comp final vocab!

eke

barely survive

knell

toll; to ring

quail

recoil

svelte

willowy; skinny

thrall

fascination

anachronism

something misplaced in time

antediluvian

before the flood

epoch

noteworthy period

score

twenty years

barrio

ghetto

bravado

pretend courage

desperado

bold outlaw

hacienda

large estate

siesta

midday nap

schizophrenia

split-personality

psychic

beyond natural processes

euthanasia

mercy killing

epidemiology

medical research into epidemics

demography

science of vital statistics

Adonis

extraordinarily handsome man

cornucopia

profusion; a lot of

Herculean

mighty

hymeneal

nuptial; wedding

iridescent

multi-colored

ophthalmologist

eye specialist

lapidary

stone cutter

entomologist

knows about insects

amanuensis

secretary

vendetta

bitter quarrel

staccato

disconnected

imbroglio

predicament

crescendo

a mounting in intensity

adagio

slowly

liaison

connection

hobnob

pal around

elite

most qualified, best

camaraderie

friendship

convivial

festive

dyspeptic

grouchy

neurasthenic

weakened by emotional problems

captious

critical

bellicose

warlike

jingoist

super-patriot

nemesis

retribution

saturnine

sluggish

sybarite

fond of high living

tawdry

gaudy

cabal

conspiracy

physiologist

biologist who studies vital functions

biopsy

the cutting out of a piece of tissue for diagnostic examination

abscess

swollen, inflamed area of body tissues

biennial

every two years