| Term | Definition |
|---|
| arcane | secret; mysterious; enigmatic |
| artifacts | simple objects showing human workmanship |
| atone | to make ammends; opposite of offend |
| callow | immature or inexperienced |
| clamor | loud noise; shouting |
| countenance | to condone; approve; sanction; endorse |
| dilettante | an aimless or superficial follower of the arts; amatuer |
| foreboding | premonition of evil; ominous omen |
| hack | one who forfeits professional integrity for money or reward |
| impede | to interfere with or to obstruct the progress |
| indubitable | not open to question or doubt; unquestionable; certain |
| invective | critical or abusive language; violent abuse |
| philanthropist | benevolent person who tries to do bgood for mankind |
| precursor | something that comes before; forerunner; harbinger |
| relish | (v) to take great pleasure or delight in |
| rhetoric | the art of using words effectively in speaking and writing; inflated language; verbosity; speech |
| rigor | strictness; severity |
| somnambulist | a sleepwalker |
| stymie | (v) to block; to present an obstacle |
| tepid | moderately warm; lacking in passion or force |
| unkempt | disheveled in appearance; messy |
| vacuous | lacking content; marked by a lack of intelligence; vacant; void |
| variegated | changed in appearance by using or applying different colors |
| vehement | forcefully expressing emotion or conviction |
| zealot | one who embraces a cause and supports it with vigor; enthusiast |
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