Unit 5
Terms
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- sumptuous
- costly, rich, magnificent
- ubiquitous
- present or existing everywhere
- penchant
- a strong attraction or inclination
- delineate
- to portray, sketch, or describe in accurate and vivid detail; to represent pictorially
- reputed
- according to reputation or general belief; having widespread acceptance and good reputation; alleged
- idiosyncrasy
- a peculiarity that serves to distinguish or identify
- mundane
- earthly, worldly, relating to practical and material affairs; concerned with what is ordinary
- figment
- a fabrication of the mind; an arbitrary notion
- overweening
- conceited, presumptuous; excessive, immoderate
- ignominy
- shame and disgrace
- enervate
- to weaken or lessen the mental, moral, or physical vigor of; enfeeble, hamstring
- fiat
- an arbitrary order or decree; a command or act of will or consciousness
- sophistry
- reasoning that seems plausible but it is actually unsound; a fallacy
- garner
- to acquire as the result of effort; to gather and store away, as for future use
- depraved
- marked by evil and corruption, devoid of moral principles
- esoteric
- intended for or understood by only a select few, private, secret
- fecund
- fruitful in offspring or vegetation; intellectually productive
- nuance
- a subtle or slight variation (as in color, meaning, quality), delicate gradation or shade of difference
- acuity
- sharpness (particularly of the mind or senses)
- hallow
- to set apart as holy or sacred, sanctify, consecrhate; to honor greatly, revere