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definitions
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| chronological | (of record of events) following the order in which they occurred |
| stimulus | a thing that arouses energy/activity in someone/thing |
| implacable | unable to be appeased; placated; calmed or stopped |
| placable | easily calmed; gentle and forgiving. |
| high-brow | intellectual; rarefied; scholarly in taste |
| assuage | make (an unpleasant feeling) less intense` |
| rarefied | distant from the lives and concerns of other people; esoteric |
| esoteric | likely to be understood by a small number of people with specialised interest/knowledge |
| precarious | not securely in position / dependent on chance / dangerously likely to fall |
| neurotic | affected with neurosis / overly anxious / mentally disturbed |
| oust | drive out or expel somobe from a position or placec |
| strident | (of a sound) loud and harsh; grating / presenting a point of view, especially a controversial one, in an excessively forceful way. |
| lucrative | producing a great deal of profit |
| debonair | (of a man) confident, stylish, charming |
| abstruse | difficult to understand, obscure |
| obscure | not discovered or known about, uncertain |
| arcane | understood by very few; mysterious or secret |
| covert | not openly acknowledged or displayed |
| espionage | the practice of spying or using spies |
| clandestine | kept secret or done secretively, especially because of breaking the law |
| insolent | showing a rude and arrogant lack of respect |
| genteel | overly polite in a good way |
| melancholy | a feeling of deep sadness, often with no obvious cause |
| servile | having or showing an excessive willingness to please others |
| dexterous | showing or having skill, especially with the hands |
| adverse | preventing success or development, harmful, unfavourable |
| averse | have a strong dislike or opposition to something |
| ghoul | an evil spirit or fantom, especially supposed to rob graves and feed on the dead |
| furtively | a way that attempts to avoid notice or attention; secretively |
| pilfer | steal, things of little value |
| sultry | (weather) hot and humid / (woman) acting in a sexual manner |
| mediocre | of average quality; not very good |
| marauding | going about in search of things to attack or steal |
| impugn | dispute the truth; challenge; question honesty of statement or motive |
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