Elite Vocab 251- 275

metamorphosis

a transformation by magic

prestige

fame or importance based on achievements

duplicity

deception, deceitfulness

peruse

to read carefully

disabuse

to free from error

transcribe

to copy over to a different form

somber

dark and gloomy

debunk

to expose the falsehood of

mortify

to humiliate

staunch

strongly loyal

blunder

to move carelessly

putrid

in a foul state, rotten

illicit

unlawful, improper

motif

a recurring subject or theme

scupulous

conscientious and exact

ruse

an action or device intended to decieve

lineaments

any of the features of the body, face

derelict

deserted, abandoned

cynical

distrusting others from a sense that everyone else's selfish

ingrate

an ungrateful person

caveat

a warning

compound

a building(s) enclose by a barrier

apprehension

worry, unease

banal

dull, stale

rustic

of or living in the country