| Term | Definition |
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| presumptuous | adj excessively forward |
| conjure | v to call or bring to mind, evoke; to influence as if by magic |
| marvel | v to be filled with wonder or astonishment |
| cowlick | n a projecting tuft of hair that will not lay flat |
| strew | v to spread here and there; to scatter; to disperse |
| carouse | v to engage in drunken merrymaking |
| oblivious | adj lacking conscious awareness; unmindful |
| mote | n a very small particle; speck |
| parsonage | n official residence provided by the church for a minister |
| recoil | v to shrink back in fear or repulsion |
| brazen | adj marked by flagrant and insolent audacity |
| beseech | v request urgently or earnestly; implore |
| pious | adj exhibiting religious reverence; devout |
| blaspheme | v to speak of God or a sacred entity in an irreverent manner |
| levee | n an embankment built to prevent water from overflowing |
| meander | v to follow a winding and turning course; to wander aimlessly |
| intrusion | n an inappropriate or unwelcome addition |
| eclectic | adj combining elements from a variety of sources |
| remnant | n something left over; a remainder |
| despicable | adj deserving of contempt or scorn; vile |
| sagacity | noun wisdom, good judgment |
| amenable | adj open to suggestions, agreeable |
| imperious | adj commanding; powerful |
| brandish | verb to wave something about, especially a weapon |
| sustenance | noun something, especially food, that supports life |
| posthumous | adj occurring after somebody's death |
| volition | noun the ability to make conscious decisions or choices |
| acquiesce | verb to agree passively rather than expressing approval or disapproval |
| validation | noun proof or support for an argument or feeling |
| tenacious | adj holding firmly to a decision or opinion, persistent |
| pilgrimage | noun a journey to a place with special significance, usually religious |
| placate | verb to make less angry or upset by doing or saying something to please |
| pugnacious | adj eager and ready to fight, belligerent |
| appraise | verb to judge, to set a value for |
| meager | adj of poor quality or small amount, scant |
| persuasive | adj convincing, based on sound reasoning |
| brusquely | adv quickly; abruptly, somewhat rudely |
| contemplate | verb to deeply think about something; to consider |
| morose | adj sad, gloomy |
| recumbent | adj lying down, especially in a position of comfort or rest |
| incongruence | n contradiction, incompatibility, unsuitability |
| amorphous | adj lacking definite form; shapeless |
| poignant | adj profoundly moving; touching |
| imminent | adj about to occur; impending |
| reverie | n a state of abstracting musing; daydreaming |
| retribution | n something given or demanded in repayment, especially punishment |
| stoicism | n indifference to pleasure or pain; impassiveness |
| bravado | n defiant or swaggering behavior |
| placid | adj undisturbed by tumult or disorder |
| contrition | n sincere remorse for wrongdoing; repentance |
| perverse | adj likely to oppose or contradict, uncooperative |
| sodden | adj thoroughly soaked; saturated |
| complicity | n involvement as an accomplice |
| condescend | v to deal with people in a patronizing superior manner |
| tremulous | adj marked by trembling, quivering or shaking |
| benign | adj gentle and mild, harmless |
| flaccid | adj lacking firmness, resilience, or muscle tone |
| irreparable | adj impossible to repair, rectify or amend |
| unobtrusive | adj not noticeable; inconspicuous |
| consolation | n a comfort and support |
| prodigy | noun an unusually gifted or intelligent (young) person; someone whose talents excite wonder and admiration |
| rambunctious | adj marked by uncontrollable exuberance |
| interject | verb to insert between or among other things, often by speaking |
| bedlam | nouna place, scene, or state of uproar and confusion |
| suave | adj smoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated |
| rebuttal | noun a speech intended to oppose, disprove, or contradict something said or claimed |
| vagary | noun an erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant action or notion |
| ambiguous | adj capable of being understood in two or more possible senses or ways |
| sordid | adj seamy, morally degraded, unethical, dishonest |
| escapist | adj providing pleasure and diversion from unpleasant realities |
| mellifluous | adj having a smooth rich flow, filled with something (as honey) that sweetens |
| garrulous | adj pointlessly or annoyingly talkative |
| unfathomable | adj impossible to comprehend, deep, profound |
| pensive | adj suggestive of sad thoughtfulness |
| jaded | adj tired or dull through repetition or excess |
| incarnation | noun the embodiment of a deity or spirit in some earthly form; a concrete or actual form of a quality or concept |
| epitome | noun a typical or ideal example |
| antipathy | noun settled aversion or dislike; hatred |
| aura | noun a distinctive atmosphere surrounding a given source; a luminous radiation |
| crescendo | noun the peak of a gradual increase, often of sound |
| plunder | verb, to seize wrongfully or by force, pillage, sack |
| hallow | verb, to make holy, usually a place |
| harangue | noun, a long speech characterized by strong feeling; a tirade |
| renowned | adjective, very well known, famous |
| vaulting | adjective, arching, reaching or stretching for the heights |
| appease | verb, to bring peace or calm, soothe |
| exult | verb, to rejoice greatly; be jubilant or triumphant |
| swagger | verb, to walk in an arrogant manner; strut; boast; brag |
| rout | verb, to drive out or force out; eject |
| mortify | verb, to cause to experience humiliation or shame |
| burnish | verb, to polish |
| staid | adjective, sedate; dignified; proper |
| lavish | verb, to give or bestow in abundance; shower |
| ornate | adjective, very elaborate and complicated, embellished |
| lyre | noun, stringed instrument of the harp family |
| venture | verb, to expose to danger or risk |
| thwart | verb, to oppose and defeat the effort |
| shackle | verb, to chain up |
| uncanny | adjective, seeming to have a supernatural character or origin |
| gorge | verb, to stuff with food; glut |
| unscathed | adjective, not injured or harmed |
| muster | noun/verb, a gathering of troops for service/to gather troops for service |
| clad | adjective, clothed; dressed |
| brandish | verb, to shake in a threatening manner |
| gullet | noun, throat |
| lumber | verb, to walk or move with heavy clumsiness |
| ramparts | noun, fortification (esp. walls) |
| slog | verb/noun, to walk or progress with a slow, heavy pace/such a walk |
| squall | noun, a brief, sudden, violent storm |
| mutinous | adjective, unruly, rebellious |
| listless | adjective, without energy |
| taut | adjective, very tight |
| blanch | verb, to turn white from fear or shock |
| flay | verb, to strip the skin off |
| stalwart | adjective, firm, resolute, strong |
| spellbind | verb, to hold under a spell; enchant; fascinate |
| transfix | verb, to make motionless with terror, amazement or awe |
| lair | noun, den or dwelling of a wild animal |
| demonic | adjective, devil like |
| comply | verb, to act in accordance with another's command, rule, request, wish |
| probity | n complete honesty; integrity; uprightness in one's dealings |
| aspire | vb to desire strongly; to have great ambition; to yearn or to seek after |
| divulge | v to reveal something (private) |
| empirical | adj depending on experience or observation alone |
| rail | vb to utter a bitter complaint |
| palpable | adj plainly seen, heard, perceived |
| exult | v to shoe or feel a triumphant joy |
| debacle | n an overwhelming defeat or rout; a stunning, ruinous collapse |
| insidious | adj treacherous |
| vivacious | adj full of life and animation; spirited; lively |
| proliferate | vb to grow rapidly; to produce or to create in great number; to multiply rapidly |
| exorbitant | adj excessive; extravagant; going beyond what is reasonable or fair |
| presentiment | n a foreboding; having the feeling that something, esp. of an unfortunate or evil nature, is about to occur |
| magnanimous | adj noble in mind; esp. in forgiving or overlooking injury and insult |
| copious | adj very plentiful; abundant |
| lacerate | vb to tear jaggedly; to mangle (something soft, like flesh) 2) to wound or to hurt esp. one's feelings, deeply |
| importune | vb to urge or to entreat persistently or repeatedly' to trouble with requests or demands |
| inscrutable | adj enigmatic; unfathomable; that cannot be easily understood |
| salubrious | adj healthy; wholesome; promoting health or well being |
| draconian | adj harsh; severe |
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