Vocabulary Set 2

brigand

(n.) a bandit, robber, outlaw, highwayman

carte blanche

(n.) full freedom or authority to act at one's own discretion

contemptuous

(adj.) showing contempt; scornful

cosmopolitan

(adj.) worldly; sophisticated

donnybrook

(n.) a fight; an uproar

incantation

(n.) a chant; a recited magical spell

interlocutor

(n.) someone who participates in a dialogue or conversation

metamorphosis

(n.) a transformation or dramatic change

nomenclature

(n.) technical names or naming system in an art or science

nonchalant

(adj.) cool and confident, unconcerned

procrustean

(adj.) strictly disregarding individual differences or circumstances

rife

(adj.) common, prevalent, widespread, happening often; full, abounding; plentiful, abundant, replete

sophistry

(n.) reasoning that seems plausible but is actually unsound; a fallacy

stygian

(adj.) dark and gloomy, hellish

vestige

(n.) a trace or evidence of something that once existed