Vocab 6 Flashcards
abate
make something less intense
abjure
renounce
anomalous
deviating from what is normal
antipathy
a deep-seated feeling of aversion
arcane
understood by a few, mysterious
arduous
having to put in the strenuous effort, difficult, tiring
artless
without guile or deception
ascetic
severe self discipline or abstention from all form of indulgence
assuage
make a feeling less intense, satisfy
betray
unintentionallyreveal; be evidence of.
bucolic
relating to the pleasant aspects of the countryside and country life
burgeon
begin to grow or increase rapidly;flourish
cacophonous
harsh, discordant mixture of sounds.
canonize
officially declare (a dead person) to be a saint.
censure
the formal expression of severe disapproval.