Vocabulary Energizers Book 2 Chapter 7

Maverick

Independent Person (noun)

Esoteric

known or understood only by a select few (adj.)

Undermine

weaken gradually; injure or destroy secretly or underhandedly; dig beneath or wear away from under (verb)

Alleviate

relieve; lessen or make more bearable (verb)

Bacchanal/Bacchanalia

wild, drunken party (noun)

Hedonist

one who lives only for pleasure (noun)

Nihilist

one who rejects all religious, moral, and traditional values, practices, and institutions (noun)

Somnolent

sleepy, drowsy; causing sleep (adj)

Diatribe

violent, angry, bitter attack in words (noun)

Tribulation

great suffering, misery, or distress (noun)

Avert

turn away; prevent (verb)

Divert

turn aside from a purpose, course, path; distract; amuse (verb)

Subvert

overthrow; undermine (verb)

Revert

return to former condition (verb)

Vertigo

dizziness (noun)