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WordMasters #2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Cloister | A covered walk, especially in a religious institution, having an open arcade or colonnade usually opening onto a courtyard. |
| Flout | To treat with disdain, scorn, or contempt; scoff at; mock. |
| Mundane | 1. Common; ordinary; banal; unimaginative. 2. Of or relating to this world or earth as contrasted with heaven; worldly; earthly. |
| Recompense | Repay; remunerate; reward, as for service, aid, etc. |
| Expunge | To strike or blot out; erase; obliterate. Wipe out; destory. |
| Halcyon | 1. Calm; peaceful; tranquil. 2. Rich; wealthy; prosperous. 3. Happy; joyful; carefree: |
| Status quo | The existing state or condition. |
| Abate | To reduce in amount, degree, intensity, etc.; lessen; diminish. |
| Banal | Devoid of freshness or originality; hackneyed; trite: |
| Insurgent | A person who rises in forcible opposition to lawful authority, especially a person who engages in armed resistance to a government or to the execution of its laws; rebel. |
| Provoke | To anger, enrage, exasperate, or vex. |
| Vengeful | |
| Reprisal | |
| Assuage | |
| Contrite | |
| Patina | |
| Desecrate | |
| Abrasive | |
| Relic | |
| Falunt | |
| Exotic | |
| Sycophant | |
| Atone | |
| Grim | |
| Upstart |