| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Universal | used by, understood by, applicable to or characteristic of everyone |
| Dominion | the power to control (matt has this over the whole school) |
| Subdue | to conquer, overpower or control by force |
| Encompass | surround |
| Cleave | to cling, stick fast or be faithful to |
| Beguiled | tricked, deceived |
| Covanant | a solemn agreement between two parties |
| Injunction | a law or command |
| Viability | the believability or reality of |
| Renown | widely acclaimed and honored; fame |
| Assuaged | calmed |
| Abated | decreased, suspended, diminished or extinguished |
| Restrain | to hold back or keep in check |
| Array | an order or large grouping/variety |
| Prevail | to win out or be the last one standing |
| Dismayed | sad |
| Parched | exetremely dry |
| Reproach | shame, disgrace |
| Kindled | aroused, excited |
| Disdain | regarded as untrustworthy |
| Austere | strict or severe |
| Abhor | to hate or detest |
| Exorcise | to free from evil spirits |
| Flailing | to swing or wave vigorously |
| Contortion | twisted or deformed shape |
| Coyness | flirtation, shyness, modesty |
| Naivete | innocence or inexperience |
| Acceded | agreed |
| Estatic | a person filled with joy |
| Recluse | a person who leaves society to live alone |
| Convalescence | gradual healing |
| Effusions | unrestrained outpouring of feelings |
| Arduous | difficult; requiring a lot of work and endurance |
| Shrouded | covered, hidden or wrapped |
| Emaciated | extremely thin as a result of starvation |
| Impetuous | impulsive (hasty) and passionate |
| Brackish | salty |
| Prophetic | foretelling events by divine inspiration |
| Cowered | to cringe in fear |
| Ambrosial | sweet and fragrant |
| piety | respect or devotion; affectionate reverence and service shown toward parents, relatives, benefactors, country or supreme being. |
| derelict | left, deserted, abandoned, neglected |
| rudimentary | elementary, basic, at its earliest stages |
| epitomized | represented; used as a typical example |
| plausible | valid, likely, acceptable; credible |
| fugue | a dreamlike state of altered consciousness that may last for hours or days |
| quixotic | impulsive and unpredictable |
| manifest | to make clear or understandable |
| languidly | in a weak indifferent or tired manner |
| preamble | an introductory fact, statement or explanation |
| ambient | of the surrounding area or environment; completely immersed |
| discourse | communication, discussion, conversation |
| scenario | outline of a plot; imagined or projected sequence of events |
| fret | to feel or express worry, annoyance or discontent |
| furrows | a rut, groove or narrow trench; a deep wrinkle in the skin (usually the forehead) |
| balefully | of menacing; threateningly; wretched; miserably |
| posterity | future generations; all of a person's decendents |
| coalescing | blending or coming together into one body or mass |
| reticent | silent, reluctant or restrained |
| sardonic | bitter or scornful; mocking; cynical; sneering |
| incredulous | skeptical, unbelieving |
| coterminous | having the same scope, range of meaning or extent in time |
| vagaries | extravagant, unpredictable or erratic actions |
| encroachment | entry into another's property without right or permission |
| tenuous | of slight importance, lacking a sound basis, lacking in clarity (vague) |
| slough | a hole full of mire; a condition of despair or helplessness |
| mettle | courage, bravery and spirit |
| presentiments | a sense that something is about to occur; a premonition |
| largess | generous gifts or money |
| dreck | worthless trash or junk; excrement or dung |
| obliquely | in an indirect, evasive or misleading direction |
| neolithic | or relating to the cultural period of the Stone Age beginning around 10,000 B.C. in the Middle East and later elsewhere, characterized by the development of agriculture and the making of polished stone implements. |
| devoid | not possessing, untouched by or void of |
| facile | resourceful, quick, expert |
| dissidents | people who disagree |
| predation | a relation between animals in which one organism captures and feeds others; the act of plundering or robbing |
| bleary | fatigued, weary, unclear, blurred |
| bleary | fatigued, weary, unclear, blurred |
| mollified | softened, appeased, pacified, reduced |
| inane | lacking sense, significance or ideas; silly; empty |
| enmity | feeling or condition of hostility |
| consanguinity | relationship by a common ancestor or close affinity |
| guile | crafty or artful deception |
| imperturbability | the state of being incapable of being upset or agitated |
| adulation | excessive admiration or devotion |
| veneration | the act of regarding or treating with reverence |
| charlatan | a fraud; makes out to be much more than he or she is |
| demagogue | leader who obtained power by means of impassioned appeals to theemotions and prejudices of the populace |
| anomie | a state or condition of individuals or society characterized by a breakdown or absence of social norms and values; a case of an uprooted people |
| supernal | belonging to heaven of divine beings; lofty; more than earthly |
| ennui | feeling of weariness and discontent; boredom |
| an- | not |
| co- | together |
| de- | opposite |
| dis- | opposite |
| il- | not |
| ir- | not |
| mal- | bad |
| re- | again |
| trans- | across |
| un- | not |
| -ade | action or prgress |
| -ant | one who |
| -cle | small |
| -dom | state or quality of |
| -ent | one who |
| -ful | full of |
| -ic | relating to |
| -less | without |
| -ment | action or quality of |
| -or | one who |
| arch | ancient |
| archy | goverment |
| corp | body |
| viv | alive, life |
| mor/mort | death |
| path | feeling, suffering |
| phil/philo | love, lover of |
| phobia/phobos | fear |
| mania | madness |
| audio | hear, listen |
| phon | sound |
| photo | light |
| scope | see, watch |
| scrib/script | write |
| geo | earth |
| terra | earth |
| therm | heat |
| tele | far |
| punct | point,dot |
| rupt | break |
| tempo | time |
| wily | crafty tricky or cunning |
| improvident | not think about or planning for the future |
| imperious | commanding, mighty or powerful |
| malevolent | wishing harm on others, malicious |
| abomination | anything greatly disliked, abhorred or shameful |
| foresight | care for or knowledge of the future; looking forward |
| valediction | the act of bidding farewell or taking leave |
| poignant | profound; affecting or moving emotions |
| prowess | exceptional skill, bravery, ability, strength or valor, usually in battle |
| copiously | in great amount; profusely |
| effeminate | having qualities or characteristics more often associated with women than men; characterized by weakness and excessive refinement |
| descended | to move from a higher to lower place; to arrive or attack in a sudden,to move from a higher to lower place; to arrive or attack in a sudden, overwhelming manner |
| impenetrably | impossibly seen, gone through or understood |
| dominion | a territory or sphere of influence or control; a realm |
| ominous | menacing or threatening |
| sheathed | enclosed in a protective covering |
| superfluous | unnecessary, more than enough, wasteful |
| resolute | firm, determined, unwavering |
| primitive | of or relating to a non-industrial, often tribal culture, especiallyone that is characterized by a low level of economic complexity |
| pacification | reduction, as of a rebellious district or people, to peaceful submission |
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