Vocab List #3

Destitute

without the basic necessities of life

Digression

a temporary departure from the main subject in speech or writing

Dire

causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible

Disseminate

spread (something, especially information) widely

Distend

swell or cause to swell by pressure from inside

Divest

deprive (someone) of power, rights, or possessions

Docile

easily taught or handled

Evoke

to call forth or up: such as. a. : to bring to mind or recollection. this place evokes memories

Exemplary

serving as a desirable model; representing the best of its kind

Expunge

erase or remove completely (something unwanted or unpleasant)

Extort

obtain (something) by force, threats, or other unfair means

Façade

an outward appearance that is maintained to conceal a less pleasant or creditable reality

Faux pas

an embarrassing or tactless act or remark in a social situation

Fidelity

state of being faithful or loyal

Fissure

a long, narrow opening or line of breakage made by cracking or splitting, especially in rock or earth

Flagrant

of something considered wrong or immoral) conspicuously or obviously offensive.

Fortitude

courage in pain or adversity

Fraudulent

characterized by, involving, or proceeding from fraud, as actions, enterprise, methods, or gains

Fresco

a technique of mural painting executed upon freshly laid ("wet") lime plaster

Gamut

the complete range or scope of something

Bloated

(of part of the body) swollen with fluid or gas

Enigma

a person or thing that is mysterious, puzzling, or difficult to understand.

Dormant

(of an animal) having normal physical functions suspended or slowed down for a period of time; in or as if in a deep sleep

Egotism

the practice of talking and thinking about oneself excessively because of an undue sense of self-importance

Elucidate

make (something) clear; explain

Emaciated

abnormally thin or weak, especially because of illness or a lack of food

Enamored

be filled with a feeling of love for

Enhance

intensify, increase, or further improve the quality, value, or extent of

Genre

a category of artistic composition, as in music or literature, characterized by similarities in form, style, or subject matter