lit vocab 4

allay

allay

to put (fear, doubt, suspicion, anger, etc.) to rest; calm; quiet *Synonyms: assuage, soften, to lessen or relieve; mitigate; alleviate:

capacious

capable of holding much; roomy, spacious

diurnal

active during the day, day to day, daily

extricate

to free or release from entanglement; disengage: Synonyms: liberate, deliver, rescue, loose to liberate (gas) from combination, as in a chemical process.

ignominious

deserving or causing public disgrace or shame.

mitigate

make less severe, serious, or painful -mitigate punishment

palpitate

to pulsate with unusual rapidity from exertion, emotion, disease, etc.; flutter: to pulsate; quiver; throb; tremble.

phlegmatic

not easily excited to action; apathetic; sluggish *Synonyms: torpid, dull, uninterested, cold, cool, stoical, self-possessed, calm, or composed. *Synonyms: quiet, placid, unruffled, collected, cool

propitious

giving or indicating a good chance of success; favorable

prostrate

to cast (oneself ) face down on the ground in humility, submission, or adoration; to overthrow, overcome, or reduce to helplessness; to reduce to physical weakness or exhaustion.

acquiesce

accept something reluctantly but without protest, agree, consent

amity

friendship; peaceful relations, as between countries

arduous

involving or requiring strenuous effort; difficult and tiring

gestalt

the whole is greater than the sum of its parts -organized whole

inundate

to flood; cover or overspread with water; deluge. To overwhelm:

perjury

false testimony under oath

perspicuity

clearness or lucidity, as of a statement. *Synonyms: plainness, intelligibility, clarity, the quality of being perspicuous. *Synonyms: transparency

preposterous

completely contrary to nature, reason, or common sense; utterly foolish; absurd; senseless:

trepidation

a feeling of fear or agitation about something that may happen

Voluble

characterized by a ready and continuous flow of words; fluent; glib; talkative