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Lesson 2. AP. incantation. A chant; a recited magical spell. interlocutor. Someone who participates in a conversation. stygian. Dark and forbidding. nonchalant. Unconcerned; indifferent. procrustean. Strictly disregarding individual differences or circumstances. sophistry.
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Lesson2 AP
incantation • A chant; a recited magical spell
interlocutor • Someone who participates in a conversation
stygian • Dark and forbidding
nonchalant • Unconcerned; indifferent
procrustean • Strictly disregarding individual differences or circumstances
sophistry • A deliberately deceptive or misleading argument
contemptuous • Haughty; scornful
nomenclature • Technical names or naming system in an art or science
metamorphosis • A transformation or dramatic change
Carte blanche • Boundless authority; unlimited power to act
rife • Abundant; prevalent
donnybrook • A fight; an uproar
brigand • A robber or bandit
cosmopolitan • Worldly; sophisticated
vestige • A trace or evidence of something that once existed