lang vocab

abrogate

To revoke formally.

amalgamate

Joined together into a whole.

amalgamate

To bring or combine together or with something else.

ancillary

Furnishing added support.

arcane

Requiring secret or mysterious knowledge.

assiduity

Great and constant diligence and attention.

attenuated

Of an electrical signal; reduced in amplitude with little or no distortion; reduced in strength.

benefactor

A person who helps people or institutions (especially with financial help).

choleric

Characterized by anger; quickly aroused to anger; easily moved to anger.

commemorative

Intended as a commemoration.

commemorative

An object (such as a coin or postage stamp) made to mark an event or honor a person.

confidant

Someone to whom private matters are confided.

connoisseur

An expert able to appreciate a field; especially in the fine arts.

corrugated

Shaped into alternating parallel grooves and ridges.

criterion

The ideal in terms of which something can be judged; a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated.

decadence

The state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities.

desiccate

Lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless.

desiccate

To lose water or moisture; remove water from; preserve by removing all water and liquids from.

dirge

A song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person.

disseminate

To cause to become widely known.

edify

To make understand.

emissary

Someone sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else.

epicure

A person devoted to refined sensuous enjoyment (especially good food and drink).

exorbitant

Greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation.

fallow

Undeveloped but potentially useful; left unplowed and unseeded during a growing season.

fallow

Cultivated land that is not seeded for one or more growing seasons.

fervent

Characterized by intense emotion.

gamut

A complete extent or range.

garish

Tastelessly showy.

gnarled

Used of old persons or old trees; covered with knobs or knots.

gregarious

Instinctively or temperamentally seeking and enjoying the company of others.

hegemony

The dominance or leadership of one social group or nation over others.

hone

To make perfect or complete.

iconoclast

Someone who attacks cherished ideas or traditional institutions.