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Midterm words.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| clientele | a body of patrons or customers. |
| anecdotes | usually short narratives of interesting, amusing, or curious incidents often biographical and generally characterized by human interest. |
| guava | the globular yellow fruit of a small shrubby tropical American tree. |
| crescendo | the peak of a gradual increase (as in physical or emotional force or intensity). |
| embroiled | involved especially in conflict or with a problem, adversaries, or the law. |
| pavilions | light sometimes ornamental structures in gardens, parks, or places of recreation that are used for entertainment or shelter. |
| palette | a particular range, quality, or use of color. |
| grotesque | departing markedly from the natural, the expected or the typical (as by distortion, exaggeration) : atypical. |
| flamboyant | marked by strikingly elaborate, colorful, or showy display or behavior. |
| skeptical | characterized by an attitude of doubt or disposition in regard to something particular (such as a supposed fact). |
| rogue | a dishonest unprincipled person. |
| fruition | completion, fulfillment. |
| committee | a group of people delegated to consider, investigate, or act on and usually to report on some matter or business. |
| mirage | an optical phenomenon observed on still days over deserts or hot pavements that has the mirrorlike appearance of a quiet pool of water. |
| amnesia | loss of memory sometimes including the memory of personal identity. |
| contribute | to add (as knowledge or effort) to a common interest or activity. |
| melancholy | depressed in spirits : mournful. |
| demigod | a mythological divine or semidivine being (as the offspring of a deity and a mortal). |
| teriyaki | a dish of Japanese origin consisting of meat or fish that is grilled or broiled after being marinated in a seasoned soy sauce. |
| gargoyles | spouts often having the form of a grotesque figure or animal and projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building. |