| Term | Definition |
|---|
| detestable | deserving to be detested (intensely disliked); hateful; abominable; loathsome |
| impartially | in an impartial (fair) manner; without bias or prejudice; fairly |
| lapse | to come to an end; to cease being in force; stop; terminate/ to fall, slip, sink. |
| malignantly | in a malignant (deliberately disposed to cause evil manner; with intense ill will; maliciously; spitefully. |
| mockery | rdicule, contempt, derision/ someone or something to be laughed at/ mocking (ridiculing) pretense; impertinent imitation; burlesque; travesty |
| reflection | act of reflecting (thinking); serious thought on a subject; meditation/ thought; idea; opinion |
| saunter | to walk along in an idle or leisurely manner; stroll |
| skepticism | skeptical (doubting) attitude; doubt, disbelief, uncertainty |
| tantalize | to torment by the sight; show or promise of a desired thing kept just beyond one's reach; tease. |
| wretched | hatefully contemptible, despicable, mean/ characterized by distress or misery; dismal; miserable |
| bourgeois | the middle class; usually associated with conventional beliefs and values, such as materialism/ in Marxist (communist theory, the [the word] are capitalists involved in a class struggle with the proletariat/ (adj.) lacking in refinement in the arts or social graces. |
| capitalist | a believer in private or corporate ownership of business with prices determined by competition in a free market; business investor |
| commemorate | serve as a reminder, honor, memoralize |
| criterion | a benchmark or standard on whihc a judgement is based |
| eulogizing | highly praising in song, speech, or writing |
| frivolities | silly things not worthy of serious attention |
| imperialist | an advocate of the policy of dominating other nations by acquiring their land or making them economically dependent; aquisitive |
| proletariat | the working class; unskilled labor having little money or goods |
| propitious | indicating favorable conditions; well-timed |
| reactionary | reacting to political issues with extreme conservatism; right-wing; ultraconservative |
| accordance | agreement, compliance, conformity |
| breach | violation, infraction, break |
| contending | struggling against an opponent or opposite belief; wrestling/ stating in a discussion or written peice |
| dissembling | disguiseing one's real motives, fellings, or nature; pretending |
| embodiment | ideal symbol or representation |
| ineffectual | not effective, useless, fruitless |
| integrity | moral strength, honesty |
| plausible | apparently true, believable, likely |
| prudent | wise, cautious, sensible |
| replete | well-supplied, full |
| affliction | anything causing continued pain or suffering |
| asylum | shelter, protection, sanctuary, place of refuge |
| countenance | expression on a person's face that shows feelings or character; visage; appearance/ encouragement, support, sanction |
| despise | to look down on with contempt; scorn, disdain, loathe |
| hideous | horribly ugly, repulsive, frightful |
| hospitable | showing hospitality (freinliness and kindness to guests and strangers)/ open, receptive |
| humane | showing sympathy and consideration for other human beings or for animals; humanitarion, benevolent |
| liberate | to set at liberty; to release from imprisonment or bondage, free, release |
| sundry | various and diverse, miscellaneous, several |
| tranquil | free from agitation or disturbance, calm, peaceful, serene. |
| celebratory | observed with special rituals; festive |
| dissonance | discord; disagreeable combination of sounds |
| eclecticism | a style or system of choosing what seems best from various sources; a belief in such a system |
| introspective | contemplating one's inner thoughts and feelings; thoughtful; pensive |
| laureate | someone honjored for achievement in an art or a science |
| malediction | a curse or hex; wishing someone or something ill |
| marginal | on the borderline; minimal |
| orchestrate | to arrange or coordinate to achieve a result |
| paradoxical | puzzling or contradictory, yet often true |
| supplicant | one who requests something in a submissive way |
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