| Term | Definition |
|---|
| belittle | to speak of someone or something as small or unimportant; to speak of negatively |
| blase | uninterested or unimpressed |
| concoct | to devise cleverly; to invent |
| decade | ten years |
| diverse | differing from each other; many and distinctly unalike |
| enunciate | to speak articulately; to express clearly |
| hurtle | to move with great speed and force; to throw forcefully; hurl |
| improvise | to do or make with no preparation; to fashion using only immediately available materials |
| jostle | to bump, push, or shove |
| libel | the act of printing a false statement that harms someone's reputation; to defame someone by publishing false statements |
| mammoth | huge; a large, hairy, extinct elephant |
| paradox | a statement or situation that is true, but seems impossible or self-contradictory |
| provincial | rural; pertaining to the customs of non-city dwellers; narrow in perspective; unsophisticated |
| realm | a domain; a field; a territory |
| undermine | to weaken by wearing away the foundation or support of |
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