amass
v. to gather things together, usually for pleasure or profit
bravado
n. a showy or false display of courage
commiserate
v. to feel or to express sorrow; to sympathize
deter
v. to prevent from doing or happening
euphemism
n. an inoffensive term substituted for an offensive term
fledgling
n. 1. a young bird just ready to fly
2. an inexperienced person
adj. young and inexperienced
lavish
adj. 1. extravagant and abundant
2. excessively generous
v. to give generously and extravagantly
menagerie
n. a collection of animals on display
occult
adj. of or dealing with magic or the supernatural
peripheral
adj. of, near, or related to the outer edge or boundary
profusion
n. a great opportunity or amount; an abundance
recluse
n. a person who lives a secluded, solitary life
skittish
adj. nervously excitable
tangible
adj. actual; real; capable or being perceived by the senses
undulate
v. to move in or cause to move in a wavelike motion
amendment
n. an alternation or correction
calliope
n. an organ-like musical instrument having a keyboard that operates steam whistles
clairvoyance
n. the power to see things that are invisible to the senses
didactic
adj. intended to instruct or guide
epic
adj. impressive and magnificent; beyond ordinary
n. a long, narrative poem detailing the deeds of a hero
gruff
adj. 1. stern and blunt in manner
2. harsh-sounding; hoarse
incomprehensible
adj. difficult or impossible to understand
lurch
v. 1. to move slowly and unsteadily
2. to move suddenly
ocular
adj. of or relating to the eye or the sense of sight
palatable
adj. 1. acceptable to the taste
2. acceptable to the mind
quiver
v. to tremble rapidly
n. 1. a shaky of trembling motion
2. a case for holding arrows
residual
adj. left over, as after the end of a process
stoic
adj. seemingly indifferent to pain, grieg, or pleasure
tirade
n. a long angry speech
voracious
adj. 1. eager to eat; greedily hungry
2. having an insatiable appetite for a thing or activity