| Term | Definition |
|---|
| inane | complacently or inanely foolish |
| sustain | undergo (as of injuries and illnesses) |
| ornate | rich in decorative detail |
| catalogued | entered in a catalogue |
| anachronistic | chronologically misplaced |
| extrapolated | that are estimated |
| byzantine | a native or inhabitant of Byzantium or of the Byzantine Empire |
| conscientious | characterized by extreme care and great effort |
| onerous | not easily borne |
| slipshod | marked by great carelessness |
| modest | free from ostentation or pretension |
| shrewdness | intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings) |
| discord | strife resulting from a lack of agreement |
| upheaval | disturbance usually in protest |
| peripheral | on or near an edge or constituting an outer boundary |
| despoiled | having been robbed and destroyed by force and violence |
| wretched | characterized by physical misery |
| exultant | joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success |
| ruinous | causing injury or blight |
| archaic | little evolved from or characteristic of an earlier ancestral type |
| aesthetic | (philosophy) a philosophical theory as to what is beautiful |
| ubiquitous | being present everywhere at once |
| shrouded | cover or envelop so as to conceal from view |
| pugnacious | ready and able to resort to force or violence |
| fractious | easily irritated or annoyed |
| prodigious | so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe |
| fastidious | giving and careful attention to detail |
| listless | lacking zest or vivacity |
| indolent | disinclined to work or exertion |
| buttressing | a support usually of stone or brick |
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