vocab 9

affinity

Natural attraction to a person or liking for a thing; relation; connection.

catharsis

An emotional purification or relief.

deprecate

To express strong disapproval of.

embroil

To involve in a quarrel.

formidable

Hard to overcome; to be dreaded.

hypothetical

Supposed; assumed.

inadvertent

Not done on purpose; careless.

levity

Lightness; lack of seriousness; fickleness.

perfidy

Treachery; betrayal of trust.

redundant

Wordy; exceeding what is necessary or normal; lavish; overflowing.

saturate

To soak through and through; to fill completely.

talon

The claw of a bird of prey; a human finger or hand that looks or grasps like a claw.

undermine

To dig or to make a tunnel under; to wear away and weaken the support of.

validate

To declare or make legally sound; to substantiate; to verify.

wanton

Immoral; senseless; deliberately malicious; excessive.