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Chapter 5 & 6
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Rout | An overwhelming defeat |
| Suppress | To do away with; abolish; stop |
| Innumerable | Very numerous; incapable of being counted; countless |
| Ecstatic | Subject to or in a state of ecstasy; rapturous |
| Reproach | To find fault with (a person,group,etc); blame |
| Serf | A slave |
| Obstinate | Inflexible; stubborn; not yielding |
| Exult | To show or feel a lively or triumphant joy; rejoice; be highly elated or jubilant |
| Hulking | Heavy and clumsy; bulky |
| Nebulous | Hazy, vague, indistinct, or confused |
| Laudable | Deserving praise; praiseworthy; commendable |
| Insidious | Intended to entrap or trick |
| Repose | Peace; tranquility; calm |
| Debauch | An uninhibited spree or party |
| Antecedent | A preceding circumstance, event, object, style, phenomenon |
| Ingratiate | To establish (oneself) in the favor or good graces of others by deliberate effort |
| Perturb | To throw into great disorder; derange; bother; annoy |
| Dilatory | Tending to delay or procrastinate; slow; tardy |
| Desolate | Barren or laid waste; devastated; deprived or destitute of inhabitants; deserted; uninhabited; solitary; lonely |
| Elusive | Hard to express or define; cleverly or skillfully evasive |