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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| fastidious (adj.) | very careful, meticulous attention to detail |
| arduous (adj.) | involving or requiring strenuous effort; difficult and tiring.: |
| anthropomorphism (n.) | giving personality and human traits to animals |
| forlorn (adj.) | pitifully sad and abandoned or lonely. |
| hierarchy (n.) | a system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority.. |
| belligerent (adj.) | hostile and aggressive.: |
| imperative (adj.) | extremely urgent and important, essential |
| cadence (n.) | the rhythmic flow of music or poetry |
| ferine (adj.) | not domestic wild |
| insular (adj.) | ignorant of or uninterested in cultures, ideas, or peoples outside one's own experience.: |
| unkempt (adj.) | (especially of a person) having an untidy or disheveled appearance.: |
| primordial (adj.) | happening first in a sequence of time, the original, ancient |
| concise (adj.) | giving a lot of information clearly and in a few words; brief but comprehensive.: |
| callous (adj.) | showing or having an insensitive and cruel disregard for others.: |