| Term | Definition |
|---|
| ambulatory | able to walk or move around |
| anarchy | the absence of government;a state of lawlessness |
| breadth | the width of something, comprehensive quality |
| cant | secret jargon or slang |
| circumscribed | restricted or limited |
| congeal | to solidify or to coagulate |
| demagogue | a person or leader who appeals to passions or prejudices |
| dissonance | unrelated and harsh combination of sounds, discord |
| dubious | doubful; not clear |
| engrossed | completely occupied or absorbed |
| facilitate | to make less difficult |
| alloy | a substance that is a mixture of metals |
| altercation | a heated or angry dispute; noisy argument or controversy |
| blighted | destroyed or caused by decline or decay |
| incurious | uninterested, lacking normal curiosity |
| insubordination | disobedience to authority |
| lassitude | feeling of weariness; fatigue |
| montage | any combination of disparate elements that form a unified, single image |
| officious | overly dutiful or obliging, insisting on providing a service not requested |
| premature | occurring or exsisting earlier than what is normal |
| presumptuous | brazenly overstepping bounds, arrogant |
| relegate | to assign to an inferior position |
| rescind | to cancel |
| saturate | to soak, to completely fill |
| sterile | incapable of reprodcing |
| tumultuous | marked by disturbance and uproar; raising a great clatter and commotion |
| unimpeachable | not to be called into question, exempt from liability |
| voracious | having a large appetite, ravenous |
| lionize | to treat one with importance or as a celebrity |
| mosaic | a picture made by using various small pieces of multicolored material |
| pedestrian | ordinary, unimaginative |
| polarization | division into two opposite positions |
| reciprocal | mutal, interacting |
| rejoinder | an answer to a reply |
| restive | unwilling to yield or to adjust |
| revile | to subject to verbal abuse |
| revulsion | a strong feeling of disgust or repugnance |
| sever | to cut or to separate |
| surplus | an amount that is more than what is needed |
| topple | to overturn |
| vanquished | conquered, overpowered |
| whim | a sudden and impulsive action |
| fledgling | a immature or inexperienced person, a yound bird that is ready to fly |
| gilded | covered with gold or a golden color; having a background of wealth |
| graphic | vivid |
| introvert | one who turns inward and concentrates thoughts upon himself |
| jocular | jesting or joking |
| malcontent | a person who is constantly dissatisfied and discontented |
| misnomer | misnaming, use of a wrong name |
| obstinate | unyielding regardless of reason or logic |
| prevalent | generally or widely accepted, rurrent, or practiced |
| prudent | wise and careful about practical matters |
| pulverize | to reduce into small pieces, to demolish |
| recapitulation | a summary |
| steadfastness | quality of being fixed with little chance of moving or changing |
| tactile | perceptible by touch; capable of being felt |
| abandon | act of unrestrained behavior disregarding consequences |
| inordiate | exceeding reasonable limits, excessive |
| luminous | shining, full of light |
| maudlin | overly sentimental |
| novice | a beginner |
| pique | resentment, irritation |
| propensity | preference, natural inclination |
| purse | to pucker or to tighten one's lips |
| refute | to disprove, to show as erroneous |
| remuneration | the act of paying for a service, loss, or expense |
| soothsayer | a person who is able to predict the future, seer |
| supple | easily bent, elastic, pliable |
| travail | difficult labor |
| understate | to show restraint or lack of emphasis |
| vibrant | full of life |
| collage | an assembly of diverse things to make an artistic composition |
| equilibrium | a state of balance between opposing forces |
| ethos | the distinguishing character or values of a specific people or culture |
| explicate | to explain, to clarify the meaning |
| fold | a group bound together by common beliefs; fenced enclosure for sheep |
| impudent | disrespectful, characterized by improper bold behavior |
| intensify | to strengthen |
| interred | buried |
| acuity | sharpness of perception |
| baleful | destructive, deadly |
| cataclysm | an event or situation that causes a momentous change or upheaval |
| catharsis | a purification or purging of emotions that brings about spiritual renewal |
| dogma | a system o beliefs or principles |
| edifice | a very large building |
| enumerate | to count one by one |
| grate | to cause irritation |
| despicable | very bad, contemptible |
| embed | to enclose firmly in some mass |
| embolden | to encourage one to be bold or to have courage |
| florid | flowery, flushed with color |
| hiatus | gap, pause, interruption in time |
| inertia | resistance to motion or action |
| charismatic | having special qualities or powers that are used for healing or prophecy |
| chary | careful, cautious |
| convoke | to summon or to call together |
| abyss | bottomless holde, a vast expanse or depth |
| acrid | caustic, bitter, harsh(relates sometimes to taste and smell) |
| bemuse | to confuse or to bewilder |
| decorousness | proper behavior |
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