Unit 6 Flashcards
(v) to gradually put in
instill
(v) to extract the essence of
distill
(n) a cleansing, especially religious or spiritual
ablution
(adj) deposited by a stream
alluvial
(adj) having to do with tears
lachrymal
(adj) teary; oversentimental
lachrymose
(adj) luxuriously abundant; extravagant
(v) to give in abundance; to heap
lavish
(adj) having to do with the banks of a body of water
riparian
(v) to wander; to move without direction
meander
(adj) able to speak smoothly - or - smooth; graceful
fluent
(v) to change irregularly
fluctuate
(n) a small crack
crevice
(n) a large, deep crack; chasm
crevasse
(n) splitting
fission
(n) opening; split
fissure
(n) an interruption in space or time; gap
hiatus
(adj) deep and full - or - pompous
orotund
(n) mouth or opening
orifice
(v) to dig up
excavate
(adj) deep and empty, like a cavern
cavernous
(adj) curving toward; hollowed
concave
