| Term | Definition |
|---|
| malicious | vicious, spiteful |
| malevolent | wishing evil or harm to others or malign in influence |
| luscious | luxurious |
| hyperbole | obvious and intentional exaggeration |
| hubris | excessive pride or self-confidence |
| vindictive | vengeful or inclined to revenge |
| vicarious | taking the place of something/ acting or serving as a substitute |
| torpor | lethargic indifference/ sluggish inactivity |
| temerity | reckless boldness, rashness |
| mandatory | obligatory/ necessary |
| malaise | feeling of mental uneasiness/ general bodily weakness or discomfort |
| homage | to pay tribute to |
| ludicrous | absurd, ridiculous |
| humane | compassionate, having sympathy for something |
| vigor | active strength or force |
| verbatim | word for word/ corresponding word for word |
| vendetta | feud, rivalry, private feud |
| tepid | lukewarm |
| tantamount | equivalent |
| assonance | the repetition of similar vowels in the stressed syllables of successive words |
| alliteration | repetition of consonants |
| personification | giving an inatimate object human characteristics |
| metaphor | comparison not using like or as |
| simile | comparison using like or as |
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