| Term | Definition |
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| beguile | to influence by trickery, flatery, etc.; mislead, delude |
| dote | to bestow or express excessive love or fondness habitually |
| extenuate | to represent as less serious |
| feign | to represent factiously: put on an appearance |
| reveling | boisterous merrymaking or festivity |
| dissemble | to give a false or misleading appearance to |
| wanton | done, shown, used, etc. maliciously or unjustifiably |
| linger | to remain or stay in a place longer than usual or expected |
| adamant | any impenetrably or unyieldingly hard substance |
| impeach | to accuse (a public official) of misconduct in office |
| bequeath | pass on in a will |
| chide | scold |
| extort | bring forth |
| entreat | to beg |
| recompense | payment |
| sojourn | stay somewhere for a while |
| enmity | hostility |
| discourse | conversation |
| paragon | model of perfection |
| spurn | reject |
| amends | something done to make up for a fault or mistake |
| audacious | bold |
| gait | manner of walking |
| premeditated | planned |
| reprehend | to find fault with |
| satire | literary work exposing human shortcomings to ridicule and scorn |
| transfigure | to change |
| pun | a play on words; the humorous use of a word or phrase to emphasize its different meanings |
| oxymoron | phrase combining two contradictory terms |
| hyperbole | a deliberate exaggeration or overstatement |
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