Week 30 Vocab

Extinct

(adj) No longer existing

Idyllic

(adj) Simple, peaceful

Galvanize

(verb) Excite or arouse to activity

Encumbrance

(noun) Burden, handicap, load

Gaudy

(adj) Showy, flashy

Condescend

(v) Stoop, lower oneself

Candor

(noun) Frankness, honesty

Mortify

(v) Embarrass, humiliate

Jocose

(adj) Humorous, merry

Malign

(verb) Abuse, slander

Forty winks

(idiom) A short nap

From pillar to post

(idiom) From one place to another

Omnipotent

(adj) Almighty, unlimited in power or authority

Zenith

(noun) Summit, top, prime

Fledgling

(adj) Little known, newly developed

Peremptory

(adj) Absolute, compulsory, binding

Precedent

(noun) Custom, model

Wheedle

(verb) Coax, persuade, cajole

Rustic

(adj) Countrified, unpolished

Jubilant

(adj) Joyful, high in spirits

Decorum

(noun) Politeness, correct behavior

Charlatan

(noun) Pretender, fraud

In the lap of God

(idiom) Out of one’s own hands

Achilles heel

(idiom) Weak spot