vocab 14 Flashcards
decipher
to convert from a code or secret writing into ordinary language
dissect
to cut in order to study
enigma
Anything that is puzzling, mysterious or hard to figure out
infallible
incapable of making an error; never wrong
irrepressible
incapable of being controlled or held back
luminous
giving off light
clear or easy to understand
millennium
a period of thousand years
mire
an area of wet, swampy ground
pestilence
a rapidly spreading and usually fatal disease
stagnate
to fail to develop, change, or move
sublime
great or noble in expression, thought, or manner
vie
to compete for, as in a contest
voluminous
having great bulk or volume
congenial
getting along with others
ineffectual
not bringing about the desire result, futile