| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Achilles' heel | weak point |
| stentorian | very loud |
| mnemonic | assisting memory |
| fathom | understand, figure out, penetrate the meaning of |
| 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 |
| ARCH | ruler |
| monarch | ruler or person who holds a dominant position, especially a hereditary ruler like a king, queen, emperor, or sultan |
| anarchy | absence of government of 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 a family or group; dignified old man |
| spartan | severe, rigorous, disciplined |
| gadfly | a 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 or portion, especially of money |
| preposterous | ridiculous, obviously absurd, contrary to reason |
| macabre | gruesome, horrible, causing fear, suggesting the horror of death |
| farce | ridiculous, light comedy; slapstick comedy; absurd thing; mockery |
| bombast | speech or writing that sounds grand or important, but has little meaning |
| ROG | ask |
| prerogative | exclusive or special right or privilege |
| derogatory | tending to make a person or thing seem lower or of less value; belittling; negative discrediting |
| interrogate | question formally, closely, systematically |
| arrogant | showing an excessive and unpleasant sense of superiority; overbearingly proud; haugty |
| abrogate | abolish, repeal, cancel, legally, do away with |
| chimerical | given to wildly impossible plans, unrealistic, fantastic, impractical |
| asinine | silly or stupid |
| bellwether | leder |
| limbo | place or state of neglect; period awaiting change; in-between state |
| effete | worn-out, unproductive, barren |
| plagiarize | use ideas of writing of another and present them as one's own |
| titanic | enormous in size or strength |
| irony | expression that means that the opposite of what is state; event or result the opposite of what is expected |
| hyperbole | obviously extravagant statement or assertion |
| diabolic | outrageously wicked; cruel; devilish |
| DUR | hard, lasting |
| durable | lasting a long time; resisting wear and decay |
| endure | exist, last; bear, put up with patiently |
| duration | time something lasts or continues |
| duress | force or threats to make something do something |
| obdurate | stubborn, unyielding hardhearted |
| dunce | stupid person |
| charlatan | deceiver who falsely claims to have knowledge or skill; imposter |
| sycophant | sickening humble self-seeking flatterer |
| anachronism | something out of its proper historical time; error of putting something in the wrong historical time |
| draconian | severe, harsh, cruel |
| plummet | to fall rapidly straight down |
| fatal | causing or capable of causing death and destruction |
| nefarious | extremely wicked |
| vindicate | clear from blame, charges, criticism, justify |
| vindictive | revengeful |
| DICT | speak, say |
| indict | accuse of a crime, especially to put a subject on trial after being accused of a crime |
| malediction | curse |
| diction | style of choice of words, especially in regard pronunciation |
| edict | public command or order by one in high authority; decree |
| jurisdiction | legal authority, especially in regard to its range or extent |
| venerate | regard with great respect |
| sadistic | getting pleasures from hurting others |
| malapropism | ridiculous or humorous misuse |
| pragmatic | practical |
| disparage | refer to something as having little importance; speak slightly of |
| vegetate | lead a dull, inactive, useless life |
| adamant | unyielding, inflexible, definite |
| conjugal | marriage; pertaining to the relationship between husband and wife |
| abominable | utterly disgusting or hateful |
| ominous | threatening; suggestive of future evil |
| SENT | feel, think |
| 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 saying in a self-important, high sounding or boring way |
| sentiment | feeling or opinion |
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