VOCABS 3.1 - 7 Copernicus

anaphylaxis

an allergic reaction to an allergen

aghast

shocked or surprised in an unpleasant way

behoove

a right for someone to do something

biennial

happens once every two years

carte blanche

complete freedom to do something

cataclysm

an extremely destructive event/violent change

debonair

attractive confident and carefully dressed

despoil

to make a place less attractive by taking things away

emanate

to come from/out of

fulminate

to criticize strongly

homeostasis

the process that a living thing stays in its state

nostrum

a medicine prepared by an unqualified person

obtrude

to make something too noticeable

perjury

the crime of telling a lie in court

prefatory

coming at the start of a piece of writing/speech

recidivist

a criminal who continues to commit crime

saturnine

serious and unfriendly

termagant

a woman who argues noisily

uncouth

rude and unpleasant

yore

of a long time ago