| Term | Definition |
|---|
| contentious | quarrelsome |
| mire | bog or marsh |
| droll | amusing in an odd way |
| prodigious | extraordinary in size, amount or degree |
| inveigle | coaxing |
| indignation | strong displeasure at something considered unjust |
| chronic | constant |
| inane | lacking sense or significance |
| prow | front of something |
| venerable | worthy of reverance because of age or wisdom |
| inured | to become accustomed to hardship |
| insidious | intended to harm, but appears undisruptive |
| mordantly | sarcastically speaking |
| enmity | feeling of hostility |
| denounce | to make a formal public accusation |
| amiably | friendly |
| visionary | purely idealistic |
| erratic | deviating from the usual course of conduct/opinion |
| vindicated | to clear from an accusation |
| idiosyncratic | individualizing characteristic |
| impinge | to make an impression on |
| encumbrance | something burdensome |
| discernible | noticeable, apparent |
| opulent | luxurious |
| sobriety | solemnity or seriousness |
| reticent | reluctant or restrained |
| exhorted | to urge by strong argument |
| cacophony | harsh, loud, sounds |
| accolade | an award or honor |
| encroachment | to advance beyond usual limits |
| culminate | to bring to a close |
| preeminently | with superiority or distinction above others |
| presage | to give a warning, to foreshadow |
| austerity | quality of being cold or stern |
| querulous | quarrelsome |
| urbane | sophisticated, refined |
| guileful | cunning or deceptive |
| incongruity | the quality of disagreeing |
| precariously | circumstances characterized by danger and lack of security or stability |
| bellicose | favoring or inclined to start quarrels |
| disconcerting | to frustrate by throwing into disorder |
| assimilate | to take in and incorporate as one's own |
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