vocab list 15

Aesthetic

(adj.) concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty

Inexorable

(adj.) impossible to stop or prevent

Solace

(n.) comfort or consolation in a time of distress or sadness

Vapid

(adj.) offering nothing stimulating or challenging

Proscribe

(v.) forbid, especially by law; denounce or condemn

Pathos

(n) a quality that evokes pity or sadness

Vehement

(adj) forceful; passionate; intense

Prolific

(adj.) present in large numbers or quantities; plentiful

Abet

(v.) encourage or assist someone to do something wrong

Cogent

(adj.) (of an argument) clear, logical or convincing

Whimsical

(adj.) playfully quaint or fanciful esp. in an appealing or amusing way

Temerity

(n.) excessive confidence or boldness; audacity

Permeate

(v.) spread throughout something

Expiate

(v.) atone for guilt or sins

Resplendent

(adj.) attractive and impressive through being richly colorful and sumptuous