Lesson 1 Part 1
nefarious
n. delicate skill; subtlety; v. to bring about with skill; to evade
finesse
adj. in a state of mental conflict; agitated; crazed
distraught
n. a mild expression used in place of a harsh, crude, or distasteful expression
n. one who is in disguise or using an assumed name; adj. disguised; using a false name; adv. in disguise; under a fictitious
incognito
n. a fictitious name assumed by an author; a pen name
pseudonym
n. an avenger; an unbeatable rival; a person who punishes another for evil deeds
nemesis
adj. hopelessly low; wretched; miserable; without self-respect
abject
v. to reprove mildly and kindly, but seriously; to caution or warn; to urge
admonish
adj. knowing everything; having complete or infinite knowledge
omniscient
v. to steal
purloin
n. strongly satirical writing; v. to ridicule or satirize
lampoon
n. acceptable behavior; conformity with conventional standards
propriety
v. to attack with abusive language; to call insulting names
revile
n. hypnotism; hypnotic appeal; intense fascination
mesmerism
adj. commonplace; trite; stale from overuse
banal
adj. done in a smooth, offhand manner; easily spoken; speaking too smoothly to be sincere
glibly
adj. sluggish; indifferent; calm
phlegmatic
adj. in proper proportion; having the same scale, measure, or size; proportionate
commensurate
adj. wandering or shifting from one subject to another; rambling; long winded
discursive
adj. sad or mournful, often to an exaggerated degree; doleful
lugubrious
adj. quarrelsome; hostile; inclined to fighting
bellicose
adj. matter-of-fact; ordinary; commonplace
prosaic
adj. hazy; vague; not clearly defined
nebulous
adj. occurring by chance; accidental; fortunate
fortuitous