Unit 2 Vocab 🥈

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metamorphosis

n. a transformation or dramatic change

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donnybrook

n. a fight; an uproar

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nonchalant

adj. unconcerned; indifferent

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vestige

n. a trace or evidence of something that once existed

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interlocutor

n. someone who participates in a conversation

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procrustean

adj. strictly disregarding individual differences or circumstances

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stygian

adj. dark and forbidding

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sophistry

n. a deliberately deceptive or misleading argument

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carte blanche

n. boundless authority; unlimited power to act

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incantation

n. a chant; a recited magical spell

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cosmopolitan

adj. worldly; sophisticated

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rife

adj. abundant; prevalent

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nomenclature

n. technical names or naming system in an art or science

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brigand

n. a robber or bandit

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contemptuous

adj. haughty; scornful