| Term | Definition |
|---|
| adherent | a person who follows or upholds a leader, cause, etc.; supporter, follower |
| amalgam | a mixture or combination |
| ambivalence | uncertainty or fluctuation, esp. when caused by inability to make a choice |
| chutzpah | audacity; nerve |
| contumacious | stubbornly perverse or rebellious; willfully and obstinately disobedient |
| convivial | friendly; agreeable |
| discernible | distinguishable |
| emasculate | to deprive of strength or vigor; to weaken |
| enigmatic | perplexing; mysterious |
| epiphany | a sudden, intuitive perception of or insight into the reality or essential meaning of something |
| feckless | having no sense of responsibility; indifferent; lazy |
| garrulous | excessively talkative in a rambling, roundabout manner, esp. about trivial matters |
| hauteur | haughty manner or spirit; arrogance |
| hubris | excessive pride or self-confidence; arrogance |
| indelible | incapable of being eliminated, forgotten, changed, or the like |
| inveigle | to acquire, win, or obtain by beguiling talk or methods |
| mercurial | changeable; volatile; fickle; flighty; erratic |
| onerous | burdensome, oppressive, or troublesome; causing hardship |
| perfunctory | performed merely as a routine duty; hasty and superficial |
| rancor | bitter, rankling resentment or ill will; hatred; malice |
| recalcitrant | resisting authority or control; not obedient or complaint |
| sobriquet | a nickname |
| taciturn | inclined to silence; reserved in speech; reluctant to join in conversation |
| terse | neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language |
| veracity | conformity to truth or fact; accuracy |
| audacious | fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold |
| avenge | to take vengeance on behalf of |
| beguile | to deceive; to distract the attention of |
| contentious | quarrelsome |
| deity | god or goddess |
| hecatomb | large scale sacrifice or slaughter |
| impertinent | improperly forward |
| indolent | lazy |
| insidious | working or spreading harmfully in a subtle or stealthy manner |
| judicious | having or exhibiting sound judgment; prudent |
| libation | pouring of a liquid offering as a religious ritual |
| pernicious | causing great harm; destructive |
| propitious | presenting favorable circumstances; auspicious |
| requite | return, as for an injury or friendly act |
| stalwart | firm and resolute; stout |
| tenacious | holding together firmly; cohesive |
| transgress | go beyond or over; act in violation of |
| woo | to seek the affection of |
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