| Term | Definition |
|---|
| enviable | good enough to be desired |
| manifest | clear; obvious |
| vexed | annoyed |
| premise | to preface with some explanation |
| at loggerheads | in disagreement |
| adroitly | cleverly |
| progeny | children; offspring |
| disposition | one's general mood or nature |
| attaché | an ambassador's special assistant |
| compunction | remorse; guilt |
| averse | opposed |
| maxim | rule of conduct |
| propitate | to appease or concilate; make up to |
| versifier | a poet |
| infernally | hellishly, fiendishly |
| physiognomy | facial features supposed to reveal character |
| exorbitant | beyond what is reasonable |
| garrulously | talking a lot |
| damsel | a young woman |
| zeal | a great feeling, strong belief |
| acquiescence | silent submission |
| rudimentary | basic |
| inveterate | habitual |
| coquettish | flirty |
| thronged | grouped; crowded |
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