| Term | Definition |
|---|
| confute | to argue or point out error |
| meritorious | deserving of an award or honor |
| mezzanine | the lowest balcony in a theater; a partial story between main stories in a building |
| tribulation | an affliction, trouble, or difficult experience |
| recumbent | resting or lying down |
| dynasty | a succession of rulers from the same family or group |
| purport | to claim; to have or to give the false impression |
| forte | an area of expertise or strength |
| kleptomania | a continual urge to steal regardless of economic motive |
| renown | state of being well known and honored; fame |
| ineffable | too sacred or great to be described; indescribable |
| fortitude | strength in adversity |
| botch | to ruin through clumsiness |
| perennial | lasting indefinitely |
| brinkmanship | pushing dangerous situations to the edge of disaster rather than conceding |
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