
| solicitous | helpful |
| ennui | bored |
| palatial | huge or big |
| lacerate | deep jagged cut |
| recede | move back |
| imperative | crucial |
| elude | escape |
| repast | meal |
| rhapsody | music, exuberant |
| competent | skill, knowledge, capable |
| ardor | eagerness |
| devious | snaky |
| moiety | portion |
| retribution | revenge |
| impartial | showing lack of favoritism |
| exuberant | hyper, enthusiastic |
| procure | obtain |
| emanate | to spread out |
| progressive | developing |
| haggard | exhausted |
| insolent | rude |
| insinuate | hint |
| bedlam | uproar |
| derisive | contempt |
| inscrutable | impossible to understand |
| relent | ease up |
| reminisce | remember |
| impunity | freedom |
| immolate | sacrifice |
| virtuoso | skilled in the arts |
| abscond | to leave secretly |
| repose | rest |
| vile | poison |
| adversary | opponent |
| chastise | disapproval |
| dismal | sad |
| accost | approach |
| sublime | heavenly |
| devoid | empty |
| visage | face |
| obsequious | kowtow, obedient |
| servile | slavish, complaint |
| inebriate | intoxicated |
| demure | modest, proper |
| craven | cowardly |
| coy | shy |
| docile | yielding |
| hyperbole | exaggeration |
| ephemeral | fleeting, short-lived |
| inscrutable | mysterious |
| stoic | unaffected |
| futile | useless |
| Anthropomorphize | The attribution of human |
| Dismember | Cut off the limbs of (a person or animal) |
| Contrite | feeling or expressing remorse or penitence; affected by guilt |
| Discern | perceive or recognize (something) |
| Stupefy | make (someone) unable to think or feel properly |
| Senile | having or showing the weaknesses or disease of old age |
| Discordant | Disagreeing or incongruous |
| Menagerie | A collection of wild animals kept in captivity for exhibition. |
| Affront | An action or remark that causes outrage or offense |
| Slothful | lazy |
| Incessant | interruption |
| Guru | spiritual teacher |
| Ludicrous | so foolish, unreasonable, or out of place as to be amusing; ridiculous |
| Elicit | evoke or draw out |
| Anomaly | something that deviates from what is standard, normal, or expected |
| Indolence | wanting to avoid activity or exertion; lazy |
| Bamboozle | to fool or cheat someone |
| Cantankerous | wanting to avoid activity or exertion; lazy |
| Infinite | limitless or endless in space, extent, or size; impossible to measure or calculate |
| Finite | having limits or bounds |
| Lethargy | a lack of energy and enthusiasm |
| Tantamount | virtually the same as |
| Avatar | a manifestation of a deity or released soul in bodily form on earth |
| Balderdash | nonsense |
| Depravity | moral corruption |
| Ineluctable | unable to be resisted or avoided |
| Bemuse | puzzle, confuse, or bewilder (someone) |
| Impious | unable to be resisted or avoided |
| Secular | things that are not regarded as religious, spiritual, or sacred |
| Precarious | not securely held or in position |
| Chagrin | distress or embarrassment at having failed or been humiliated |
| Somber | dark or dull in color or tone; gloomy |
| Beckon | make a gesture with the hand, arm, or head to encourage someone to come nearer or follow |
| Zoomorphism | having or representing animal forms or gods of animal form |
| Conundrum | a confusing and difficult problem or question |
| Simian | relating to, resembling, or affecting apes or monkeys |
| Insouciant | casual lack of concern |
| Incongruous | not in harmony or keeping with the surroundings or other aspects of something |
| Morose | adjective dark, sullen, ill-tempered |
| Pantomime | noun/verb- gesture, an absurdly exaggerated piece of behavior |
| Reluctant | adjective- unwilling, hesitant, disinclined |
| Dejected | adjective- sad, depressed, dispirited |
| Mimic | verb/noun- imitate (particularly in order to entertain or ridicule) |
| Anguish | noun- experience/expressing sever mental/physical pain or suffering |
| Ashamed | adjective- embarrassed or feeling guilt because of something one has done, or feeling guilt because of a characteristic one has |
| Gesture | verb- to express with the movement of part of the body especially a hand or the head to express an idea or meaning |
| skeptical | adjective- having doubts, reservations, not easily convinced |
| mollify | verb- to appease the anger/anxiety of someone |
| derogatory | adjective- showing a critical/disrespectful attitude |
| plaintively | adverb- sadly, mournfully |
| contorted | verb- twist/bend out of its normal shape |
| apprehensive | adjective- anxious/fearful that something bad or unpleasant will happen |
| profound | adjective- intense, very great, having/showing great knowledge or insight |
| complacent | adjective- showing smug/uncritical satisfaction with one's self and one's achievements |
| precede | verb- to come before (something) in time/order/position |
| conceal | verb- to keep from sight, hide, secrete, prevent from being known or noticed |
| subdue | verb- overcome, quieten, bring under control by force |
| impress | verb- to make other feel admiration and respect for yourself, to make a mark on |
| subside | verb- to become less intense, violent, or severe; a lapse into silence or inactivity |
| entrance | verb- filled with wonder, delight, holding one's entire attention |
| bemuse | verb- to puzzle, confuse, bewilder |
| maul | verb- to wound by scratching or tearing, to treat roughly |
| meager | adjective- lacking in quantity/quality, lean, thin, scanty, insufficient |
| disarm | verb- to take a weapon away from a person, force, or country |
| persuade | verb- to cause someone to do something through reasoning or argument |
| Sullen | adjective- gloomy, slow-moving, depressed |
| contemptuous | adjective- scornful, showing disregard for something that should be taken into account |
| indignant | adjective- angry, offended, resentful, annoyed, piqued, cross |
| appraise | verb- assess, judge, evaluate, review, consider, value |
| console | verb- to comfort, soothe, calm, relieve, cheer up |
| confide | verb- to disclose, reveal, divulge, tell, confess, pass on |
| writhe | verb- to squirm, wiggle, twist |
| snivel | verb- to sob, sniffle, cry, weep, whimper, moan, sniff |
| sulk | verb- to brood, mope, feel sorry for oneself, be morose |
| retort | verb- to rejoin, snap, reply angrily |
| belligerent | adjective- aggressive, argumentative, engaged in war/conflict, quarrelsome, loud mouthed, cantankerous |
| monotonous | adjective- dull, tedious, droning, boring, lacking in variety/interest |
| quiver | verb- tremble, shake, shudder, shiver, tremor |
| Reprimand | scold |
| Depravity | evil |
| Ineluctable | unescapable |
| Bemuse | confuse |
| Impious | sinful |
| Secular | pretaining to things that are not religous or spiritual |
| Precarious | shaky |
| Conundrum | puzzle |
| Simian | like a monkey |
| Insouciant | free from concern, worry, or anxiety |
| Incongruous | out of place |
| dramatic monologue | speech of lone character |
| soliloquy | talking when alone |
| prologue | introductory statement |
| sonnet | fourteen-line rhyming poem with set structure |
| iambic pentameter | five-beat poetic line |
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