Grades 12+ (WVI 5)
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abeyance temporary suspension or cessation.
adamantine firmly decided or fixed; unyielding.
bereft deprived or stripped of something.
deign to consider some act to be appropriate or in keeping with one's dignity; condescend.
deracinate to pull up by or as if by the roots; uproot; isolate; exile.
descant a secondary, usually higher, melody that is played or sung at the same time as the chief melody.
flagitious viciously or shamefully wicked; infamous.
gnomic short and pithy, as an aphorism.
highbrow one who has or pretends to have highly sophisticated intellectual and cultural interests and tastes (often used disparagingly).
ingenuous having or showing simplicity and lack of sophistication; artless.
lachrymose weeping, tending to weep readily, or being on the point of tears; tearful.
lacuna a gap or omitted part.
stentorian extremely loud and powerful.
stipple a method of painting, drawing, or engraving by applying small points, dots, or dabs to a surface.
stochastic of, or arising from chance or probability.