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Aptitude

a natural ability to do something

Compel
force

Eminent
(adj.) famous, outstanding, distinguished; projecting

Falter
to hesitate

Flounder
to thrash about in a clumsy or ineffective way

Fortification
a defensive wall or other reinforcement built to strengthen a place against attack

Impish
mischievous

Indictment
a formal charge or accusation of a serious crime

Intensify
To increase; to strengthen or deepen

Jubilant
extremely joyful, happy

Listless
lacking energy and enthusiasm
Memento
souvenir

Monopolize
dominate, occupy

Morale
the confidence, enthusiasm, and discipline of a person or group at a particular time

Mulish
stubborn

Negotiate
To discuss something in an attempt to reach agreement

Neutralize
to counteract

Permeate
(v.) to spread through, penetrate, soak through

Petrify
1. terrify; 2. turn to stone

Prominent
important; famous

Relish
to enjoy

Reluctant
unwilling
To Screen
to sift out; separate

Skirmish
small fight, brief encounter

To Smolder
burn slowly and without a flame

Sophisticated
wide-ranging knowledge and appreciation of many parts of the world arising from urban life and
wide travel

Superlative
the highest; above the rest

Supplement
to add to

Tundra
a vast treeless plain in the arctic regions between the ice cap and the tree line

Undaunted
not discouraged by danger or difficulty

Utility
usefulness

Variable
A factor that can change

Absorption
mental concentration
Acuteness
sharpness

Afflicted
(of a problem or illness) cause pain or suffering to; affect or trouble.

Affliction
something that causes pain or suffering

Aloof
(adj.) withdrawn, standing apart from others (usually as a matter of choice)

Asphyxiation
stoppage of breathing or the lack of air reaching the lungs; synonym for suffocation

Befuddle
to confuse

Canny
careful

Conceive
To come up with, imagine

Condemnation
an expression of strong disapproval

Confront
to stand up to; to face boldly

Conspire
to plan together secretly
Contemptuous
Feeling hatred; scornful

Cumbersome
clumsy, hard to handle

Dawdle
to waste time

Deceit
dishonesty, deception

Defiance
open resistance; bold disobedience

Deficient
not having enough; lacking

Disengage
uncouple; separate; disconnect

Disrupt
to break up, disturb

Disassociate
break apart

Domestic
native to a country, not foreign; relating to the life or affairs of a household; a household servant

Embargo
A ban on trade
Encounter
A brief or an unexpected meeting

Entice
to attract, tempt

Exalt
to glorify, to praise, to raise in rank

Facsimile
a copy or imitation

Feudalism
the dominant social system in medieval Europe, in which the nobility held lands from the Crown
in exchange for military service, and vassals were in turn tenants of the nobles, while the
peasants (villeins or serfs) were obliged to live on their lord's land and give him homage, labor,
and a share of the produce, notionally in exchange for military protection.

Fickle
changeable

Gaunt
thin and bony

Gratify
to please or satisfy

Inclination
preference

Infirmity
(n.) a weakness or ailment (physical, mental, moral, etc.)
Inhospitable
not welcoming; hostile

Insolent
boldly rude or disrespectful

Leeway
An extra amount of time or space that allows some freedom

Lunacy
insanity

Molten
melted

Morbid
gruesome, gloomy, or dark

Municipal
relating to a city, town, village, or the like with local self-government

Nonchalant
unconcerned; indifferent

Pacify
(v.) to make peaceful or calm; to soothe

Parable
(n.) a short narrative designed to teach a moral lesson

Pigment
A chemical that produces color
Premier
first in time or importance; a prime minister or head of state

Pretentious
(adj.) done for show, striving to make a big impression; claiming merit or position unjustifiably;
making demands on one's skill or abilities, ambitious

Pugnacious
eager to fight

Quip
a remark or reply that is witty or sarcastic

Relic
a custom or object that has been around for a very, very long time

Relinquish
to let go, give up

Renegade
one who leaves a group; a deserter, outlaw

Revolution
a forcible overthrow of a government or social order in favor of a new system.

Scoff
to make fun of

Strategy
a plan of action

Subsequent
Coming after or later
Superfluous
unnecessary, especially through being more than enough

Temperament
a person's characteristic emotional reactivity and intensity

Timid
showing a lack of courage or confidence; easily frightened

Typical
characteristic of a particular type of person or thing; common, ordinary, usual, normal

Vain
full of self-admiration; conceited; without result; unsuccessful; N. vanity

Vehemence
the display of strong feeling; passion

Wretched
miserable

Zany
clownish or funny in a crazy, bizarre, or ludicrou

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