Lit Vocab 5

expedite

to make something happen faster

penury

extreme poverty

copasetic

satisfactory or in good order

commiserate

to express sympathy for someone

garish

overly bright or showy

draconian

extremely harsh or severe

commensurate

equal or proportional in size or degree

anecdote

a short story about a real event

eschew

to deliberately avoid

exacerbate

to make a problem worse

antidote

a remedy that counteracts a poison or problem

autonomy

independence or self-government

complacent

overly satisfied with oneself

abstruse

difficult to understand

emaciated

extremely thin or weak

vouchsafe

to grant or give something

prognosticate

to predict the future

benign

harmless or gentle

debacle

a complete failure or disaster

gratuitous

unnecessary or excessive