| Term | Definition |
|---|
| discourse | communication of thought by words; talk; conversation |
| muffle | to wrap with something to prevent sound |
| distemper | a deranged condition of mind or body; a disorder or disease |
| importune | to press or beset with solicitations; demand with urgancy or persistence |
| calamity | a great misfortune or disaster, as a flood or serious injury |
| abate | to reduce in amount, degree, intensity; lessen; diminish |
| melancholy | soberly thoughtful; pensive |
| sustenance | means of sustaining life; nourishment |
| prodigious | wonderful or marvelous |
| rudiment | the elements or first principles of a subject |
| temperance | self-control |
| cursory | going rapidly over something, without noticing details; hasty; superficial |
| imperceptible | very slight, gradual, or subtle |
| commodity | something of use, advantage, or value |
| tedious | long and tiresome |
| contempt | dishonor; disgrace |
| ogle | to look at amorously, flirtatiously, or impertinently |
| eminent | prominent; distinguished |
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