lesson 18

incendiary

incendiary

causing to excite or inflame

apotheosis

the finest example

contiguous

making contact or touching at some point; side by side

auspicious

signaling favorable or promising results

vociferous

marked by noise; loud

avuncular

similar to an uncle

proletariat

the working class or lower class

tenacious

strongly held; not easy to separate

specious

deceptive or misleading

refractory

unmanageable or difficult to control; willfull

inimitable

cannot be imitated

malfeasance

poor conduct or wrongdoing, especially on the part of a public official

platonic

marked by the absence of romance or physical attraction

potificate

speak in a pretentiously dignified or dogmatic way

prurient

given to lustful or lewd thoughts

mut

to change

oper

to work

pet

to seek or go toward

in-

against or not

per-

through or completely

com-

together