F451 Vocab List 2 & 3

beatific (adj)

experiencing or bestowing celestial joy

filigree (n)

delicate and intricate ornamentation (usually in gold or silver)

insidious (adj)

working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way

invigorate (v)

give life or energy to

linguist (n)

a specialist in languages

manifest (v)

reveal its presence or make an appearance

rebut (v)

overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof

sieve (n)

a strainer for separating lumps from powdered material 

strew (v)

spread by scattering

verbiage (n)

overabundance of words