| Term | Definition |
|---|
| auspicious | adj. attended by favorable circumstances |
| doddering | adj. feeble-minded from age; senile |
| anarchist | n. a person who advocated (is in favor of) anarchy |
| anarchy | n. absence of any form of political authority |
| deference | n. courteous respect |
| absolve | v. to pronounce clear of blame or guilt |
| vigil | n. a period or act of observing; surveillance |
| lamentation | n. an expression of grief or mourning |
| transgress | v. to act in violation of the law |
| prevail | v. to be greater in strength or influence; triumph |
| profane | v. to blaspheme |
| revels | n. festivities |
| implacable | adj. incapable of appeasement or mitigation (easing) |
| augury | n. the art, ability, or practice of foretelling events or interpreting omens |
| entrails | n. internal organs, especially the intestines |
| carrion | n. dead and decaying flesh |
| misgive | v. to arouse suspicion |
| salamander | n. a mythical creature, generally believed to live in or withstand fire |
| stolid | adj. revealing very little emotion; impassive |
| flue | n. pipe, tube, channel |
| phoenix | n. mythological bird that was consumed by flame and then rose again from the ashes |
| amber | n. yellowish brown fossil resin that often has particles trapped inside |
| refract | v. to alter (usually light) from a straight path |
| imperceptible | adj. difficult to perceive by mind or senses |
| mausoleum | n. a large stately building holding many tombs |
| capillary | n. fine, slender tube (resembling a hair) |
| proboscis | n. long snout or trunk |
| pawn | n. a person, creature or entity used to further someone else's purpose |
| trajectory | n. the path followed by an object moving through space |
| proclivity | n. an inclination towards something, esp. something objectionable |
| odious | adj. deserving hatred |
| gilt | adj. covered with fold or having the color of gold |
| heresy | n. an opinion or practice contrary to the truth or to generally accepted standards |
| jargon | n. the technical terminology of a special group or activity |
| fathom | n. a unit of measurement (equal to 6 feet) used especially for measuring the depth of water |
| cacophony | n. harsh or discordant sound |
| luminescent | adj. emitting light not caused by heat |
| feign | v. to give a false appearance of; pretend |
| digest | n. a summary or condensation of a body of information |
| pratfall | n. a humiliating mishap or blunder |
| breach | v. to break |
| custodian | n. one that guards and protects |
| subside | v. to become less agitated or active |
| cadence | n. balanced, rhythmic flow, as in poetry or oratory |
| suffuse | v. to spread through or over as in liquid or light |
| divert | v. to turn aside from a course or direction |
| profusion | n. abundance |
| skepticism | n. a doubting or questioning attitude or state of mind |
| arsonist | n. a criminal who illegally sets fires |
| insidious | adj. alluring or enticing, but harmful |
| linguist | n. a person who speaks several languages; someone who studies languages |
| contemptible | adj. deserving of contempt; despicable |
| mobilize | v. to assemble or prepare or put into operation |
| trifle | n. something of little importance or value |
| perfunctory | adj. done routinely with little interest or care |
| chaff | n. the very thin scales on the outside of grain kernels that blow away in the wind (metaphorically--having little weight or value) |
| gout | n. a blob or clot |
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