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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 abate | verb: to reduce in amount, degree, intensity; lessen |
| affinity | noun: a natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship |
| arcane | adj: known or understood by only a few |
| autocratic | adj: a ruler having unlimited power; a despot |
| bravado | noun: defiant or swaggering behavior; a disposition towards showy defiance or false expressions of courage |
| brazen | adj: bold; without shame |
| callow | adj: (esp. a young person) inexperienced , immature; lacking adult maturity or experience |
| circumvent | verb: to find a way around |
| clemency | noun: a disposition to show mercy, especially to an offender or enemy |
| epiphany | noun: a sudden manifestation of the essence or meaning of something |
| fissure | noun: a crack or opening |
| gregarious | adj: seeking and enjoying the company of others; sociable |
| hubris | noun: overbearing pride or presumption, arrogance |
| grotesque | adj: outlandish or bizarre, as in character or appearance |
| idiosyncratic | adj: a structural or behavioral characteristic peculiar to an individual or group |
| immoderate | adj: exceeding normal or appropriate bounds; extreme |
| lampoon | noun: a written attack ridiculing a person, group, or institution; a light, good humored satire |
| leery | adj: suspicious or distrustful; wary |
| paucity | noun: smallness of number; fewness, scarcity |
| pensive | adj: deeply,often wistfully or dreamily thoughtful; suggestive or expressive of thoughtfulness |
| precipitous | adj: dangerously high or steep |
| rancor | noun: bitter, long lasting resentment; deep seated ill will |
| rapt | adj: deeply absorbed, engrossed; deeply moved or delighted; enraptured |
| recalcitrant | adj: marked by stubborn resistance to and defiance or authority or guidance |
| scrupulous | adj: conscientious and exact; painstaking; being attentive to detail |
| stratagem | noun: a military maneuver designed to deceive or surprise an enemy |
| taciturn | adj: habitually untalkative, saying little |
| vagaries | noun, plural: an extravagant or erratic notion or action |
| tumult | noun: the prolonged noise and commotion of a great crowd |
| vestiges | noun: a trace of something that is disappearing or no longer exists |
| volition | noun: the act or an instance of making a conscious choice or decision; the power or faculty of choosing; the will |
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