| Term | Definition |
|---|
| repository | a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping |
| whet | sharpen by rubbing, as on a whetstone |
| mellifluous | Sweetly or smoothly flowing. |
| decadence | decay; fall to a lower level (of morality, civilization, or art); ADJ. decadent |
| wheedle | cajole, coax, deceive by flattery |
| sanctimonious | excessively or hypocritically pious |
| axiom | n. statement that is accepted as true without further proof or argument |
| dragoon | to compel by military bullying; to compel by force |
| fastidious | possessing careful attention to detail; difficult to please |
| conjecture | A guess. |
| renege | fail to fulfill a promise or obligation |
| overwrought | extremely agitated, hysterical |
| exigency | a pressing or urgent situation |
| wreak | cause to happen or to occur as a consequence |
| intemperate | Not temperate or moderate; excessive, especially in the use of alcoholic beverages. |
| toady | try to gain favor by cringing or flattering |
| implore | beg or plead urgently |
| precipitate | bring about abruptly |
| rectitude | uprightness, moral virtues, correctness of judgment |
| abdicate | to step down from power |
| cognizant | Taking notice. |
| flux | become liquid or fluid when heated |
| importune | beg persistently and urgently |
| devout | Religious. |
| covenant | a signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some action |
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