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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| digress | to deviate or wander away from the main purpose in speaking or writing |
| incognito | assuming a concealed identity |
| ostracize | to banish a person |
| inane | lacking sense or ideal, silly, empty |
| innumerable | countless, extremely numerous |
| clique | a narrow, exclusive circle of individuals or friends |
| boisterous | rough and noisy |
| unscrupulous | without conscience or principles |
| disciple | devoted follower |
| bourgeois | a person of the middle class, ordinary |
| falsetto | an artificial way of speaking, in which the voice is placed in a register much higher than that of the natural voice |
| harrowing | extremely distressing, agonizing |
| blase | unconcerned, nonchalant, tired of pleasures |
| provoke | to bring about deliberately |
| putrid | rotten; foul; in a state of decay |
| qualms | sudden feelings of uneasiness or doubt |
| profound | deeply held or felt, intellectually penetrating |
| rapt | deeply absorbed or carried away with something and not noticing anything else |
| furlough | a leave of absence or vacation, especially one granted to a member of the armed forces |
| reciprocal | performed, experienced, or felt by both sides; mutual. |