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apostasy
rejection of religious beliefs, political party, or cause
vertigo
a reeling sensation; a feeling that you are about to fall
stave
one of the slats of wood forming sides of a barrel or bucket
cacophony
loud confusing disagreeable sounds
convoluted
highly complex or intricate
amalgam
a combination or blend of diverse things
austere
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor
pantheon
a temple to all the gods of antiquity
nascent
being born or beginning
harbinger
something indicating the approach of something or someone
carrion
the dead and rotting body of an animal; unfit for human food
callous
emotionally hardened
foray
an initial attempt
monastic
relating to life in an isolated religious community
rudimentary
being in the earliest stages of development
amiable
diffusing warmth and friendliness
idyll
a charming, peaceful, or idealized episode or situation
pyre
wood heaped for burning a dead body as a funeral rite
apse
a projecting semicircular section of a building
duly
in an appropriate or proper manner
chasten
censure severely
disconsolate
sad beyond comforting; incapable of being soothed
tutelage
attention and management implying responsibility for safety
averse
strongly oppsed
propriety
correct behavior
sacrosanct
treated as if holy and kept free from violation or criticism
engender
call forth
bathos
a change from a serious subject to a disappointing one
farcical
broadly or extravagantly humorous
polarity
a relation between two opposite attributes or tendencies
unconscionable
greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
macabre
shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
procure
get by special effort
gall
the trait of being rude and impertinent
discomfit
cause to lose one’s composure
pedagogical
relating to the study of teaching
livid
furiously angry
cavalier
showing a lack of concern or seriousness
seminal
influential and providing a basis for later development
barrage
the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area
jargon
technical terminology characteristic of a particular subject
apex
the highest point of something
protuberant
curving, jutting, or bulging outward
concomitant
following or accompanying as a consequence
judicious
marked by the exercise of common sense in practical matters
ebullient
joyously unrestrained
imminent
close in time; about to occur
wan
pale, as of person’s complexion
entropy
a numerical measure of the uncertainty of an outcome
cessation
a stopping
abut
lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
complacency
the feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself
euphoric
characterized by a feeling of well-being or elation
promenade
a leisurely walk, usually in some public place
egregious
conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
inured
made tough by habitual exposure
concurrent
occurring or operating at the same time
inexorable
impossible to prevent, resist, or stop
truculent
defiantly aggressive
pastoral
devoted to raising sheep or cattle
esoteric
understandable only by an enlightened inner circle
volition
the act of making a choice
apocryphal
being of questionable authenticity
despondency
feeling downcast and disheartened and hopeless
spate
a sudden forceful flow
ineluctable
impossible to avoid or evade
self-effacing
reluctant to draw attention to yourself
connive
from intrigues (for) in an underhand manner
paragon
a perfect embodiment of a concept
arbitrarily
in a random or indiscriminate manner
inviolable
incapable of being transgressed or dishonored
affable
diffusing warmth and friendliness
prosody
the study of poetic meter and the art of versification
indignant
angered at something unjust or wrong
exhortation
an earnest attempt at persuasion
garner
assemble or get together
recrimination
mutual accusations
passivity
the trait of remaining inactive; a lack of initiative
onerous
burdensome or difficult to endure
asymptote
a straight line that is the limiting value of a curve
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