Units 4-6 Extra Words

Vociferous

adj. loud and noisy

Erudite

adj. wise

Bilk

v. to cheat out of; defraud

Endemic

adj. happening over and over again in the same place

Solicitious

adj. eager to help

Indolent

adj. lazy

Untoward

adj. improper

Pallid

adj. super pale

Suffuse

v. to spread through like water or light

Triskaidekaphobia

n. fear of the number 13

Exacerbate

v. to make worse

Bacchanalian

adj. crazy partying

Fortuitous

adj. happening by lucky chance

Solace

n. comfort in a time of grief

Insuperable

adj. unbeatable

Aver

v. to promise or swear

Ameliorate

v. to improve

Cronyism

n. biased towards unqualified friends or candidates

Incisive

adj. cutting straight to the point

Agglomeration

n. a jumbled heap

Pliant

adj. flexible

Regale

v. to entertain

Finicky

adj. picky

Immaculate

adj. pristine and clean

Catharsis

n. purging (releasing) bad emotions

Pandemonium

n. chaos

Paragon

n. a model of excellence

Ignoble

adj. not noble

Pontificate

v. to brag

Stanch

v. to stop the flow of

Commodious

adj. spacious

Intrepid

adj. fearless

Excoriate

v. to verbally demolish

Assiduous

adj. hard-working

Ostensibly

adj. supposedly

Aesthetic

adj. beautiful

Salient

adj. important; noticeable

Panacea

n. a magic fix; a cure-all

Recalcitrant

adj. stubborn

Indomitable

adj. unbeatable

Convivial

adj. liking to party

Impervious

adj. nothing gets through it

Aplomb

n. confidence

Prognosticate

v. to predict