Chs. 11-12

domineering (DOM uh NEAR ing)

adjective - asserting one's will over another in an arrogant way, rule over

dystrophy (DIS tre fe)

noun - a disorder in which an organ or tissue of the body wastes away, muscles

retrograde (REH truh GRADE)

adjective - directed or moving backward, going backward; the opposite

medieval (med Evel)

adjective - relating to the Middle Ages, very old-fashioned or primitive, outdated

bereft (be REFT)

adjective - deprived of or lacking, lack

adaptation (uh dap TAYE shun)

noun - the action or process of adapting or being adapted, modification

primeval (pri ME vul)

adjective - of or resembling the earliest ages in the history of the world, the first ages of the world

colloquial (ke LO kwe el)

adjective - (of language) used in ordinary or familiar conversation; not formal or literary, commonly used

potable (POE tuh bul)

adjective - safe to drink; drinkable, suitable for drinking

ostracize (OS tre siz)

verb - exclude (someone) from a society or group, sub, exclude

impeccable (im PEK uh bul)

adjective - (of behavior, performance, or appearance) in accordance with the highest standards of propriety; faultless, flawless, perfect

ephemeral (uh FEM er ul)

adjective - lasting for a very short time, short-lived

garrulous (GAR uh lus)

adjective - excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters, talkative

meticulous (muh TIK yoo lus)

adjective - showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise, thorough

nebulous (NEB yoo lus)

adjective - (of a concept or idea) unclear, vague, or ill-defined, unclear

sagacious (suy GAY shus)

adjective - having or showing keen mental discernment and good judgment; shrewd, wise

specious (SPE shus)

adjective - superficially plausible, but actually wrong, misleading

redundant (re DUN dunt)

adjective - not or no longer needed or useful; superfluous, repetition

repudiate (re PU de ate)

verb - refuse to accept or be associated with, contradict

viable (VI uh bul)

adjective - capable of working successfully; feasible, practical