IB SL LIT VOCAB LIST SEVEN

gibberish

nonsense, unintelligible speech

babble, chatter

inimical

unfriendly, hostile, malicious

nexus

a link, tie, or bond

connection, correlation

coeval

of the same time period

contemporaneous

dilatory

tending to delay or procrastinate

dallying, unhurried

convoluted

complicated, intricate

involved, jumbled

entreat

to earnestly request or petition

implore, importune

anecdote

a short account of an incident

narrative

incumbent

obligatory, necessary

required, essential

churlish

boorish or vulgar

uncouth, rude, surly

promulgate

to announce, to make known

declare, exhibit

staid

showing dignity and often strait-laced propriety

composed, serious, solemn

livid

extremely angry

enraged, furious, fuming

lurid

shocking, explicit

sensational, extreme

cogent

convincing, reasonable

competing, influential, pertinent