personal vocab!!!

ALL CREDITS FOR DEFINITIONS GO TO MERRIAM WEBSTER.

dross

of low value or quality

zany

very strange and silly

undulate

to move or to be shaped like waves

cadence

the beat, time, or measure of rhythmical motion or activity

frenetic

filled with excitement, activity, or confusion

apotheosis

the perfect form or example of something, or to the highest or best part of something.

nadir

the lowest or worst part of something

jejune

uninteresting or boring

putative

commonly accepted or supposed

tranche

the division or part of a whole

immure

to enclose something within (or as if within) walls

gambit

something done in order to gain an advantage

besotted

so in love as to be unable to think clearly; (romantically) obsessed. (also can be a synonym for drunk)

mea culpa

a formal acknowledgment of personal fault or error.

hector

to criticize or question someone in a threatening way

libertine

a person unrestrained by morality or law; leading an immoral life

vaunted

someone/something that is often spoken of or described as very good or great.

ad hoc

concerned with a particular end or purpose; formed or used for specific or immediate problems or needs

spiel

a fast speech that someone has often said before and that is usually intended to persuade people to buy something or to agree to something.

exhilarate

to cause (someone) to feel very happy and excited.

nettle

to make someone angry or annoyed