Vocab Flashcards
Abjure
To reject, renounce
Molton
liquefied by heat; in a state of fusion; melted molten lead.
Cajole
To urge, coax
Desiccated
Dried up, dehydrated
Enervate
To weaken, exhaust
Fatuous
Silly, foolish
Gregarious
Drawn to the company of others
Ignominious
Humiliating, disgracing
juxtaposition
the act of placing two things next to each other for implicit comparison
Legerdemain
Deception, slight of hand
iconoclast
(n.) one who attacks common beliefs or institutions
Vex
To confuse or annoy
Wizened
Dry, shrunken, wrinkled
Sacrosanct
Holy, something that should not be criticized
Rife
Abundant
Quixotic
Idealistic, impractical
Pernicious
Extremely destructive or harmful
Manifold
Diverse, varied
Maelstrom
A destructive whirlpool which rapidly sucks in objects
Inchoate
Unformed or formless, in a beginning stage
Ebullient
Extremely lively, enthusiastic
Egregious
Extremely bad
Evince
To show, reveal
Fetid
Having a foul odor