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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| penitent | feeling or expressing sorrow for sin or wrongdoing and disposed to atonement and amendment; repentant; contrite. |
| contrite | caused by or showing sincere remorse. |
| cathartic | cleansing of the soul; soothing |
| lucrative | profitable; moneymaking; remunerative |
| laud | to praise |
| appeasement | to bring to a state of peace, quiet, ease, calm, or contentment; pacify; soothe |
| prodigious | wonderful or marvelous; extraordinary in size, amount, extent, degree, force |
| unprecedented | without previous instance; never before known or experienced; unexampled or unparalleled |
| tirade | prolonged outburst of bitter, outspoken denunciation |
| inconsolable | that cannot be comforted |
| adept | very skilled; proficient; expert |
| novice | a person who is new to the circumstances, work, etc., in which he or she is placed; beginner; tyro: |
| immaterial | of no essential consequence; unimportant |
| dauntless | not to be daunted or intimidated; fearless; intrepid; bold |
| vignette | a decorative design or small illustration used on the title page of a book or at the beginning or end of a chapter |
| satire | the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly |
| prologue | a preliminary discourse; a preface or introductory part of a discourse, poem, or novel |
| incontrovertible | not open to question or dispute |
| epilogue | a concluding part added to a literary work, as a novel |
| anthology | a collection of selected writings by one author |
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