Sadlier Unit 14

Beatific

Rendering or making blessed; blissful

Coup

A highly successful stroke or masterstroke; a sudden takeover of power or leadership

Blandishment

Sweet talk or flattery designed to coax

Innate

Natural, inborn, inherent; built-in

Febrile

Pertaining to or marked by fever; frenetic

Nostrum

An alleged cure-all or remedy of questionable effectiveness

Chicanery

Trickery, deceptive practices, or double-dealing

Pariah

One who is rejected by a social group or organization

Wizened

Dry, shrunken, and wrinkled, often due to aging

Minutiae

Small or trivial details; trifling matters

Cacophonous

Harsh-sounding, raucous, discordant

Visionary

Lacking in realism, characterized by far-fetched ideas or dreams

Gainsay

To deny, contradict, or oppose

Loath

Unwilling, reluctant, disinclined

Manifest

Clear, evident; to show plainly or exhibit

Euphemism

A mild or inoffensive expression used in place of a harsh one

Imminent

About to happen, threatening

Consign

To entrust or deliver to another's care or control

Behemoth

A creature of enormous size, power, or appearance

Moratorium

A suspension of activity; an authorized period of delay