vocab lesson 11

bombastic

pompous; boastful

alacrity

briskness; swiftness; celerity

ingratiate

to make an effort to gain favor

abridge

to shorten; to diminish

impecunious

without money; broke

fervid

ardent; burning; impassioned

augment

to make greater; to supplement

euphonious

harmonious; pleasant to hear

antipathy

a dislike; distaste; enmity

enhance

to make better; to improve

decry

to speak against; to disparage

eclectic

coming from a variety of sources

luxuriant

abundant; very fertile

raze

to destroy completely

paltry

trifling; worthless; insignificant

vindictive

revengeful; spiteful

secular

non-religious; worldly

placid

peaceful; calm

vindicated

cleared of accusations

static

having no motion

prelude

to make impossible

torpid

sluggish; dull; apathetic

promontory

projection into water

pedantry

a showing off of learning

tact

sense for knowing what is appropriate