| Term | Definition |
|---|
| adulation | strong admiration; worship |
| bristle | to show irritation |
| decoy | lure; trap; trick |
| erratic | wandering; irregular |
| histrionic | theatrical; exaggerated |
| laud | praise |
| obstreperous | noisy and boisterous |
| portend | fortell |
| retraction | withdrawal; cancellation of a statement |
| titter | giggle quietly |
| adversity | hardship |
| broach | start to discuss; approach |
| deference | respect |
| esoteric | obscure and difficult to understand |
| hoary | old |
| lavish | on a grand scale; wasteful |
| obtuse | mentally dull |
| portent | a warning sign; omen |
| revere | worship |
| tome | large book |
| advocate | support |
| brusque | blunt; abrupt |
| defoliate | cause leaves to fall off |
| espouse | promote; take up; support |
| hone | sharpen; increase;whet |
| lax | careless, not strict |
| obviate | avoid; make unnecessary |
| poseur | someone who puts on an act |
| riddled | full of (usually full of holes) |
| torpid | inactive; lazy; stagnant |
| aesthetic | concerning art or beauty |
| bulwark | fortification; barricade; wall |
| defunct | no longer in existence |
| etymology | the study of word origin |
| hyperbole | grossly exaggerated speech |
| legend | 1. key to a map 2. myth or story |
| odious | hateful |
| posterity | future generations |
| rife | common |
| torpor | dormancy; sluggishness; inactivity |
| affable | friendly; social; easy going |
| bureaucracy | officialdom |
| degradation | deprivation; poverty; debasement |
| eulogy | praise |
| hypochondriac | a person obsessed with health; having imaginary illnesses |
| legion | in large numbers |
| officious | domineering; intrusive; meddlesome |
| posthumous | after death |
| rigor | thoroughness |
| totter | walk unsteadily |
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