Lesson five and six

profound/profundity

deep; insightful

enhance

to improve; to augment

phenomenon

an observable fact or occurrence

enduring

lasting

advocate

to speak in favor of; to support

solitude

the state of being alone

tentative

temporary; not final

contemporary

living at the same time; modern

provocative/provoke

exciting; attracting attention

adversary

an opponent; enemy

gravity/grave

seriousness

banal

common; dull;ordinary

depravity

moral corruption

temper

to moderate; to soften

censure

to blame; to criticize

extol

to praise

indulgent

pampering oneself; satisfying one’s own desires

erratic

irregular; without direction

insipid

bland; boring; tasteless

eophony

pleasant mood

antagonist

opposition; hostility; resistance

arbituary

subject to individual judgement

austere

severe; without frills

expedite

to make faster or easier

heresy

an opinion violently opposed to established beliefs

compromise

to settle by concession or surrender

condescend

to talk down to

fallacious

false; untrue

intangible

abstract; not capable of being touched or felt

arrogant

acting superior to others; snooty

compatible

able to co-exist; harmonious

dubious

doubtful

solicit

to ask for; to seek

elusive

tough to catch; hard to pin down

facilitate

to make easier; to help

static

stationary; not moving

ironic

satiric; unexpected

irrational

unreasonable; unpredictable

dogmatic

stubbornly opinionated

flagrant

shocking; outstandingly bad