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TSL 1-33
Term | Definition |
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abase | to humiliate, degrade |
abate | to reduce in intensity or amount |
abstruse | difficult to understand, recondite, concealed |
abyss | bottomless hole, a vast expanse or depth |
acuity | sharpness of perception |
affinity | a likeness, a natural relationship, a kinship |
alacrity | prompt and cheerful response |
alchemist | one who practices medieval chemistry or tries to change metals into gold |
alloy | a substance that is a mixture of metals |
amenable | open to or willing to follow advice or suggestion, tractable, malleable |
antipathy | a dislike, distaste, or enmity |
append | to add in a supplementary manner |
arduous | very difficult to accomplish or to achieve, very demanding (task) |
ascend | to move upward, to rise from a lower station |
ascetic | one who leads a life of self-denial and contemplation; absent of luxury |
audacity | excessive boldness, rashness, daring |
augury | an omen or prophecy |
auspicious | favorable |
austere | strict, stern; unadorned, ascetic |
balm | a soothing substance or one that gives relief |
benevolence | kindness, generosity, charity |
benign | no causing harm, of gentle disposition, beneficial |
betoken | to give a sign of |
blighted | destroyed or caused by decline or decay |
buoyant | capable of floating; cheering |
burnish | to make shiny or to polish by rubbing |
calamity | a serious event causing distress or misfortune |
capricious | changing suddenly, fickle |
consecrate | to dedicate or to declare sacred |
credible | reliable and believable |
dearth | a lack, a scarcity |
decorousness | proper behavior |
decorum | appropriate conduct, correct and proper behavior |