vocab 6 Flashcards
elucidate
(v) to make clear
banal
(adj) common, ordinary
imminent
(adj) likey to happen; threatening
antipathy
(n) an intense dislike
scurrilous
(adj) coarsely abusive; vulgar
bedlam
(n) a noisy uproar; a sense of wild confusion
amoral
(adj) lacking a sense of right and wrong
sedulous
(adj) hard working; diligent
obdurate
(adj) stubborn; hardhearted
peruse
(v) to read carefully; scrutinize
affluence
(n) wealth; richness
parody
(n) a work that imitates another in a ridiculous manner
onerous
(adj) burdensome; heavy; hard to endure
eschew
(v) to keep away from; to avoid; to shun
decouement
(n) an outsome; a result
the root pel means
“to push” or “to drive”
the roots sum sumpt means
“take”
the root celer means
“swift”
the prefix con- means
“with” or “together”
the prefix dis- means
“apart” or “in different directions”
the prefix ex- means
“out” or “from”
the suffix -ator means
“one who does”
the suffix -ion means
“the act of”
