Also, here are your vocabulary words to date:
- to loathe (v) – to feel intense dislike or disgust for something
- contention (n) – (1) a heated disagreement; (2) an assertion, esp made in an argument
- to emerge (v) – (1) to become apparent, important or known; (2) to come into view
- transience (n) – lasting only for a short time, fleeting, momentary, passing
- to digress (v) – to leave the main subject temporarily in speech or writing
- indolent (adj) -- lazy
- ablutions (n) -- the washing/cleansing of the body, especially connected with religious practices
- surfeit (n & v) -- (n) an excessive amount/a surplus of something; (v) to stuff to the maximum capacity
- callous (adj) -- cold, uncaring, insensitive (callus the noun is the hardened patch of skin, perhaps resulting from friction/hard work)
- malevolent (adj) -- evil, having or showing an intent to do evil to others
- layman (n) - an everyday person; someone who is not an expert in a particular area
- entrails (n) - guts; viscera
- swinish (adjective) - like a pig; boorish
- sadist (n) - one who enjoys inflicting pain on others
- infamy (n) - an extremely bad reputation because of shameful, criminal, or outrageous behaviour
- macabre (adj) - gruesome and horrifying
- don (verb) - to put on an article of clothing
- dissuade (v) - to persuade someone not to do something
- impetuous (adj) - impulsive; acting without thinking
- amass (v) - to collect; to gather
