| A | B |
|---|
| deleterious | harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way |
| precipitous | : very steep, perpendicular, or overhanging in rise or fall |
| metonymy | a figure of speech consisting of the use of the name of one thing for that of another of which it is an attribute or with which it is associated (as “crown” in “lands belonging to the crown”) |
| stealth | the act or action of proceeding furtively, secretly, or imperceptibly |
| hubris | excessive pride |
| myopic | : a lack of foresight or discernment : a narrow view of something |
| guerdon | reward, recompense |
| fealty | intense fidelity |
| admonition | gentle or friendly reproof |
| deification | the state of taking as an object of worship |
| conceit | an elaborate or strained metaphor |
| imagistic | the expression of ideas and emotions through clear precise images |
| vindictive | intended to cause anguish or hurt : spiteful |
| nostalgic | a wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition |
| reverential | inspiring honor or respect |
| lascivious | wantonness |
| brash | done in haste without regard for consequences |
| moroseness | having a sullen and gloomy disposition |
| synaesthesia | concomitant sensation; especially : a subjective sensation or image of a sense (as of color) other than the one (as of sound) being stimulated |
| modicum | small portion : a limited quantity |
