vocab 1

Aberration

Deviating from the right path or usual course of action; a mental disorder, especially of a minor or temporary nature.

Belittle

To make something seem less important.

Cache

A hiding place; something hidden in a hiding place.

Dearth

Shortage.

Ebb

To decline.

Facilitate

To make easy; to bring about.

Galvanize

To arouse suddenly; to startle.

Hackneyed

Used too often; trite; commonplace.

Iconoclast

A person who attacks cherished beliefs or established institutions.

Jargon

The specialized vocabulary of members of a group.

Kindle

To ignite; to arouse or inspire; to catch fire; to become aroused.

Labyrinth

A maze; a complicated, perplexing arrangement or course of affairs.

Malicious

Spiteful; intentionally mischievous or harmful.

Nomenclature

A systematic naming in an art or science.

Obliterate

To blot out leaving no traces; to destroy.