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- halcyon - a mythical bird that is said to breed at the time of the winter solstice and makes its nest afloat the sea, and which has the powers of calming winds and waves
- aesthetic - characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste
- unwonted - unusual/unaccustomed
- facilitate - make easier
- inebriated - stupefied/excited by a chemical substance
- solipsism - the philosophical theory that the self is all that you know to exist
- tryst - a date
- guile - shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
- enculturation - the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture
- gingerly - with extreme care or delicacy
- hegemony - the dominance/leadership of one social group or nation over others
- adhere - be compatible/in accordance with
- pagination (<- professor used this word as if we'd all know it!) - the system of numbering pages
- accost - speak to someone/approach with an offer of sexual favors
- supererogate - to do things above and beyond the call of duty
- prima facie - as it seems at first sight
- palification - the act of driving piles or posts into the ground to make it firm
- euthanasia - the act of killing someone painlessly (as a merciful gesture)
- bygones - things that happened in the past
- vapid - lacking significance, liveliness, spirit, or zest
- vindicative - vindictive/excessively vengeful
- boorish - ill-mannered and contemptible and coarse in behavior or appearance
- sycophant - a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage
- supine - laying face upwards
- mimetic - characterized by or of the nature of or using mimesis (medicine that does the same thing as another type of medicine is mimetic)
- uncouth - lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
- limpid - clear and bright
- tesselated - covered with pieces that are identically shaped (pawns on a chessboard)
- syncope - a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain
- winsome - charming in a childlike or naive way
- jocosely - with humor
- meretricious - like or relating to a prostitute
- hirsute - having or covered with hair (hair suit)
- gambol - gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement
- insouciance - the cheerful feeling you have when nothing is troubling you
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