Kemp Vocab 3 Sem 2

malaise (n.) a feeling of debility or poor health or depression

pecuniary (adj.) consisting of or measured in money

expedite (v.) to execute promptly; to accelerate the process

iconoclast (n.) one who destroys or attacks religions or institutions

nascent (adj.) coming or having recently come into existence

phlegmatic (adj.) consisting or phlegm; slow or stolid in temperament

factitious (adj.) produced by humans; artificial

immutable (adj.) not capable of or susceptible to change

nemesis (n.) one that inflict retribution; rival or opponent

porcine (adj.) of, like, relating to or suggesting swine

deference (n.) respect and esteem due to a superior or elder

gesticulate (v.) to make gestures; esp. while speaking

insuperable (adj.) incapable of being surmounted or overcome

ludicrous (adj.) amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity

convoluted (adj.) having convolutions; involved; intricate

excoriate (v.) to wear off the skin; abrade; to censure scathingly

felonious (adj.) very evil; villainous; relating to a felony

scathing (adj.) bitterly severe; caustic

corpulent (adj.) having a large, bulky body; obese

egregious (adj.) distinguished; conspicuously bad; flagrant

recondite (adj.) hidden from sight; concealed; difficult to comprehend

renege (v.) to deny, renounce or revoke, esp. a promise

deleterious (adj.) harmful, often in a subtle or unexpected way

prefigure (v.) to show, suggest or announce by antecedent

sententious (adj.) terse, aphoristic or moralistic in expression; pithy

temerity (n.) unreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition

dearth (n.) scarcity that makes dear; inadequate

desultory (adj.) marked by lack of a definite plan; random

xenophobia (n.) fear or hatred of strangers, foreigners or aliens

prevaricate (v.) to deviate from the truth; equivocate; lie