Chapter 13
Steadfast
Firmly fixed, constant, not moving or changing.
Malinger
To pretend illness to avoid duty or work. Lie down on the job.
Epoch
A distinct period of time.
Obliterated
To blot out completely, destroy.
Opus
An impressive piece of work, especially a work of art, or musical composition.
Simper
To smile or speak in a silly, forced way.
Imperative
Necessary, urgent.
Armistice
A temporary peace, hail in fighting.
Naive
Innocent, unsophisticated, show a lack of worldly knowledge.
Dregs
The last remaining part, the part of least worth.
Pithy
Short but full of meaning.
Vaunted
Much boasted about in a vain or swaggering way.
Rote
Unthinking routine, or repetition.
Vendor
A person who sells something.
Befall
To happen, to occur
Adapted
To adjust or change to current situations.
Enormity
The quality of exceeding all moral bounds. Huge in size.
Tedious
Long and tiresome.
Ransack
To search or examine thoroughly, to rob.
Heritage
An inheritance, or birthright.
Wry
Twisted, turned to one side. Cleverly or grimly humorous.
Vilify
To abuse or belittle unjustly or maliciously.
Infinite
Exceedingly great, without limit.
Estrange
To drift apart, or become unfriendly.
Fiasco
The complete collapse or failure of a project.