02 - Vocabulary Power Plus Lesson 2 (Book 4)

donnybrook

(n.) a fight; an uproar

interlocutor

(n.) someone who participates in a conversation

carte blanche

(n.) boundless authority; unlimited power to act

rife

(adj.) abundant; prevalent

contemptuous

(adj.) arrogant; haughty; scornful

stygian

(adj.) dark and forbidding

vestige

(n.) a trace or evidence of something that once existed

nomenclature

(n.) a technical name or naming system in an art or science

incantation

(n.) a chant; a recited magical spell

metamorphosis

(n.) a transformation or dramatic change

nonchalant

(adj.) unconcerned; indifferent

procrustean

(adj.) marked by a disregard for individual circumstances; ruthless

sophistry

(n.) a deliberately deceptive or misleading argument

cosmopolitan

(adj.) worldly; sophisticated; cultured

brigand

(n.) a robber or bandit

-escent

becoming/growing

ob-

toward/against

con-

totally/completely/with

val

strong/healthy

rub

red

irid/iris

rainbow/brightly colored

fac

to make