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ennui
boredom; listlessness; languor
acuity
possessing sharpness of skill or perception
Hellenistic
pertaining to the classical Greek period
aesthetic
relating to the finer aspects of life, particularly in beauty
usurp
to forcefully seize the position of another
annihilate
to cause total destruction
mien
demeanor or way of carrying yourself, can be particularly facial
hegemony
to take rule/control over another nearby
oblivious
clueless; unaware
dispassionate
devoid of feelings/passion
tenure
a lengthy time of service
rhetoric
using language as an art or in a powerful way
callous
insensitive; hardened
truculent
overly aggressive; inclined to fight
abrogate
to give up a responsibility or duty
leitmotif
a recurring theme, particularly in music or literature
craven
cowardly
pristine
clean; unsullied; pure
totalitarianism
a dictatorship
roman a clef
real life in the guise of fiction
metonymy
using one term that relates to another
synecdoche
uses a part to represent the whole
communal
shared by all
maladroit
unskilled and inept
pejorative
of a belittling, disparaging act
appellation
name
epistolary
in letter form
vignette
small, meaningful literary scene, almost as a picture
salutation
greeting
mercenary
someone who commits an act for payment
obsequious
fawning; servile
pariah
an outcast
ostensibly
for appearance or pretense only; conspicuous
deleterious
harmful to health or behavior
ubiquitous
occurring/seen everywhere
ribaldry
low brow humour
perfunctory
performed without enthusiasm
dolorous
mournful; lugubrious; causing pain
lamentation
extreme sadness
dirge
a mournful poem or song