1. Lesson 2 brigand carte blanche contemptuous cosmopolitan donnybrook
incantation
interlocutor
metamorphosis
nomenclature
nonchalant
procrustean
rife
sophistry
stygian
vestige

2. metamorphosis A transformation or dramatic change Syn: mutation
Ant: stasis

3. donnybrook A fight; an uproar Syn: brawl, quarrel, altercation
Syn: agreement

4. nonchalant Unconcerned; indifferent Syn: detached, relaxed
Ant: excited, concerned, alarmed

5. vestige A trace or evidence of something that once existed
Syn: remnant; hint

6. interlocutor Someone who participates in a conversation
The delusion man wandered down the street, conversing with some invisible interlocutor.

7. procrustean
Strictly disregarding individual differences or circumstances
Syn: ruthless, undiscriminating
Ant: sympathetic; compassionate

8. stygian
Dark and forbidding
Syn: shadowy
Ant: bright, Illuminated

9. sophistry A deliberately deceptive or misleading argument
Syn: chicanery; ruse
Ant: truth

10. carte blanche Boundless authority; unlimited power to act
Syn: license; sanction; free rein
Ant: restriction

11. incantation
A chant; a recited magical spell
Syn: invocation

12. cosmopolitan
Worldly; sophisticated
Syn: cultured
Ant: provincial

13. rife Abundant; prevalent Syn: overflowing; rampant
Ant: lacking, limited

14. nomenclature Technical names or naming system in an art or science
Syn: terminology

15. brigand
A robber or bandit
Syn: highwayman; outlaw

16. contemptuous Haughty; scornful Syn: arrogant; derisive
Ant: humble polite