carnie week 4

abstemious

sparing, abstinent

ambience

environment, milieu

cataclysm

disaster, catastrophe, violent upheaval

daunt

to discourage, dismay, intimidate

demise

death

disparate

different, unlike, dissimilar, distinct, diverse

dolorous

mournful, sorrowful, melancholy, lugubrious

hinterland

back country, remote area, interior region

intimation

suggestion, hint

inviolate

intact, undisturbed

luminary

celebrity, notable, leading light

mesmerize

to hypnotize, spellbind, enthrall

panache

flair, verve, swagger

parry

ward off, deflect, evade

pecuniary

monetary, financial

peevish

Irritable, cross, fretful, querulous

prodigy

a marvel, wonder; a person with exceptional talent

proviso

stipulation, condition, reservation, provision

remiss

careless, inattentive, negligent

stigma

stain, brand, mark of disgrace

surreptitious

secret, clandestine, stealthy, covert

tenet

a belief, dogma, doctrine

truncate

to cut short, lop

vapid

lifeless, flat, uninteresting, insipid

upbraid

scold, censure, reprove

KEEP A STIFF UPPER LIP

keep up courage, stand up to trouble

TO THROW THE BOOK AT SOMEONE

to give the maximum punishment

TERRA FIRMA

solid, firm land

IN SEVENTH HEAVEN

the highest or happiest delight

A BITTER PILL TO SWALLOW

a humiliating defeat

AN AX TO GRIND

Having a selfish motive in the background.