| Term | Definition |
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| Surmount | (v.) to conquer, overcome |
| Mutability | (n.) changeability, inconsistency |
| Intersperse | (v.) to distribute among, mix with |
| Aerial | (adj.) celestial; imaginary |
| Malignity | (n.) evil or aggressive malice; something that produces death |
| Spurn | (v.) to reject or refuse contemptuously; to scorn |
| Dissoluble | (adj.) capable of being dissolved or disintegrated |
| Glut | (v.) eat and drink to excess |
| Supple | (adj.) flexible, pliant |
| Equitable | (adj.) exhibiting the quality of dealing fairly with everyone |
| Comply | (v.) to yield or agree; to go along with |
| Dormant | (adj.) at rest, inactive, in suspended animation |
| Uncouth | (adj.) lacking in refinement; awkward and uncultivated in appearance or manner |
| Contrive | (v.) to devise, plan or manage; to form in an artistic manner |
| Assuage | (v.) to make less severe; to ease, relieve |
| Purloin | (v.) to steal |
| Pensive | (adj.) thoughtful |
| Venerable | (adj.) respected because of age |
| Appropriate | (v.) to set aside or assign for a particular purpose; to take possession of |
| Arbiter | (n.) one who decides, judges, or holds the power |
| Subsist | (v.) to have existence; to nourish and take care of oneself; to manage, survive, sustain |
| Execration | (n.) utter detestation; the act of cursing |
| Dote | (v.) to lavish attention, love to excess |
| Unsullied | (adj.) unsoiled, unstained |
| Immure | (v.) to enclose within; to build into a wall |
| Flagrant | (adj.) outrageous, conspicuous |
| Verdure | (n.) lush vegetation |
| Genial | (adj.) favorable to growth or comfort; displaying or characterized by genius |
| Agile | (adj.) well coordinated, nimble |
| Puerile | (adj.) childish, immature, silly |
| Noisome | (adj.) stinking, putrid, foul |
| Emulation | (n.) jealous rivalry (obsolete), ambition to excel, effort or ambition to equal or surpass another |
| Abject | (adj.) miserable, pitiful |
| Enraptured | (adj.) captivated, enchanted, enslaved |
| Slothful | (adj.) sluggish, lazy |
| Tinge | (v.) to affect or modify in character; to color with a slight shade, stain, odor or taste |
| Purport | (n.) intention or purpose |
| Ravish | (v.) to overcome with emotion; to seize and take away through violence |
| Declamatory | (adj.) pretentiously rhetorical |
| Base | (adj.) lacking qualities of higher mind or spirit, vulgar |
| Pittance | (n.) a small portion, amount or wage |
| Incite | (v.) ito move to action, to urge on |
| Deprecate | (v.) to belittle, disparage |
| Gall | (n.) bitterness; careless nerve |
| Ineffaceable | (adj.) unable to be erased or unable to be made indistinct |
| Consternation | (n.) amazement or distress that leads to confusion |
| Myriad | (n) immense number, multitude |
| Imprudently | (adv.) indiscreetly, carelessly |
| Gesticulation | (n.) the act of making gestures; an expressive gesture |
| Tenement | (n.) a house used as a dwelling; any form of property held by one person leasing it from another |
| Vestige | (n.) trace, remnant |
| Loiter | (v.) to stand around idly |
| Imprecate | (v.) curse, vilify, threaten |
| Enkindle | (v.) to set fire to or ignite; excite or inspire |
| Induce | (v.) to persuade, bring about |
| Sportiveness | (n.) playfulness |
| Epithet | (n.) an abusive word or phrase; a descriptive term or phrase substituted for a real name |
| Sanguinary | (adj.) cruel, bloodthirsty |
| Manifest | (v.) to make evident or certain by display |
| Undulation | (n.) a wavy motion |
| Fervent | (adj.) passionate, intense, zealous |
| Traverse | (v.) to travel across; to move laterally |
| Satiate | (v.) to satisfy; to fill up |
| Forbear | (v.) to refrain or resist a tempation or an urge |
| Ascertain | (v.) to determine, discover, make certain of |
| Solicitude | (n.) concern, attentiveness, eagerness |
| Injunction | (n.) command, order, mandate, decree |
| Capitulate | (v.) to submit completely, surrender |
| Effusion | (n.) an emotion expressed without constraint |
| Impertinent | (adj.) rude, especially to authority figures |
| Niche | (n.) best position for something; recess in a wall |
| Cull | (v.) to select, weed out |
| Inure | (v.) to harden, accustom, become used to |
| Pedantry | (n.) vain display of learning; habit of paying attention to academic rules |
| Capacious | (adj.) large, roomy, extensive |
| Pittance | (n.) a small portion, amount or wage |
| Dross | (n.) waste, something base, trivial or inferior |
| Interment | (n.) burial |
| Inexorable | (adj.) inflexible, unyielding, unchangeable |
| Caprice | (n.) an impulsive change of mind; fickleness |
| Abscond | (v.) to depart suddenly and secretly |
| Complement | (v.) to make complete |
| Determinate | (adj.) definitely limited or fixed |
| Epitaph | (n.) an inscription on a tomb or monument in memory or honor of the dead |
| Stupendous | (adj.) of prodigious size, bulk or degree |
| Profligate | (adj.) abandoned to vice |
| Immaterial | (adj.) of no essential consequence |
| Odiferous | (adj.) having an odor or scent, especially an agreeable one |
| Mendicant | (n.) a beggar |
| Invidious | (adj.) showing or feeling envy |
| Prescient | (adj.) foreknowing (as in psychic) |
| Euphemism | (n.) a figure of speech by which a phrase less offensive is substituted |
| Leviathan | (n.) any large animal, as a whale |
| Nefarious | (adj.) wicked in the extreme |
| Practicable | (adj.) possible, feasible |
| Martial | (adj.) pertaining to war or military operations |
| Pertinacious | (adj.) persistent or unyielding - as in determined |
| Garrulous | (adj.) given to constant, trivial talking |
| Panacea | (n.) a remedy or medicine professing to cure all diseases or ills |
| Peccadillo | (n.) a small breach of propriety or principle |
| Dissimilitude | (n.) lack of resemblance or similarity |
| Ardor | (n.) passion, enthusiasm |
| Incite | (v.) to move to action |
| Ignoble | (adj.) dishonorable, not noble in character |
| Predilection | (n.) preference, liking |
| Apathy | (n.) lack of feeling or emotion |
| Chimerical | (adj.) fanciful, imaginary, visionary |
| Avidity | (n.) consuming greed, keen eagerness |
| Elixir | (n.) a substance capable of sustaining life indefinitely; a medicinal concoction |
| Disinclination | (n.) aversion, reluctance, unwillingness |
| Lexicon | (n.) a dictionary (the vocabulary of a language) |
| Devolve | (v.) to degenerate gradually |
| Prognosticate | (v.) to indicate in advance; to forecast |
| Benignity | (n.) kindness, gentleness, charity |
| Repugnance | (n.) strong dislike, distaste |
| Countenance | (n.) appearance; facial expression |
| Futile | (adj.) serving no useful purpose; hopeless |
| Panegyric | (n.) elaborate praise; formal hymn of praise |
| Mien | (n.) characteristics that express personality or attitude; manner; style |
| Affectation | (n.) fakeness, phoniness, false display |
| Derange | (v.) to disturb the functions of, to make insane |
| Dogma | (n.) doctrine relating to matters such as morality and faith, set forth in an authoritative manner by a church |
| Dogmatic | (adj.) characterized by an authoritative, arrogant assertion of unproved or improvable principles |
| Infallible | (adj.) unfailing, unerring |
| Conducive | (adj.) favorable, tending to lead to a particular outcome |
| Protract | (v.) to prolong, draw out, extend |
| Affirm | (v.) to state positively, to assert as valid |
| Consummation | (n.) fulfillment; ultimate goal or accomplishment |
| Aspire | (v.) to have great hopes; to aim at a goal |
| Arduous | (adj.) extremely difficult, laborious |
| Torrent | (n.) a turbulent, fast-flowing stream |
| Ascribe | (v.) to attribute to, assign |
| Transitory | (adj.) short-lived, existing only briefly |
| Infuse | (v.) to cause to be permeated with something that alters for the better |
| Tumult | (n.) state of confusion; agitation |
| Livid | (adj.) discolored from a bruise; pale; reddened with anger |
| Asylum | (n.) refuge, sanctuary |
| Incredulous | (adj.) skeptical, doubtful |
| Entreat | (v.) to plead, beg |
| Unremitting | (adj.) never lessening, persistent |
| Convalescence | (n.) a gradual recovery after an illness |
| Discompose | (v.) to destroy the composure of; to disturb the order of |
| Advocate | (n.) a lawyer; one who urges or recommends |
| Perversity | (n.) immorality, deliberate unruliness |
| Dissipate | (v.) to scatter; to pursue pleasure to an excess |
| Vacillating | (adj.) wavering, showing indecision |
| Avail | (n.) use or advantage |
| Approbation | (n.) praise, official approval |
| Salubrious | (adj.) healthful |
| Fester | (v.) to generate puss; to rot; to cause increasing poisoning or bitterness |
| Afflicted | (adj.) severly distressed, anguished |
| Placid | (adj.) calm |
| Ascend | (v.) to rise to another level or climb, move upward |
| Dirge | (n.) funeral hymn |
| Endow | (v.) to furnish with an income or grant; to provide with something naturally or freely |
| Elude | (v.) escape, avoid |
| Allude | (v.) to make an indirect reference |
| Indelible | (adj.) permanent, not erasable |
| Rustic | (adj.) rural |
| Exculpate | (v.) to clear of blame or fault |
| Adduce | (v.) to lead to; to cite as proof |
| Attest | (v.) to testify, bear witness |
| Wantonly | (adv.) without discipline, without restrain, recklessly |
| Timorous | (adj.) timid, shy, full of apprehension |
| Irreproachable | (adj.) faultless and exemplary, perfect |
| Ignominy | (n.) disgrace, dishonor |
| Parched | (adj.) extremely thirsty; shriveled |
| Absolution | (n.) forgiveness, redemption |
| Obdurate | (adj.) stubborn |
| Perdition | (n.) eternal damnation |
| Languidly | (adv.) without energy, indifferently |
| Complacency | (n.) self-satisfaction |
| Sacrilege | (n.) a violation of something, someplace or someone held to be sacred (holy) |
| Precipice | (n.) edge, steep overhang |
| Discourse | (n.) the verbal exchange of ideas; a formal, orderly and extended expression of thought |
| Solace | (n.) comfort in distress, consolation |
| Pallid | (adj.) lacking color or liveliness |
| Suppressed | (adj.) held back, restrained |
| Brood | (v.) to think gloomily about |
| Melancholy | (adj.) sad, depressing |
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