| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Aperture | a hole or opening. |
| Catacomb | an underground tunnel or area with holes for graves. |
| Clamor | loud noise or shouting. |
| Connoisseur | a person who is able to be a judge in matters of art or taste. |
| Fetter | to restrict by shackling or chaining |
| conflagration | a large, destructive fire. |
| Obstinate | unyielding regardless of reason or logic. |
| Preclude | to make impossible. |
| Trowel | a flat-bladed hand tool used to work with mortar or to dig holes for plants. |
| Virtuoso | one skilled in the fine arts as an accomplished musician, a savant. |
| Allusion | implied or indirect reference; a hinting at. |
| Anomalous | out of place, abnormal. |
| Chimera | a fantasy; a horrible creature of the imagination. |
| Debauchery | a lack of integrity or honesty; moral corruption. |
| Expedient | appropriate for a purpose but not necessarily moral, right, or just. |
| Felicitous | happy or delightful. |
| Malevolence | ill will or evil intentions. |
| Odious | deserving hate or contempt. |
| Pertinacity | stubborn persistence or act of refusing to yield on an opinion or belief. |
| Scrupulous | very principled, very careful and conscientious. |
| Aesthetic | relating or pertaining to a sense of beauty or art. |
| Blasphemous | irreverent, profane. |
| Conglomerate | a mixture of many things. |
| Decorum | appropriate conduct, correct and proper behavior. |
| Divination | foretelling the future by means of magic. |
| Muse | to ponder. |
| Nebulous | lacking clarity of feature or sharpness of outline; vague. |
| Peevish | marked by ill temper; fretful. |
| Regimen | the regular process, procedure, or system of doing something. |
| Resilient | able to return to a former state. |
| Ruminate | to consider for a long time at a slow pace, to ponder. |
| Scintillating | sparkling, shining, or flashing. |
| Serene | calm, placid. |
| Tactile | perceptible by touch; capable of being felt. |
| Temperate | keeping or held within limits; not extreme or excessive. |
| Acuity | sharpness of perception. |
| Arduous | very difficult to accomplish or to achieve. |
| Articulate | to speak distinctly; to express oneself clearly. |
| Cajole | to persuade with flattery or gentle urging. |
| Callow | immature, inexperienced. |
| Copious | plentiful in number; abundant. |
| Deft | quick, skillful. |
| Dubious | giving rise to uncertainty; questionable. |
| Ferocity | savagery; fierceness. |
| Galvanize | to stimulate or to excite as if by an electric shock. |
| Innocuous | harmless, producing no injury. |
| Insidious | treacherous or dangerous in a secret sort of way. |
| Lugubrious | excessively and dramatically mournful. |
| Malinger | to pretend or feign illness to avoid work or duty. |
| Preeminence | superiority to all others. |
| Primeval | ancient, relating to the earliest ages. |
| Progeny | children, descendants, offspring. |
| Superfluous | beyond what is needed or required, an overflow. |
| Vigilant | very alert, watchful. |
| Voracious | having a large appetite, ravenous. |
| Adulation | excessive flattery or admiration. |
| Brazen | shameless, insolent, disrespectful. |
| Monotony | tedious sameness or repetition. |
| Propriety | conformity to what is socially acceptable; appropriateness. |
| Sagacious | wise, shrewd, very discerning. |
| Apathy | a lack of concern or feeling, indifference. |
| Conjecture | an inference or conclusion drawn or deduced by guesswork. |
| Cryptic | mysterious, secret. |
| Poignant | deeply affecting the feelings; profoundly touching. |
| Wistful | full of wishful yearning. |
| Disavow | to refuse to acknowledge or accept; deny. |
| Execrable | extremely bad, deserving of hate. |
| Fervent | ardent, showing great emotion; impassioned. |
| Sovereign | possessed of controlling power. |
| Voluble | able to use words easily, fluent and glib. |
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