Tending to talk a great deal; talkative, chatty, or wordy

Persistent in holding on or maintaining something; determined, stubborn, or retentive

Eager to fight, argue, or quarrel; combative or aggressive

Great and bloody slaughter or destruction, especially in battle

Rebirth of a soul in a new body after death

Logically ordered, consistent, clear, or intelligible

Secret or illegal cooperation between parties to deceive or cheat others

To honor the memory of someone or something, typically with a ceremony

To drive away or make disappear, as doubts or fears

To force out of a position or place, especially by effort or force

To break up or dissolve a group or organization

A person or thing that represents a quality or idea perfectly

To hold the complete interest and attention of someone; captivate

To produce, cause, or give rise to something

Based on a mistaken belief; deceptive or misleading

Capable of making mistakes or being wrong

To alter or present falsely, especially information or evidence

To abstain from or do without something

Pitifully sad, abandoned, or hopeless

To abandon or renounce completely

To make more complex, refined, or worldly

Clever but misleading or fallacious argument

Immature, overconfident, and lacking depth, like a sophomore

Filled with love or admiration for someone or something

Someone who engages in an activity for pleasure, not professionally

Friendly and peaceful, without quarreling

Study of humans, their cultures, societies, and development

Person who dislikes or distrusts humankind

Person who seeks to promote welfare through generosity

Official examination of accounts or records

Large room for audiences at lectures or performances

Group of spectators or listeners at an event

To agree or be of the same opinion

Hasty and superficial, without thorough attention

Digressing from subject to subject; rambling

Lacking consistency or regularity; unpredictable

Straying from the proper course or standards

Containing error; incorrect or mistaken

Trusted friend to whom secrets are confided

Faithfulness or loyalty to a person or cause

Unbeliever in a particular religion

To indicate or suggest beforehand

To predict or estimate future events

To increase in strength, volume, or magnitude

To correct or put right something wrong

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Term	Definition
loquacious	Tending to talk a great deal; talkative, chatty, or wordy
tenacious	Persistent in holding on or maintaining something; determined, stubborn, or retentive
pugnacious	Eager to fight, argue, or quarrel; combative or aggressive
carnage	Great and bloody slaughter or destruction, especially in battle
carrion	Decaying flesh of dead animals
reincarnation	Rebirth of a soul in a new body after death
coherent	Logically ordered, consistent, clear, or intelligible
collusion	Secret or illegal cooperation between parties to deceive or cheat others
commemorate	To honor the memory of someone or something, typically with a ceremony
dispel	To drive away or make disappear, as doubts or fears
dislodge	To force out of a position or place, especially by effort or force
disband	To break up or dissolve a group or organization
embodiment	A person or thing that represents a quality or idea perfectly
enthrall	To hold the complete interest and attention of someone; captivate
engender	To produce, cause, or give rise to something
fallacious	Based on a mistaken belief; deceptive or misleading
fallible	Capable of making mistakes or being wrong
falsify	To alter or present falsely, especially information or evidence
forgo	To abstain from or do without something
forlorn	Pitifully sad, abandoned, or hopeless
forsake	To abandon or renounce completely
sophisticate	To make more complex, refined, or worldly
sophistry	Clever but misleading or fallacious argument
sophomoric	Immature, overconfident, and lacking depth, like a sophomore
enamored	Filled with love or admiration for someone or something
amateur	Someone who engages in an activity for pleasure, not professionally
amicable	Friendly and peaceful, without quarreling
anthropology	Study of humans, their cultures, societies, and development
misanthrope	Person who dislikes or distrusts humankind
philanthrope	Person who seeks to promote welfare through generosity
audit	Official examination of accounts or records
auditorium	Large room for audiences at lectures or performances
audience	Group of spectators or listeners at an event
concur	To agree or be of the same opinion
cursory	Hasty and superficial, without thorough attention
discursive	Digressing from subject to subject; rambling
erratic	Lacking consistency or regularity; unpredictable
errant	Straying from the proper course or standards
erroneous	Containing error; incorrect or mistaken
confidant	Trusted friend to whom secrets are confided
fidelity	Faithfulness or loyalty to a person or cause
infidel	Unbeliever in a particular religion
forefather	Ancestor from an earlier time
foreshadow	To indicate or suggest beforehand
forecast	To predict or estimate future events
amplify	To increase in strength, volume, or magnitude
deify	To worship or regard as a god
rectify	To correct or put right something wrong

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