| Term | Definition |
|---|
| abject | sunk to a miserable state; showing complete hopelessness; wretched |
| ambidextrous | able to use both hands equally well; skillful |
| contrite | remorseful and regretful; penitent |
| illuminate | to make bright; to provide understanding |
| indolent | not inclined toward work; habitually lazy |
| negotiate | to confer with one or more people to reach an agreement; to arrange or settle a discussion |
| prosperity | the condition of being successful or flourishing |
| remiss | negligent or lax in duty; careless |
| reverse | causing backward movement; opposite; something going from better to worse; to turn around in the opposite direction |
| annoy | to bother; to make angry by repeated noise or action |
| banal | lacking freshness, originality, or novelty; trite; overused |
| boycott | to express disapproval through a united decision to withdraw support; a protest |
| carnage | massive slaughter, as in war; the results of massacre or butchery |
| limbo | an indeterminate state or place; confinement; neither one place nor another, but caught between states or conditions |
| parasite | a person who exploits the hospitality, support, or goodwill of another and gives nothing in return; an organism living or subsisting with or on another organism |
| ponder | to consider a matter carefully, thoughtfully, and with deliberation; to think over or contemplate |
| scapegoat | a person or thing that takes the blame for others' sins or wrongdoings |
| spartan | self disciplined, simple, rigorous; one of Spartan character |
| vicarious | feeling or living through the experience of another; having the function of a substitute or surrogate; acting in place of someone or something |
| allusion | an indirect but meaningful reference; a suggestion |
| avert | to prevent a disaster or problem from happening; to turn away or ward off |
| chasten | to inflict punishment or criticism upon in order to improve or correct |
| dissatisfied | strongly displeased, not content |
| kernel | a seed; a central or essential part |
| posterity | -future generations; a family's descendants |
| ravage | to lay waste; to destroy; the act of destroying or devastating |
| respectively | in the order designated or given |
| stationary | fixed in one place or condition; unmoving |
| wry | humorous, often with irony or sarcasm; twisted in displeasure |
| bizarre | xtremely strange or unconventional in manner or appearance; odd, grotesque |
| brusque | abrupt in manner or speech; discourteously blunt |
| charade | a word represented by a picture, tableau, or dramatic action; an obvious pretense |
| cuisine | a characteristic manner or style of preparing food |
| mores | the accepted traditional customs necessary for the survival of a particular group |
| parole | the release of a prisoner on the condition of continued good behavior; to release |
| protege | someone protected, guided, or helped to advance and prosper |
| resume | a summing-up; a review; a brief account of one's education or experience |
| vanguard | the forefront of an army; the forefront of a political or cultural movement, especially an innovative movement |
| vista | a view, often scenic or panoramic, as seen through a narrow opening or frame; the passage or opening affording the view; a mental view that is broadened |
| acquiesce | -to consent tacitly or passively; to agree without protest. |
| arduous | requiring great effort or labor; strenuous |
| caustic | able to burn, corrode, or dissolve; cutting or sarcastic |
| dearth | scarcity; lack; paucity; shortage |
| galaxy | any of the numerous clusters of starts, such as the Milky Way, that constitute the universe; a gathering of celebrated people or things |
| innuendo | an indirect remark, gesture, or reference, usually implying something derogatory |
| nebulous | cloudy, hazy; lacking definite form or limits |
| paradox | a statement that appears contradictory, but that may be true |
| quell | to subdue, suppress, or overcome by force; to pacify or quiet |
| wince | to shrink back or start aside, as from a blow or pain; a shrinking or startled gesture |
| collusion | a secret agreement among or between parties with the intention of deceit or fraud |
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