| Term | Definition |
|---|
| repository | (n) a place where something is deposited for safekeeping; one in whom secrets are confided; a warehouse; a museum; a burial vault or tomb |
| whet | (v) to sharpen; to make more keen; stimulate (n) the act of whetting |
| mellifluous | (adj) flowing with sweetness or honey; smooth and sweet |
| decadence | (n) descent to a lower level or condition; deterioration of morality |
| wheedle | (v) to persuade or attempt to persuade by flattery or guile; cajole; to obtain through the use of flattery or guile |
| sanctimonious | (adj) feigning piety or righteousness; of or practicing hypocrisy; self-righteous, goody-goody |
| axiom | (n) a broad and basic rule or truth; an established rule, principle, or law |
| dragoon | (n) a member of a European military unit trained and armed to fight mounted or on foot (v) to compel by pressure or threats; to persecute, especially with troops |
| fastidious | (adj) possessing or displaying careful, meticulous attention to detail; difficult to please; very careful |
| conjecture | (n) inference or judgment based on inconclusive or incomplete evidence (v) to infer from inconclusive evidence; guess; assumption |
| renege | (v) to fail to carry out a promise or commitment; to renounce; disown |
| overwrought | (adj) excessively nervous or excited; agitated; extremely elaborate or ornate; overdone; too tense and nervous |
| exigency | (n) the state or quality of requiring much effort or immediate action; a pressing or urgent situation |
| wreak | (v) to inflict vengeance or punishment upon a person; to bring about; cause; to express; vent |
| intemperate | (adj) not temperate or moderate; excessive; especially in the use of alcoholic beverages; not mild; subject to extremes |
| toady | (n) a person who flatters or defers to others for self-serving reasons; (v) to try to gain favor by cringing or flattering |
| implore | (v) to appeal to in supplication; beseech; to beg for urgently; entreat; to make an earnest appeal |
| precipitate | (v) to throw from or as if from a great height; hurl downward; to cause to happen, especially suddenly or prematurely; (adj) moving rapidly and heedlessly; speeding headlong; occurring suddenly or unexpectedly (n) a product resulting from a process, event, or course of action |
| rectitude | (n) moral uprightness; righteousness; the quality or condition of being correct in judgment |
| abdicate | (v) to relinquish power or responsibility formally; to relinquish formally a high office or responsibility; give up a right, or power, position |
| cognizant | (adj) fully informed; conscious; aware; marked by comprehension, and perception |
| flux | (n) a flow or flowing; the rate of flow of fluid, particles, or energy through a given surface; constant or frequent change; fluctuation; an additive that improves the flow of plastics during fabrication (v) to melt; fuse; to become fluid. to flow; stream |
| importune | (v) to annoy; vex; to beset with insistent or repeated requests, often persistently; entreat pressingly (adj) Firm or obstinate, as in making a demand or maintaining a stand |
| devout | (adj) devoted to religion or to the fulfillment of religious obligations; sincere; earnest |
| covenant | (n) a binding agreement; formal sealed agreement or contract |
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