Vocabulary list 2

Metamorphosis

a transformation or dramatic change

Donnybrook

a fight; an uproar

Nonchalant

unconcerned; indifferent

Vestige

a trace or evidence of something that once existed

Interlocutor

someone who participated in a conversation

Procrustean

strictly disregarding individual differences or circumstances

Stygian

dark and forbidding

Sophistry

a deliberately deceptive or misleading argument

Carte blanche

boundless authority; unlimited power to act

Incantation

a chant; a recited magical spell

Cosmopolitan

worldly; sophisticated

Rife

abundant; prevalent

Nomenclature

technical names or naming system in an art or science

Brigand

a robber or bandit

Contemptuous

haughty; scornful