Segment Two Vocab

atrophied

(adjective) exhibiting or affected with atrophy; wasted; withered; shriveled

cynical

(adjective) distrusting or disparaging the motives of others; like or characteristic of a cynic.

insidious

(adjective) intended to entrap or beguile

intrusive

(adjective) tending or apt to intrude; coming without invitation or welcome

nostalgia

(noun) a wistful desire to return in thought or in fact to a former time in one's life, to one's home or homeland, or to one's family and friends; a sentimental yearning for the happiness of a former place or time

imminent

(adjective) likely to occur at any moment; impending

egotistical

(adjective) excessively conceited or absorbed in oneself; self-centered.

aphorism

(noun) a terse saying embodying a general truth, or astute observation

tenement

(noun) a run-down and often overcrowded apartment house, especially in a poor section of a large city.

bocce

(noun) an Italian game similar to lawn bowling but played on a shorter, narrower green.

antidote

(noun) a medicine or other remedy for counteracting the effects of poison, disease, etc.

exploit

(noun) a striking or notable deed; feat; spirited or heroic act