Vocab list 4

Efficacious

effective; producing the desired outcome

Catharsis

a release of emotional tension

Inundate

to overwhelm; to fill beyond capacity

Revere

to regard with respect, awe, or admiration

Internecine

mutually destructive

Risible

relating to laughter; laughable

Sybaritic

marked by luxury or pleasure

Crepuscular

pertaining to twilight

Kudos

acclaim or praise

Estrange

to alienate

Intrinsic

of or relating to a thing’s basic nature; inherent

Maxim

an established principle; a truth or rule of conduct

Putrid

rotten and foul smelling

Servile

submissive; slavish

Apocryphal

of questionable authenticity, but widely believed