vocab list 9

LICENTIOUS

characterized by a lack of moral discipline, especially in sexual conduct; DISSOLUTE

SPATE

a large number or amount of something

SOPORIFIC

causing or tending to cause feelings of drowsiness or sleepiness

PRODIGIOUS

extraordinarily large in size, amount, or extent

INCONGRUOUS

lacking harmony; inconsistent or incompatible with something else

MYOPIC

shortsighted; lacking foresight

APOPLECTIC

filled with rage; IRATE

EDIFY

to instruct and enlighten

ACERBIC

characterized by a bitter, cutting tone, CAUSTIC

BALEFUL

PORTENDING evil and harm; SINISTER and forbidding

EPITOMIZE

to embody the essential characteristics of a trait; to typify

EPHEMERAL

very brief; short-lived; FLEETING

IGNOMINIOUS

a condition of great public shame, dishonor, and humiliation

DISINGENUOUS

characterized by giving a false appearance of honesty; deceptive and therefore not straightforward, candid, or FRANK

INDELIBLE

impossible to remove, erase, or wash away; memorable

ETHEREAL

very delicate, airy, and light; exquisitely refined;; otherworldly and heavenly

BASTION

a stronghold or fortification; a group or place that defends a way of life

AMALGAM

a bled of different elements; a mixture; a SYNTHESIS

ENTRENCHED

solidly established, dug in; strongly ingrained

INEFFABLE

something that is hard to express and difficult to put into words

CHARISMATIC

full of personal charm and magnetism

LUGUBRIOUS

expressing the grief and sorrow associated with an irreparable loss; mournful and gloomy

ELUCIDATE

to make clear by explanation; clarify

CONUNDRUM

a puzzling question or problem that is difficult to resolve

INCREDULOUS

not willing to believe; unbelieving