Vocab 10

ameliorate

(v) to make something better, particularly a bad situation or condition; to improve

banal

(adj) overused or common

bibliophile

(n) one who loves or collects books

culprit

(n) the person responsible for an unlawful or unallowable act; the guilty party

discomfort

(n) physical or mental pain or distress

exhume

(v) to remove from the ground something was buried, especially removing a body from a grave

fray

(v) to tear, cut, or pull the edges of a cloth or rope, so that the strings separate from each other

granule

(n) a small particle; a single grain, as of salt

habitual

(adj) usual; done by custom or habit

horde

(n) a large group or crowd; a mass of people or living things

inundate

(v) to overwhelm as if being bombarded by a large quantity of water

jovial

(adj) cheerful and joyous

kind-hearted

(adj) having a kind or gentle disposition

loath

(v) to hate or despise

monomania

(n) an obsession with a single thing or idea

nefarious

(adj) excessively or undeniably evil

outrage

(n) an action that is outlandishly offensive or vicious

philosophize

(v) to express an attitude or moral position; to espouse a philosophy

purloin

(v) to steal

resilience

(n) the ability to quickly or easily recover or regain a former state

suffrage

(n) the legal right to vote

tremulous

(adj) unsteady and shaking

unison

(n) a state of acting together as one

voluble

(adj) easily and readily speaking; fluent

zenith

(n) the highest point; a peak of achievement