vocab list

Arcane

Secret, mysterious.

Artifacts

Simple objects showing human workmanship.

Atone

To make amends.

Callow

Immature, inexperienced.

Clamor

Loud noise or shouting.

Countenance

To condone or to give approval.

Dilettante

An aimless and superficial follower of the arts, a dabbler.

Foreboding

Premonition of evil, an ominous omen.

Hack

One who forfeits professional integrity in exchange for money or reward.

Impede

To interfere with or to obstruct the progress.

Indubitable

Not open to question or doubt.

Invective

Critical or abusive language; violent abuse.

Philanthropist

One who tries to do good for mankind; lover of mankind.

Precursor

Something that comes before, forerunner.

Relish

To take great pleasure or delight.

Rhetoric

The art of using words effectively in speaking or writing; inflated language.

Rigor

Strictness, severity.

Somnambulist

A sleepwalker.

Stymie

To block, to present an obstacle.

Tepid

Moderately warm; lacking in passion, force, or animation.

Unkempt

Disheveled in appearance.

Vacuous

Lacking content; marked by a lack of intelligence.

Variegated

Changed in appearance by using or applying different colors.

Vehement

Forcefully expressing emotion or conviction.

Zealot

One who embraces a cause and supports it with vigor.