Vocabulary Power Plus for College and Career Readiness - Book 4 - Lesson Twenty-One

propinquity

nearness; proximity

abrogate

to abolish, especially by authority; to revoke formally

supine

lying on one's back; lying face-up

prosaic

straightforward and unimaginative; uninteresting

parity

equality

extrinsic

not essential; extraneous

outre

extremely unconventional; bizarre

analects

selections from a literary work

surreptitious

accomplished through stealth and secrecy

anomie

social or personal instability caused by a lack or erosion of values, standards, or ideals

magniloquent

lofty in expression; pompous

factotum

an employee with a variety of jobs or responsibilities

cognizant

fully informed; having knowledge of

febrile

pertaining to fever; feverish

apostasy

abandonment or one's principles, faith, or religious beliefs