| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Achilles' Heel | A weak point |
| Stentorian | Very loud |
| Mnemonic | Assisting memory |
| Fathom | To understand, figure out |
| Serendipity | Ability to make lucky discoveries by chance of accident |
| Desultory | Random, unmethodical, aimless |
| Pariah | Social outcast |
| Tawdry | Showy and cheap |
| Pecuniary | Relating to money |
| Impecunious | Having little or no money- poor |
| Monarch | Ruler or person who holds dominant position |
| Anarchy | Absence of government or law |
| Hierarchy | Person or things arranged in a graded series or rank |
| Matriarch | Woman who rules a family, clan, tribe or group |
| Patriarch | Father or leader of family or group, dignified old man |
| Spartan | Severe, rigirous, disciplined |
| Gadfly | Person who continually annoys others |
| Homage | Action showing respect and honor |
| Spurn | Scornfully refuse or reject |
| Pedigree | Ancestry or record of ancestry, line of descent |
| Pittance | Small amount of portion, relating to money |
| Preposterous | Ridiclous, obviously, absurd, contrary to reason |
| Macabre | Gruesome, horrible, causing fear, suggesting the horror of death |
| Farce | Ridiclious, light comedy, slapstick humor, mockery |
| Bombast | Speech or writing that sounds grand, but with little meaning |
| Prerogative | Exclusive or special right or privilage |
| Derogatory | Tending to make a person or thing seem of less value |
| Interrogate | Question formally, closely, systematically |
| Arrogant | Showing an excessive and unpleasant sense of superiority |
| Abrogate | Abolish, repeal, cancel, legally do away with |
| Chimerical | Given to wildly impossible plans, unrealistic, fantastic, impractical |
| Asinine | Stupid or silly |
| Bellwether | Leader |
| Limbo | Place or state of neglect, period awaiting change |
| Plagiarize | Use ideas or writings of another and present them as one's own |
| Irony | Expression that means the opposite of what is stated |
| Effete | Worn-out, unproductive, barren |
| Titanic | Enormous in size or strength |
| Hyperbole | Obviously extravagant statement or assertion |
| Diabolic | Outrageously wicket, cruel, devilish |
| Durable | Long lasting, lasting tenure and decay |
| Endure | Exist, last, bear, put up patiently |
| Duration | Time something lasts or continues |
| Duress | Force or threats to make someone do something |
| Obdurate | Stubborn, unyeilding, hardhearted |
| Dunce | Stupid person |
| Charlatan | Deciever who falsely claims to have knowledge or skill, impostor |
| Sycophant | Sickeningly humble self-seeking flatterer |
| Anachronism | Something out of its proper historical time, error or chronology |
| Draconian | Severe, harsh, cruel |
| Plummet | Fall rapidly straight down |
| Fatal | Causing or capable of causing death and destruction |
| Nefarious | Extremely wicked |
| Vindicate | Clear from blame, charges critisim, justify |
| Vindictive | Revengeful |
| Indict | Accuse of crime, espically to put one on trial after being accused |
| Malediction | Curse |
| Diction | Style or choice or words, especially in regard to pronunciation |
| Edict | Public command or order by one in high authority, decree |
| Jurisdiction | Legal authority, especially in reguard to its range or extent |
| Venerate | Regard with great respect |
| Sadistic | Getting pleasure from hurting others |
| Malapropism | Ridiclious or humorous misuse or words |
| Pragmatic | Practical |
| Disparge | Refer to something as having little importance, speaking slightly of |
| Vegetate | Lead a dull, inactive, useless life |
| Adamant | Unyielding, inflexable, definate |
| Conjugal | Pertaining to the relationship between husband and wife |
| Abominable | Utterly disgusting or hateful |
| Ominous | Threatening, suggestive of future evil |
| Assent | Agreement |
| Dissent | Disagreement |
| Presentiment | Vague expectation or feeling of something about to happen |
| Sententious | Concise and full of meaning, using or full of proverbs and old sayings in a self-important, high sounding, or boring way |
| Sentiment | Feeling or opinion |
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