| Term | Definition |
|---|
| credulity | tendency to believe readily |
| fusillade | a discharge from a number of firearms, fired simultaneously or in rapid succession; rapid outburst or succession |
| talisman | an object marked with magic signs and believed to confer on its bearer supernatural powers or protection |
| scud | to run or skim along swiftly and easily; wind-driven clouds, mist, or rain |
| wont | accustomed or used to; likely |
| spasmodic | relating to, affected by, or having the character of a spasm; convulsive. happening intermittently; fitful. given to sudden outbursts of energy or feeling;excitable |
| leverage | positional advantage; power to act effectively |
| rubicund | inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life |
| antimacassar | a protective covering for the backs of chairs and sofas |
| prosaic | lacking wit or imagination; not challenging, dull, lacking excitement |
| broach | a relatively large decorative pin or clasp |
| malign | to make evil, harmful, and often untrue statements about; speak evil of |
| torrent | a heavy rain; a violently fast stream of water |
| bog | a wet and spongy area of ground |
| shards | a piece of broken pottery, especially one found in an archeological dig |
| bibulous | given to or marked by the consumption of alcoholic drink |
| convoluted | intricate; complicated |
| deftness | skillful performance or ability without difficulty |
| tottering | swaying as if about to fall; appearing as about to collapse |
| jarred | to make or utter a harsh sound; to be disturbing or irritating; grate |
| marred | to inflict damage, especially disfiguring |
| flailing | a manual threshinf device consisting of a long wooden handle or staff |
| imperceptive | not having the ability to perceive or understand |
| dragooning | to subjugate or persecute by the imposition of troops; to compel by violent measures or threats |
| greenhorn | an inexperienced or immature person |
| sultry | very humid and hot |
| chastened | punished especially by reproof or reprimand |
| truculent | disposed to fight; expressing bitter opposition |
| imperatrix | a domineering woman |
| shiftless | lacking ambition or purpose; lazy |
| usurer | a person who chargers exhorbitant interests on a loan |
| haggled | bargained; bartered |
| slackened | loosened; relaxed |
| facilitated | helped; aided; assisted; made easy |
| chaff | the casing around a kernel of wheat; something inedible; useless |
| voluptuous | sensuous; juicy; ripe |
| reverie | daydream; trance |
| caprice | whim; impulse; quirk |
| posterity | future generations |
| mordant | caustic, scathing, penetrating, biting (grating)-metaphorically |
| posterity | future generations |
| sagacious | sage; wise; learned |
| brazen | bold, barefaced, audacious, brash |
| ethereal | otherworldly, angelic |
| dauntless | bold, fearless |
| piquancy | sharp taste; spiciness; kick, tartness |
| revel | party, drink; paint the town red; have a good time |
| dissolution | closure; disbanding; termination |
| emanating | originating, starting, stemming |
| pluck | nerve, guts; bravery |
| vixen | baby female fox, deceitful woman |
| battalions | division; company; regiment |
| fastidious | fussy; finicky, persnickety; hard to please |
| diffidently | shyly; timidly, hesitantly |
| dogged | determined; persistent |
| deign | condescend; stoop; lower yourself |
| premonition | presentiment; forewarning; intuition; feeling; hunch |
| vex | displease; annoy; anger; irritate |
| dour | sour; gloomy; grim |
| resolute | firm; staunch; stubborn; unyielding |
| emaciated | thin, wasted; withered; shrunken |
| illusory | deceptive; false; illusive; misleading |
| indiscriminately | arbitrarily; aimlessly; at random |
| cleave | slice, cut; hew; chop |
| fatuous | idiotic; absurd; silly; childish |
| petulant | huffy; snappish; irritable; bad-tempered |
| diversion | distraction; entertainment; pastime |
| proselytizer | evangelist; converter; missionary; advocate |
| cryptically | mysteriously; enigmatically; puzzling |
| cackle | laugh; hoot; screech |
| cunning | marked by artful subtlety and deceptiveness |
| retort | to reply especially in a quick, caustic, or witty manner |
| penitential | of or relating to expressing penitence |
| endeavor | aim; attempt |
| moor | anchor |
| pariah | hated person; unwanted by others |
| relish | appreciate |
| bolt | to lock |
| exhileration | happiness; delight; elation |
| demurely | reservedly; earnest; humble |
| undulations | throbbing; cadence |
| sublime | great; elevated; magnificent |
| impervious | unpenetrable; immune |
| pedagogy | instruction |
| uncanny | very strange |
| protrude | to stick out |
| flounder | struggle |
| impudence | confidence; aggressive; boldness |
| atoll | ringlike coral island |
| caricature | burlesque; cartoon, distortion |
| implore | to beg |
| reprove | to voice or convey disapproval of |
| rend | to tear or split apart in rage |
| pusillanimous | lacking in courage and manly strength and resolution |
| lucrative | producing a good profit |
| rustic | characteristic of rural life |
| poignant | arousing affect |
| demur | to delay; to pause |
| condole | to express sympathy or sorrow |
| oblivion | the condition or quality of being completely forgotten |
| cavalcade | a procession of riders or horse-drawn carriages |
| prodigious | impressively great in size |
| noisome | offensive to the point of arousing disgust |
| jocosely | tiven to joking; merry |
| ken | perception or understanding |
| wanton | immoral or unchaste |
| demean | degrade; debase |
| magnanimous | courageously |
| abhorrence | hate coupled with disgust |
| consternation | alarm; fright; amazement |
| eminence | a position of great distinction or superiority |
| apathy | no feeling |
| empathy | have not ever experienced the feeling, but feel for the other person whos in a difficult situation |
| conjecture | inference or judgement based on inconclusive or incomplete evidence |
| latently | present or in existence but not active |
| tractable | easily managed or controlled |
| machinations | the act of plotting |
| conciliatory | acting in a way so as to overcome the distrust or animosity |
| taciturn | habitually silent |
| intimated | made known subtly and indirectly |
| whelp | a young offspring of a mammal |
| posthumous | occuring or continuing after one's death |
| retinue | the retainers or attendants accompanying a high-ranking person |
| sally | to rush or leap forth suddenly |
| incumbent | imposed as an obligation or duty |
| interment | the act or ritual of burying |
| salient | projecting beyond a line or surface |
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