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CS4W Ch. 14
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| austere | very plain; without decoration or luxury |
| esoteric | difficult to understand |
| facsimile | an exact copy or replication |
| grotesque | distorted or inconsistent in shape or appearance |
| mesmerize | to fascinate or hypnotize |
| metamorphosis | a great change or transformation |
| notorious | famous but for negative reasons; having a bad reputation |
| perfunctory | done only as a routine with little interest |
| provocative | tending to arouse curiosity or interest |
| travesty | a joking, disrepectful imitation or representation; a mockery |