| Term | Definition |
|---|
| magnanimous | noble and generous in spirit |
| expedite | to speed up |
| elucidate | to make clear |
| dulcet | soothing sound |
| augment | to enhance or enlarge |
| paltry | measly; trivial; small amount |
| judicious | wise; showing good judgement |
| perfunctory | lacking enthusiasm; dutiful; obligatory |
| winsome | charming |
| homogenous | of the same kind or type |
| omnivorous | having a diet of both plants and animals |
| latent | hidden; yet to be discovered |
| quixotic | idealistic |
| charlatan | a fraud; impostor |
| tangible | able to be touched; concrete; not abstract |
| stagnant | not moving or flowing; inactive |
| burgeon | to grow; to bloom; to do well |
| deprecate | to disapprove of, to denounce |
| morose | gloomy; depressed |
| arduous | difficult; strenuous |
| astute | perceptive; shrewd |
| superficial | shallow;external |
| nonchalant | casual; careless; informal |
| catharsis | cleansing or purging experience |
| prodigious | extraordinary; remarkable |
| nullify | to cancel; to undo |
| zealot | fanatic |
| ostensible | apparent; seeming |
| hyperbole | exaggeration; overstatement |
| requisite | requirement; necessity |
| genre | category or type |
| convergence | joining of parts; coming together |
| intrepid | adventurous; courageous |
| ostentatious | showy; boastful |
| anomaly | irregularity; abnormality |
| endemic | common to a certain region |
| relegate | to reduce to a lesser status |
| cursory | hasty; brief |
| callous | coarse; insensitive |
| antagonist | opponent adversary; character who opposed the protagonist |
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