Vocabulary 11 & 12 Flashcards
Agrarian
adj. Having to do with farming or agriculture.
Burgeon
v. To grow and expand rapidly; to flourish.
Cataclysm
n. A sudden violent change; a catastrophe.
Culinary
adj. Having to do with cooking.
Denigrate
v. To attack the reputation of; to criticize in a derogatory manner.
Gourmet
n. A person who likes fine food and is a good judge of its quality.
Graniloquent
adj. Using lofty or pompous speech or expression.
Hybrid
n. The offspring of two animals or plants of diiferent species or varieties.
Manifold
adj. Having many different kinds, forms, or parts.
Palatable
adj. Acceptable or pleasing, especially to the sense of taste.
Panacea
something that is supposed to cure all ills or difficulties; a cure all.
Plebeian
adj. Of or pertaining to the common people; common; unrefined.
Scourge
n. Something that causes great pain and suffering; a social evil.
Stalemate
n. A halt in a struggle because both sides are equally strong and neither side will give in; a deadlock.
Temperate
adj. Mild, moderate; restrain.
