- abominable: repugnantly hateful; detestable; loathsome
- beguiled: to influence by trickery, flattery, etc.; mislead; delude.
- centrifugal: moving away from the center.
- delegate: a person designated to act for or represent another or others; deputy; representative, as in a political convention.
- dilettantism: the act of dabbling in an art or a field of knowledge.
- disparagement: a communication that belittles something or soemone.
- diversity: the state or fact of being diverse; difference; unlikeliness; variety.
- embossed: to mold or carve in relief
- encroachment: an entry into an area not previously occupied
- equable: unvarying; steady.
- equilibrium: a state of rest or balance due to the equal action of opposing forces.
- esthetics: the branch of philosophy that deals with the nature and expression of beauty, as in the fine arts.
- eulogy: a speech or writing in praise of a person or thing, esp. a set oration in honor of a deceased person.
- extortion: illegal use of one's official position or powers to obtain property, funds, or patronage.
- fathomable: capable of being penetrated or comprehended.
- geology: the scientific study of the origin, history, and structure of the earth.
- hectic: characterized by intense agitation, excitement, confused and rapid movement, etc.
- honorific: a title phrase, or grammatical form conveying respect, used expecially when addressing a social superior.
- impulsive: inclined to act on impulse rather than thought.
- kindred: a group of persons related to another; family, rtibe, ro race.
- libation: a beverage, especially an intoxicating beverage.
- meander: to follow a winding and turning course.
- nocturnal: done, occurring, or coming at night.
- omnipresent: present everywhere at the same time.
- parricide: the act of killing one's father, mother, or other close relative.
Vocabulary - Week 7