| Term | Definition |
|---|
| x | x |
| x | x |
| animosity | strong dislike |
| x | x |
| concur | To agree. |
| convoluted | highly involved or intricate, rolled or coiled together |
| despondent | without or almost without hope, depressed; gloomy |
| discerned | to see or notice something that is not very clear or obvious |
| dubiously | in a doubtful manner |
| edifice | building; structure; construction |
| effusive | uttered with unrestrained enthusiasm, extravagantly demonstrative |
| elicit | derive by reason, deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning), call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) |
| engender | cause; produce; give rise to |
| flippant | Having a light, pert, trifling disposition. |
| incessant (Ah! She talks incessantly!) | occurring so frequently as to seem ceaseless or uninterrupted |
| incredulous | not disposed or willing to believe |
| x | x |
| laconic | brief and to the point |
| levity | lightness of manner, feeling an inappropriate lack of seriousness |
| morose | showing a brooding ill humor, being sullen or gloomy |
| nonchalantly | in an unconcerned manner, in a composed and unconcerned manner |
| odious | arousing a strong disgust or dislike |
| opaque | not clear |
| paradoxical | seemingly contradictory but nonetheless possibly true |
| plethora | extreme excess |
| x | x |
| timorous | timid by nature or revealing timidity |
| abberation | n. deviating from the usual |
| admonish | to caution, advise, or counsel against something |
| altruistic | unselfishly concerned for the welfare of others, generous |
| ardently | intensely; eagerly |
| articulate | express or state clearly |
| assuaged | made less severe; satisfied |
| banter | playful conversations |
| bevy | large group |
| brazen | shameless, impudent; made of brass. |
| callous | emotionally hardened, unfeeling |
| chortle | chuckle with delight |
| countenance | a face, facial expression, to tollerate, approve, support |
| ebullient | overflowing with enthusiasm; showing excitement |
| enigma | mystery, riddle, puzzle |
| ennui | listlessness and dissatisfaction resulting from lack of interest; the feeling of being bored by something tedious |
| expunge | to erase completely |
| gait | a person's manner of walking |
| gibe | to utter taunting words; (n) an expression of scorn |
| harbinger | a precursor; one that presages what is to come. |
| irascible | irritable, easily angered |
| lugubrious | mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially to an exaggerated or ludicrous degree |
| oration | (n.) a public speech for a formal occassion |
| perused | to examine or study attentively and in detail |
| skulked | to move stealthily, to keep out of sight, to move in a sinister manner |
| surreptitiously | secretively; covertly |
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