| Term | Definition |
|---|
| annihilate | v. to destroy completely |
| anodyne | n. medice that relieves pain / adj. relieving pain |
| axiomatic | adj. evident without proof or argument |
| bandolier | n. bullet belt |
| effusively | adv. in an unrestrained or excessive manner |
| etiolated | adj. pale and sickly |
| impunity | n. immunity from punishment |
| ingratiate | v. establish oneself in the favor of others |
| lassitude | n. lack of energy; indifference |
| maudlin | adj. tearfully emotional; foolishly sentimental |
| nebulous | adj. hazy |
| niggling | adj. petty in a nagging or annoying way |
| palpable | plainly seen or heard |
| proliferate | intr v. grow in multiplication of parts / tr v. cause to increase rapidly |
| pneumatic | adj. airy, plump with air, etc. / n. a _____ tire |
| propitiate | tr v. make favorably inclined |
| sacrilege | n. violation of anything sacred |
| sententiously | adv. energeticlly expressed |
| sinecure | n. position requiring little or no work |
| solecism | n. ungrammatical usage |
| spasmodic | adj. affected by involuntary jerky muscluar contactions |
| surreptitious | adj. acting with or marked by stealth |
| viscose | n. used in manufacturing regenerated cellulose fibers / adj. made from ____ |
| vivaporous | adj. producing seeds that germinate on the plant |
| voluptuous | adj. full of indulgence in luxury, pleasure, etc. |
| antediluvian | adj. before the Flood; old / n. a person who living before the Flood |
| cistern | n. reservoir, tank, etc. storing water |
| delimited | adj. having the boudaries established |
| empyrean | n. thes highest heaven |
| entropy | n. doctrine of inevitable social decline and degeneration |
| epoch | n. subdivision of a period |
| oscillation | n. fluctuation between beliefs, opinion, etc. |
| paroxysm | n. any sudden, violent outburst |
| physiognomy | n. appearance of anything, revealing insight into its character |
| synoptic | adj. taking a general view of the principal parts of a subject |
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