1. ambiance n. the feeling of an environment; atmosphere
2. ambiguous adj. not clear in meaning
3. beleaguer v. to surround, besiege; to relentlessly harass
4. belabor v. to repeat a point unnecessarily
5. beguile v. to charm, enchant; to deceive
6. fallacy n. a mistaken idea; a failure in reasoning which makes an argument invalid
7. forsake v. to withdraw from, leave behind, to renounce, to abandon
8. daunt v. to intimidate
9. delusion n. a false belief; misconception
10. deluge n. a flood; to swamp, overwhelm
11. debonair adj. suave, urbane; sophisticated charm
12. decimate v. to destroy in large measure
13. opaque adj. light cannot pass through; not easily understood
14. onus n. blame, burden
15. derogatory adj. expressing disdain; disapproval
16. derivative n. coming from something else; not original; derived
17. foible n. a weakness; a minor character flaw; fault
18. flout v. to treat with contemptuous disregard
19. candor n. frankness, sincerity, truthfulness
20. camaraderie n. good fellowship
21. ostracize (v.) to banish or exclude by consensus
22. revere (v.) to regard highly; honor, hold in great esteem; respect
23. rhetoric (n.) language; the art of speaking or writing
24. irrevocable (adj.) cannot be taken back; irreversible
25. jargon (n.) specialized language or idioms shared by those in the same profession
26. preclude (v.) to cut off or prevent from happening in the first place
27. pristine (adj.) unspoiled, clean, pure
28. acute (adj.) sharp, keen; pointed
29. cardiology (n.) the medical study of the diseases and functioning of the heart
30. magnitude (n.) greatness of size or extent; importance
31. expedient (adj.) the quick, but not always right solution
32. expedite (v.) to help or facilitate; free up, speed up
33. explicit (adj.) clearly stated or expressed, not hidden
34. laissez-faire (n.) doctrine of non-interference; freedom pf choice and action
35. lament (v.) to express strong regret; to mourn
36. guile (n.) the use of tricks to deceive someone, usually for money
37. irascible (adj.) hot-tempered, easily provoked
38. irate (adj.) angry; arising from anger
39. iridescence (n.) brilliant play of color
40. prevail (v.) to triumph, win out, overcome adversity
41. luminous radiant, glowing, bright, giving off light
42. contrive make up, concoct
43. contrite feeling bad about wrongdoing; having remorse
44. careen to lurch or toss from side to side; to lean over to one side
45. verbose overly wordy
46. unwitting not aware of the full facts, not intentional
47. unwarranted not justifiable; inexcusable
48. arduous tough, difficult; hard
49. ardent impassioned; fiery
50. allege to assign wrongdoing yet to be proven; accuse
51. ruminate to ponder over
52. integral key part of
53. instill put into; implant
54. lucid clear. intelligible
55. terse short and to the point; concise
56. obsequious subservient; fawningly attentive
57. oblivion total forgetfulness; the state of being forgotten or unknown
58. allusion indirect reference to; link; hint
59. allocate to distribute
60. alleviate make easier, lighten the load
61. vacillate to waver or hesitate
62. oxymoron a combination of contradictory or incongruous words
63. abstain to voluntarily hold back; refrain from doing something
64. abstract theoretical, not concrete
65. cacophony loud and harsh sounding mixture of noises
66. cajole to persuade; coax
67. kinetic lively; energetic; relating to motion and energy
68. knell to ring in a slow solemn way
69. gratuitous inappropriate; not called for in the situation
70. salient sticks out; leaps out at you; refers to an idea or thought or point
71. ascertain to determine
72. vigil careful watch
73. aberrations irregularities; departure from the normal
74. perpetrated caused or committed
75. caricatures mocking drawing, usually of people
76. adjacent nearby; neighboring
77. ingenuous simple; unsophisticated; childlike
78. provocation reason for action; harassment
79. siblings brothers and sisters
80. tentatively hesitantly; uncertainly
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