| Term | Definition |
|---|
| chimerical | given to wildly impossible plans, unrealistic, fantastic, impractical |
| asinine | stupid or silly |
| bellwether | leader |
| limbo | place or state of neglect; period awaiting change; in-between state |
| plagiarize | use ideas or writings of another and present them as one's own |
| titanic | enormous in size or strength |
| irony | expression that means the opposite of what is stated; event or result the opposite of what is expected |
| effete | worn-out, unproductive, barren |
| hyperbole | obviously extravagant statement or assertion |
| diabolic | outrageously wicked; cruel; devilish |
| 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 someone do something |
| obdurate | stubborn, unyielding, hardhearted |
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