| Term | Definition |
|---|
| assonance | similarity in vowel sounds |
| buttress | supporting structure |
| buttress | strenghth |
| conception | general idea |
| conception | the beginning of pregancy |
| diatribe | bitterly abusive speech |
| dismember | cut up |
| ethnic | racial |
| euphonious | pleasant sounding |
| fluster | confuse |
| gruesome | horrible |
| invoke | request help from |
| invoke | call forth |
| nutriment | nourishing substance |
| pecuniary | financial |
| plebeian | commonplace |
| procrastinate | delay |
| roue | person who leads a dissipated life |
| torso | body minus arms and legs |
| cacophonous | bad sound |
| absolute | operating without restrictions |
| absolute | definite |
| absolute | pure |
| absolute | complete |
| attune | bring into agreement |
| censor | official who looks for objectable material |
| covey | flock |
| emote | express emotions dramatically |
| fastidious | eager to please |
| floe | large, floating ice sheets |
| hallucination | sight existing only in the mind |
| immutable | unchanging |
| incandescent | glowing with intense heat |
| incandescent | brilliant |
| lassitude | weariness |
| munificent | generous |
| pied | multi-colorful |
| retrospective | looking back at the past |
| sedition | rebelliousness |
| succumb | give in |
| succumb | die |
| tenet | principle |
| censer | incense burner |
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