English Vocab F451

Melancholy

feeling a pensive sadness

Conjure

Call upon or call to mind

Fervor

intense and passionate feeling

Cacophony

a harsh discordant mixture of sounds

Distill

extract the most essential meaning or aspect of

Pratfall

a stupid and humiliating action

Dictum

a formal pronouncement from an __authoritative__ source.

Patronage

the power to control appointments to office or the right to __privileges__

Cadenced

rhythmic flow

Profusion

an abundance of something

Insidious

proceed in a gradual, subtle way but with harmful effects

Torrent

a sudden outpouring of

Perfunctorily

quickly, without care or interest

Juggernaut

a huge, powerful force/institution

Pedantic

overly concerned with minute details

Scapegoat

a person who is blamed for the mistakes or faults of others

Suffuse

gradually spread through or over

Prattle

foolish or inconsequential talk

Contemptible

deserving contempt, despicable

Trifle

a thing of little value or importance v- treat without seriousness or respect