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Book 6 Lesson 1-8

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adroit clever at dealing with difficult situations; adept; skillful
affront to insult or to offend deliberately
affront a deliberate insult or offensive act
avocation an activity pursued for pleasure; a hobby
crusade a prolonged, impassioned struggle for what is believed to be a just cause
crusade to engage in such a struggle
definitive supplying a final answer; conclusive
demeanor behavior; bearing
erudite having or demonstrating extensive knowledge; learned
induct to install in office, sometimes with a formal ceremony
induct to admit to a society or to military service
lapse to fall or slip from a certain level of conduct or accomplishment
lapse to come to an end; to expire
lapse a minor mistake; a slip
lapse a pause or interval
militant ready to fight, especially for a cause
militant one who is ready to fight for a cause
pariah a social outcast
prodigy a person who shows remarkable talent at an early age
prodigy an amazing or extraordinary thing or event
protégé one whose training or career is helped along by another
raucous rough and unpleasant to the ear
raucous boisterous and disorderly
tacit expressed without words; implied
amorous expressing love or the state of being in love
belittle to present or speak of as unimportant or of little value
censure to blame or find fault with
censure a severe criticism or harsh judgment
deem to consider; to believe
divulge to make known something secret; to reveal
exorbitant exceeding normal bounds; greater or more than seems reasonable
expostulate to argue earnestly with another in an attempt to dissuade
fateful having great or significant consequences
ingrate an ungrateful person
injunction an order or command
injunction a court order prohibiting someone from doing something
moribund close to death; in a dying state
motif a theme or idea in a work of art or literature that is developed or repeated
motif a figure or design repeated in the decoration of something, such as a building or textile
sumptuous extravagantly splendid or costly; luxurious
voluble characterized by a ready flow of words; talkative
apropos fitting the occasion; suitable or apt
ascendancy controlling influence; domination
assess to analyze and determine the nature, value, or importance of
aver to declare positively; to state as the truth
concede to admit to be true, often reluctantly
concede to grant or let have
deficient lacking
dogma an unproven principle or belief held to be true
dogmatic overly positive and assertive about something that cannot be proved
embody to put an idea into a form that can be seen
embody to make part of a system; incorporate
impart to make known; disclose
impart to bestow
oratory the art of public speaking
orator a public speaker
propagate to reproduce
propagate to cause to reproduce
propagate to foster the spread of
proponent someone who proposes or supports an idea; an advocate
rudimentary not yet fully developed
rudimentary elementary
sojourn a visit or temporary stay
sojourn to stay for awhile
vociferous making one's feelings known in a loud way
callow young and inexperienced; immature
contemporary a person living during the same period as another
contemporary existing or occurring at the same time
cynical doubtful of the sincerity of others' motives; skeptical
despot a ruler with absolute power or tyrannical control over a group of people
enunciate to pronounce clearly
enunciate to state, to announce
impediment anything that gets in the way; an obstacle
impoverish to make poor
impoverish to take away
indolent indulging in ease; avoiding exertion; lazy
sagacious showing sound judgment; wise
secular worldly; not connected with a church or religion
speculate to think about or make guesses
speculate to engage in a risky business venture
strife conflict or struggle
venerate to show great respect for
voracious ravenous, desiring and eating a large amount of food
voracious greatly eager
wane to get smaller, dimmer, or weaker; to near an end
adage an old saying that has come to be accepted as true; a proverb
camaraderie good will and warm feelings among friends
contend to struggle with
contend to maintain or assert
contention a conflict or struggle
contention a point made in an argument
extraneous not necessary; irrelevant
hubbub noisy confusion; uproar
meander to follow a winding course
meander to wander aimlessly
odoriferous having or giving off a smell
paraphernalia personal belongings
paraphernalia equipment associated with a particular activity
punctilious careful of and attentive to details, especially ones relating to good manners and behavior.
recuperate to regain health or strength
regale to entertain or delight
sedentary doing or requiring a lot of sitting
Spartan marked by simplicity and lack of luxury
temporal relating to the everyday world as opposed to that which is spiritual or eternal
wry turned or bent to one side in distaste or humor
wry amusing in a quiet but sharp way
allude to refer to in an indirect way (used with to)
consecrate to set apart as holy
consecrate to dedicate to a cause; to devote
disseminate to scatter or spread widely
dote to show excessive fondness for (used with on or upon)
exhort to urge strongly; to warn or appeal
feckless careless or irresponsible
implicate to show to be involved with something, especially something dishonest or illegal
lament to feel or express grief
lamentation an expression of sorrow or grief in the form of a poem, song, etc.
monetary of or relating to money or currency
pensive deep in thought; dreamily thoughtful
pomp a showy or dignified display
stilted artificially stiff or formal in manner
subjugate to bring under control; to conquer
trauma a severe bodily injury
trauma emotional shock
wanton ignoring what is right
wanton excessive or unrestrained
wanton playful or frolicsome
alacrity promptness in responding
alacrity eagerness
array a large group of people or things
array an orderly arrangement or display
array to place in order
array to dress up
deduce to draw a conclusion from given facts
encumber to weigh down or burden
encumber to impede the action of
fraught full of or accompanied by
haphazard marked by lack of plan, order, or direction
incontrovertible impossible to dispute; unquestionable
inexplicable hard to explain or impossible to understand
ingenius marked by imagination, resourcefulness, or cleverness
laggard one who falls behind others because of moving slowly or loitering; a straggler
sustenance something that provides nourishment; food needed to live
torrid intensely hot and dry
torrid burning with passion
traverse to pass over, across, or through
ubiquitous appearing to be present in large numbers or in many different places
zenith the highest point; the peak
zenith the point in sky directly above the observer
bewail to express deep regret or sorrow over
destitute without resources or possessions, especially the necessities of life
destitute lacking; devoid of
detract to take away, especially from the value, beauty, or importance of
emancipate to set free from slavery; to liberate
extol to praise highly
flamboyant excessively showy; unrestrained
impetus a driving force; anything that causes an action
impetus increased activity resulting from a driving force
insuperable incapable of being overcome or defeated
intermittent not continuous; happening at intervals
maxim a general truth or rule of conduct; a short saying
obligatory required or demanded
plumb to measure the depth of water
plumb to reach the deepest part of
plumb to understand by examining closely; to solve
plumb straight up and down; vertical
vagabond a person who wanders from place to place
visage a face, especially one that expresses feelings
wheedle to coax by using sly persuasion or insincere praise
wheedle to gain by using sly persuasion or insincere praise
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