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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| wordplay | playful or use of words to create humor |
| peculiar | abnormal or different from the usual expectation |
| wisdom | accumulate knowledge or learning |
| ignorance | a state of not knowing; lack of awareness or education |
| doldrums | a boring, gloomy place , or state of mind, in which nothing happens |
| expectations | beliefs or hopes concerning what is possible in the future |
| lethargy | a state of having very low energy with drowsiness and lack of interest or feeling ; sloth , indifferent , idleness , inactivity |
| killing time | wasting time |
| diction | choic of words in speech or writing |
| surreal | bizarre , weird , or eerie ; having a dream-like quality ; beyond real , very strange or unusual |
| humbug | a person involved in an act meant to trick or deceive some one ; someone who pretends to be someone he is not ; a dishonest or insincere person ; nonsense; faker, fraud , impostor, phony. |
| macabre | of , dealing with, or pertaining to death or the horrors of death ; gruesome |
| corrupt | to cause to become harmed or damged |
| rhyme or reason | having or showing good sense , logic , or meaning |
| disputes | arguments or debates ; thing that people do not agree on . |