[WORDS] Roots2Words November

enormity

monstrous in size and meaning

stygian

as dark as the underworld

exsanguinate

to make bloodless

lycanthropy

a change for the worse

pervade

to spread or suffuse

cogent

pertinent, penetrating, and powerful

synopsis

recap or rundown

daunting

disheartening or discouraging

travesty

a parody or perversion

nootropic

brain booster

solace

alleviation or assaugement

refute

to counter or quash

saturnine

gloomy or morose

verdant

leafy and lush

pontificate

to sound off or sermonize

accalamation

ovation or adulation

breviloquent

economical of expression

iconoclast

radical, rebel, or wrecker

sinuous

serpentine or supple

parse

interpret, audit, or explicate

caricature

parody or pastiche

blandishment

pleasant persuasion or praise

precarity

insecurity or uncertainty

inexorable

implacable or unyielding