IBSL Lit Vocab List #2

metamorphosis

a transformation or dramatic change 

donnybrook

a fight; an uproar

nonchalant

unconcerned; indifferent 

vestige

a trace or evidence of something that once existed 

interlocutor

someone who participates in a conversation 

procrustean

strictly disregarding individual differences or circumstances 

stygian

dark and forbidding

sophistry

a deliberately deceptive or misleading argument 

carte blanche

boundless authority; unlimited power to act 

incantation

a chant; a recited magical spell 

cosmopolitan

worldly; sophisticated 

rife

abundant; prevalent 

nomenclature

technical names or naming system in an art or science 

brigand

a robber or bandit 

contemptuous

haughty; scornful