BOOK REPORT 2

to garner

to gather or collect

substantial

of a consiferable worth or size

to cajole

to persuade by flattery

sloped

inclined

brittle

hard but liable to break easily

acquisition

taking control

assimilation

absorption (into a system)

despotism

tyranny

enigma

mystery

alacrity

eager readiness

esoteric

understood by few

irascible

easily angered

perfunctory

done carelessly

to exonerate

to clear from blame

to substantiate

to prove

to harangue

to lecture angirly

panacea

cure-all

erudite

highly educated

fervent

passionate

aberration

deviation from normal

to concur

to agree

hyperbole

exaggeration

intrepid

fearless

to inundate

to overwhelm

vehement

forceful

abhorrent

morally repugnant

to exacerbate

to worsen

fastidious

very attentive

fluctuation

variation

trenchant

sharp/insightful

sycophant

flatterer

ambivalence

mixed feelings

querulous

complaining

obdurate

stubborn

cognicant

aware

equanimity

calmness

prolific

highly productive

soporific

sleep-inducing

recondite

obscure

dichotomy

division into two

hedonistic

pleasure-seeking

munificent

generous

juxtaposition

contrast placement

iconoclast

tradition breaker

gregarious

sociable

hackneyed

overused

ephemeral

short lived

knavist

dishonest

lucid

clear

disparate

distinct

flagrant

obvious wrongdoing

enervate

to weaken

abstruse

difficult to understand

indolent

lazy

disparate

very different

incessant

continuous

spurious

false

zealous

passionate

circumspect

cautious

abnegation

self-denial

venerate

deeply respect

xenophobia

fear of foreigners

yielding

flexible

accreation

gradual bulidup

elucidate

clarify

disseminate

spread information

verbose

wordy

wistful

nostalgic

adumbrate

outline vaguely

egregious

oustandingly bad

mundane

ordinary

ineffable

indescribable

wary

cautious

acrimony

bitterness in tone

conflagration

large fire

inherent

natural part

myriad

countless

nebulous

unclear

dogmatic

rigidly opinionated

ebullient

enthusiastic

insidious

harmful gradually

quell

suppress

scrutinize

examine closely

omnipotent

all-powerful

ameliorate

improve a situation

opaque

unclear

pragmatic

practical

austere

strict, plain

belligerent

aggresive

salient

important

anachronistic

out of time

viable

workable

benevolent

kind

vindicate

clear blame

fortuitous

accidental but lucky

obsolete

outdated

petulant

childish

antagonistic

hostile

obfuscate

confuse

sagacious

wise