| Term | Definition |
|---|
| amiss | faulty imperfect, not as it should be |
| brawl | a noisy quarrel or fight |
| domestic | native to a country, a household servent |
| flagrant | extremely bad |
| foremost | cheif,most important, primary |
| momentum | the force or speed with which something moves |
| paradox | a self contradictory statement that on closer examination proves true |
| perjury | the act of swearing to a lie |
| salvo | a burst of gunfire or cannon shot |
| wrath | intense anger |
| disputatious | inclined to argue or debate |
| onslaught | a violent attack |
| pervade | to spread throughout |
| prudent | careful, cautious |
| simultaneous | happening or existing at the same time |
| canvass | to go through an area in order to procure votes |
| downtrodden | treated unfairly |
| entice | to attract, tempt |
| flounder | to thrash about in a clumsy or ineffective way |
| melancholy | sad, gloomy, unhappy |
| puny | less than normal strenghth or size |
| quibble | to evade or belittle |
| stifle | to hold back or choke off |
| botch | to repair or patch poorly |
| dilapidated | falling apart or ruined |
| dismantle | to take apart, to strip of something |
| farce | a play filled with ridiculous or absurd happenings |
| futile | not successful |
| grueling | very tireing |
| lavish | overly generous, extravagant |
| morbid | in an unhealthy mental state |
| shirk | to avoid work |
| timidity | the state of being eaisly frightened |
| havoc | great confusion or disorder |
| infamous | very wicked, disgreceful |
| lax | not strict, careless, lacking dicipline |
| mull | to think about, ponder |
| overture | an intoductory section or part |
| stalemate | a situation in which further action by either of the 2 opponents is imposible |
| vindictive | bearing a grudge |
| despondent | sad, without hope |
| embezzle | to steal property entrusted in one's care |
| lethargic | dull, slow moving |
| turmoil | mental strain or agitation |
| countenance | facial expression, to tolerate or approve |
| diminish | to make smaller |
| fluctuate | to change continually, move up and down |
| grovel | to humble one's self, to act in a fearful and servile way |
| pall | to lose interest, a dark covering |
| revere | to love and respect deeply |
| stodgy | dull, boring, old fashioned |
| heed | to pay careful attention to |
| hoax | an act intended to trick or deceive |
| wan | unnatrually pale or sickly looking |
| clamor | to call for by loud and continued outcries |
| cynical | inclined to believe the worst of people |
| haggle | to argue in a petty way about a price |
| indisposed | slightly ill |
| legacy | something handed down from an ancestor or from the past |
| sagacious | shrewd, wise in a keen practical way |
| malady | a sickness, ilness |
| mellow | ripe, well matured, rich |
| abound | to be plentiful |
| misdemeanor | a crime or offense that is less serious than a felony |
| akin | alike |
| despot | tyrant, a ruler who oppresses his or her subjects |
| cosmopolitan | having many feilds of interest, found in most parts of the world |
| cache | a hiding place. something hidden or stored |
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