1. Unit 14.

2. Beatific Adj. Blissful; rendering or making blessed

3. behomoth n. A creature of enormous size, power, apearance

4. blandishment n. Anything designed to flatter or coax; sweet talk

5. cacophonous Adj. Harsh-sounding; raucous

6. chicanery n. Trickery, deceptive practices or tactics, double-dealing

7. consign v. To give over to another’s care; to entrust; to set apart for a special use

8. coup n. A highly successful stroke, stratagem, a sudden takeover of power

9. euphemism n. Mild or inoffensive expression used in place of a harsh one

10. febrile Adj. Feverish; pertaining to or marked by fever; frenetic

11. gainsay v. To deny, contradict, dispute, oppose

12. imminent Adj. About to happen

13. innate Adj. Natural, inborn, inherent, built-in

14. loath Adj. Unwilling, reluctant, disinclined

15. manifest Adj, v, n Clear, evident, to show plainly, a list of cargo/passengers

16. minutiae Pl. n Small or trivial details

17. moratorium n. A suspension of activity; an official waiting period

18. nostrum n. An alleged cure-all; a scheme of questionable effectiveness

19. pariah n. One who is rejected my a social group or an organization

20. visionary Adj, n Not practical, lacking in realism; one to gives far-fetched ideas; a dreamer

21. wizened Adj. part. Dry, shrunken, and wrinkled