Multimedia Vocabulary/VOCAB.iso/WORDS2.11

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adversity       a condition of suffering or destitution; a        misfortune                                        The man's seeming @ turned into his greatest fortune.
annals          historical records                                                                                  The librarian carefully recorded the @ of the town.
balm            a healing ointment;                               a spicy aromatic odor                             The kind words acted as @ to heal his spirits.
caprice         a disposition to change one's mind impulsively                                                      The ancients believed lightning to be the @ of Zeus.
conceit         extreme self-esteem;  a fanciful thought or       expression                                        Elizabeth loathed the self-serving @ of Darcy.
dictum          an authoritative pronouncement                                                                      The principal pronounced the @ in the auditorium.
endurance       the act or capacity of bearing up under hardship; the duration of a thing                           The runner's @ astonished the onlookers.
gauntlet        a glove to protect the hand worn with             medieval armor                                    The knight threw down his @.
hyperbole       an exaggeration intended to produce a strong      effect                                            The man engaged in @ every second of his life.
intuition       quick and ready insight                                                                             Woman's @ is just another term for wisdom.
leverage        power and effectiveness                                                                             The prisoner had little @ against his captors.
metaphysics     division of philosophy that includes ontology,    cosmology, etc.                                   Modern students rarely study @, which is their loss.
notoriety       the state of being generally and unfavorably known                                                  She achieved much @ in little time.
parchment       sheep or goatskin used for writing on; paper re-  sembling this                                     Diplomas are often written on @.
predecessor     one who precedes another, especially in some      office or position                                The President did not follow the policies of his @.
reconnaissance  a preliminary examination or survey of land or    a country                                         The @ mission paved the way for the invasion.
schism          a division of a church or other organized body    into factions                                     The Great @ split Christendom in 1054.
synopsis        a summary                                                                                           Please write a brief @ of the book.
vacillation     a swaying one way and then another; a fluctuation                                                   His @ proved his undoing when another purchased the car.
wont            ordinary manner of doing something                                                                  It is his @ to walk to work in the morning.