the act of forcing or compelling

enrolled by compulsion; drafted

inhabitants: person admitted to a country: one that frequents a place

the act of straying or departing from the course

disagreeing; quarrelsome: harsh sound; lack of harmony

to wear off the skin of: to censure scathingly

to make amends for: to put an end to

very well suited to; apt: pleasant; delightful

to move by persuasion: affect; cause

the act of rebelling against the government: an act contrary to the policies of one's own political party

given to deception or falsehood

born under the planet Mercury: qualities of eloquence, ingenuity, or thievishness like Mercury: rapid changeableness of mood

marked by strength and clarity of sound: pompous; bombastic

to swing back and forth like a pendulum: to move back and forth between two points: to vary between opposing beliefs, feelings, or theories.

steal, especially in small quantities and repeatedly

to deviate from the truth: equivocate- avoid committing oneself; intend to decieve

platform for speakers in the Roman Forum: stage for public speaking:SHIP connection-the curved end of a ship’s prow: a bodily part/ process suggesting a bird’s bill:the beak, snout of insects or arachnids

to set apart: segregate; to seclude, withdraw; to seize by a writ; to bind a metal in a soluble complex.

serpentine: wavy: winding; marked by strong, lithe movements.

marked by lofty or imposing dignity; haughty, unapproachable; impressive in size or proportions

make a vain display of one's own worth or attainments:brag; to call attention to pridefully and often boastfully; a bragging assertive statement

subject to rapid or unexpected change; tending to erupt into violence: explosive; lighthearted, lively; NOUN-the volatile substance; readily vaporizable: difficult to capture or hold; flying or having the ability to fly

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Term	Definition
braggadocio	boastful or arrogant behavior
coercion	the act of forcing or compelling
conscript	enrolled by compulsion; drafted
denizen	inhabitants: person admitted to a country: one that frequents a place
deviation	the act of straying or departing from the course
discordant	disagreeing; quarrelsome: harsh sound; lack of harmony
emir	ruler in Islamic countries
excoriate	to wear off the skin of: to censure scathingly
expiate	to make amends for: to put an end to
felicitous	very well suited to; apt: pleasant; delightful
induce	to move by persuasion: affect; cause
insurgency	the act of rebelling against the government: an act contrary to the policies of one's own political party
memetic	quality of a meme
mendacious	given to deception or falsehood
mercurial	born under the planet Mercury: qualities of eloquence, ingenuity, or thievishness like Mercury: rapid changeableness of mood
orotund	marked by strength and clarity of sound: pompous; bombastic
oscillate	to swing back and forth like a pendulum: to move back and forth between two points: to vary between opposing beliefs, feelings, or theories.
pilfer	steal, especially in small quantities and repeatedly
prevaricate	to deviate from the truth: equivocate- avoid committing oneself; intend to decieve
rostrum	platform for speakers in the Roman Forum: stage for public speaking:SHIP connection-the curved end of a ship’s prow: a bodily part/ process suggesting a bird’s bill:the beak, snout of insects or arachnids
sequester	to set apart: segregate; to seclude, withdraw; to seize by a writ; to bind a metal in a soluble complex.
sinuous	serpentine: wavy: winding; marked by strong, lithe movements.
stateliness	marked by lofty or imposing dignity; haughty, unapproachable; impressive in size or proportions
vaunt	make a vain display of one's own worth or attainments:brag; to call attention to pridefully and often boastfully; a bragging assertive statement
volatile	subject to rapid or unexpected change; tending to erupt into violence: explosive; lighthearted, lively; NOUN-the volatile substance; readily vaporizable: difficult to capture or hold; flying or having the ability to fly

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