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| epithet | (noun) a word or phrase that characterizes a person |
| evasive | (adj) avoiding by cleverness; misleading |
| evoke | (verb) to call forth; to elicit |
| exacting | (adj) demanding; hard to please |
| foreshadow | (verb) to indicate; to suggest beforehand |
| infer | (verb) to conclude on the basis of reasoning |
| laudable | (adj) praiseworthy; commendable |
| lucid | (adj) easily understood; clear |
| scrutinize | (verb) to examine closely; critically |
| symposium | (noun) a meeting for discussing a particular subject |
| allegory | (noun) symbolic story in which literary elements (characters, settings, plot) represent religious or moral qualities |
| conjecture | (noun) hypothesis (verb) guess |
| despicable | (adj) contemptible; deserving scorn or hatred |
| dissolute | (adj) having a weak or deteriorating moral fiber |
| ferocity | (noun) fierceness; savagery |
| incongruous | (adj) poor-fitting; inconsistent |
| misanthrope | (noun) one who hates or distrusts mankind |
| prologue | (noun) preface or introduction that typically provides background informtion to the main story |
| protagonist | (noun) 1. main character 2. character with whom readers empathize and "root for' |
| terse | (adj) brief; to the point |
| accentuate | (verb) 1. emphasize, stress 2. enhance |
| ambiguous | (adj) unclear; having more than one possible meaning |
| comprehensive | (adj) wide in scope; thorough |
| felicitous | (adj) well chosen; appropriate |
| impregnable | (adj) impenetrable; not able to be overcome |
| inception | (noun) a beginning, usually of a major event or undertaking |
| intricacy | (noun) state of being complex, involved, or detailed |
| introspective | (adj) tending to self-analysis and examination of one's own thoughts |
| provocative | (adj) stimulating; intended to provoke a reaction |
| vernacular | (noun) native language or dialect; common tongue |
| affluent | (adj) wealthy; abundant |
| brevity | (noun) briefness; shortness |
| connotation | (noun) something suggested or implied; not a literal meaning |
| embellish | (verb) to decorate; to adorn |
| imbibe | (verb) to drink; to absorb; to take in |
| nostalgic | (adj) having a longing for thinkgs of the past |
| novice | (noun) an inexpereinced person; a beginner |
| philistine | (noun) a person insensitive to the arts (adj) lacking in culture |
| reiterate | (verb) to repeat; to restate |
| stipend | (noun) a fixed or regular pay; a salary |
| anagram | (noun) a word or phrase made by rearranging the letters from another word or phrase |
| assertion | (noun) a firm or vehement statement; a declaration; 2. the act of making such a statement |
| coherent | (adj) 1. clear and understandable; arranged in a way that makes sense; 2. cohesive; holding together |
| fulminate | (verb) 1. to argue violently; 2. to issue a strong or vitriolic criticism |
| goad | (verb) to cause an animal (or person) to perform a certain action by poking or prodding; (noun) an object used for this purpose (3) V: to cause an action or decision by pressuring, reminding, nagging or annoying somebody (3) N: an incentive |
| inexplicable | (adj) unable to be explained or interpreted |
| noncommittal | (adj) giving no clear indication of attitude, feeling, or pending decision |
| proboscis | (noun) 1. a long snout, such as an elephant's trunk; 2. an extensible, tube-like structure of an invertebrate's mouth; 3. a human nose (especially a long one!) |
| quixotic | (adj) having lofty or romantic ideals that are unlikely to succeed (2) ADJ: displaying irrationality by pursuing such ideals |
| surmise | (noun) a guess based on incomplete evidence, an impression or a "hunch" (verb) to make such a guess |
