Word list 5 Flashcards
Catharsis (n)
Purging of pent up emotions
Amorphous (adj)
Lacking in shape
Deter (v)
Put off; prevent
Expedite (v)
Make faster
Incarceration (v)
Putting in prison
Machinations (n)
Plots and plans
Overwrought (adj)
Worked up; in an emotional state
Preeminent (adj)
Famous; outstanding
Sardonic (adj)
Mocking
Unalloyed (adj)
Undiluted; total
Analgesic (n)
Medicine to combat pain
Caucus (n)
Type of private political meeting
Deteriorate (v)
Worsen; decline
Exposition (n)
Clear explanation
Incessant (adj)
Without stopping
Maelstrom (n)
Whirlpool; storm in the ocean
Palatable (adj)
Good to eat; agreeable
Prerogative (n)
Right or privilege
Savant (n)
Person with knowledge
Unctuous (adj)
Oily; using excessive flattery
Analogous (adj)
Comparable
Caustic (adj)
Burning
Detrimental (adj)
Harmful
Extol (v)
Praise
Incipient (adj)
Just beginning
Magnanimous (adj)
Generous; big hearted
Palisade (n)
Fence made of posts
Prescient (adj)
Having foreknowledge
Scale (v)
To climb
Undermined (adj)
Damaged; attacked