| Term | Definition |
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intricate |
adj. elaborate/complex detail |
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capricious |
adj. impulsive/unpredictable |
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incipient |
adj. beginning to exist or appear |
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brusque |
adj. to speak in a rude manner |
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poignant |
adj. profoundly moving |
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feign |
v. to represent falsely |
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rebuke |
v. to criticize sharply; reprimand |
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copiously |
adv. abundant |
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pandemonium |
n. chaos; wild uproar |
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esoteric |
adj. only understood by the few |
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eloquent |
adj. beautifully expressive |
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calamity |
n. disaster |
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abomination |
n. to detest; hate |
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derisive |
adj. (enjoyable) scornfully; dislike. |
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impudent |
adj. arrogant |
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miscreant |
n. villain; hoodlum |
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ostracize |
v. to banish or exclude; exile |
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idolatrous |
adj. worshipful of... |
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desecrate |
v. to violate the sanctity of sacredness |
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dominion |
n. exercise of control |