ENA09 Unit 14

ame'nable

(adj.) willing to follow advice or authority, tractable, submissive; responsive; liable to be held responsible

berate'

(v.) to scold sharply

car'nage

(n.) large-scale slaughter or loss of life

cred'ulous

(adj.) too ready to believe, easily deceived

criter'eon

(n.) a rule, test; a standard for judgment or evaluation

deplete'

(v.) to use up as a result of spending or consumption; to diminish greatly

expat'iate

(v.) to expand on, write or talk at length or in detail; to move about freely

extra'neous

(adj.) coming from the outside, foreign; present but not essential, irrelevant

incep'tion

(n.) the beginning, start, earliest stage of some process, institution, etc.

infirm'ity

(n.) a weakness or ailment (physical, mental, moral, etc.)

jejune'

(adj.) lacking in nutritive value; lacking in interest or substance; immature, juvenile

ob'durate

(adj.) stubborn; unyielding

potpourri'

(n.) a collection of diverse or miscellaneous items; a general mixture; petals mixed with spices for scent

preco'cious

(adj.) showing unusually early development (especially in talents and mental capacity)

sadis'tic

(adj.) delighting in cruelty, excessively cruel

seneten'tious

(adj.) self-righteous, characterized by moralizing; given to use of maxims or adages; saying much in few words, pithy

sup'plicate

(v) pray humbly; ask, beg, or seek in a humble way

sur'feit

(n.) an excess or overindulgence, as in eating or drinking, causing disgust; (v.) to feed or supply with anything to excess

tor'tuous

(adj.) winding, twisted, crooked; highly involved, complex; devious

tur'gid

(adj.) swollen, bloated, filled to excess; overdecorated or excessive in language