Lang Vocab Unit 13

Abstruse (adj)

hard to comprehend

Accretion (adj)

slow growth in size or amount

Anathema (n)

someone or something intensely disliked or loathed **usually used in the phase be anathema (to)

Buffet (v)

to strike with force

Capacious (adj)

spacious

Consign (v)

to give over to another’s care

Convivial (adj)

characterized by feasting, drinking, and merriment

Dither (v)

to be indecisive

Ennui (n)

a state of boredom or weariness

Equivocal (adj)

uncertain or ambiguous

Fraught (adj)

filled or accompanied with

Hegemony (n)

domination or authority over others

Ignominious (adj)

humiliating or degrading

Mendacious (adj)

characterized by deception or falsehood

Nadir (n)

the lowest point of something