Vocab level XII units 2,3

degenerate

a person with low moral standards and behavior

engender

to bring about; to produce

genre

a kind or type of art

cognate

related to or coming from the same source

innate

natural; present from birth

nascent

in the act of being born; growing

transfigure

to change the form or appearance of

fictive

not real

feign

to make up or invent; to pretend

parturient

about to bring forth or give birth; pregnant

repertory

the range of works an artist can produce or perform

vehement

strongly emotional; fierce and passionate

inveigh

to attack strongly in words; to talk or write bitterly against

surmise

to draw a conclusion based on little or no information; to guess

demise

the end of existence; death

remit

to make less or weaker; to forgive or pardon

emblematic

standing for another thing

diabolical

of or like a devil; very wicked or cruel

hyperbole

an exaggeration for effect

episodic

happening in parts or segments

methodical

orderly and regular

synod

a council, especially of churches or church official