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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| credulous | easily convinced |
| ensconce | to place or conceal in a secure place |
| lair | a den or hideaway |
| inimical | harmful in effect, hostile, unfriendly |
| covert | not openly practiced; secret |
| truculently | aggressive; disposed to fight |
| myopia | nearsightedness |
| decipher | to read or interpret |
| eccentric | act in odd behavior |
| pallor | extreme or unnatural paleness |
| suffuse | to spread over or through |
| askew` | out of line; to one side |
| recrimination | accusation |
| tirade | a prolonged speech of abuse; a long angry speech |
| vicissitude | irregular; unexpected; change |
| inscrutable | difficult to fathom or understand |
| ruefully | causing feeling or expressing sorrow or regret |
| rudiment | something not fully developed |
| envelop | to surround as an attack |
| brash | hasty or unthinking |