vocabulary (sophomore year)

asperity

(n.) harshness or sharpness of manner

bane

(n.) a person or thing that causes harm

garish

(adj.) excessively bright or flashy

imbue

(v.) to fill completely with a feeling or idea

hierarchy

(n.) a system of ranking

penchant

(n.) a strong attraction

doleful

(adj.) mournful or sorrowful

undermine

(v.) to weaken or ruin by degrees

repertoire

(n.) the list of pieces or skills a person is ready and able to perform

unremitting

(adj.) not stopping

buffoon

(n.) a ridiculous, but amusing person; a clown

extrovert

(n.) an outgoing, overly expressive person

instigate

(v.) bring about or initiate (an action or event)

rambunctious

(adj.) uncontrollably exuberant; boisterous

rudiment

(n.) the first principles of (a subject)