lang vocab

abrogate - verb revoke formally
amalgamate - adj. joined together into a whole; verb to bring or combine together or with something else
ancillary - adj. furnishing added support
arcane - adj. requiring secret or mysterious knowledge
assiduity - noun great and constant diligence and attention
attenuated - adj. of an electrical signal; reduced in amplitude with little or no distortion; reduced in strength
benefactor - noun a person who helps people or institutions (especially with financial help)
choleric - adj. characterized by anger; quickly aroused to anger; easily moved to anger
commemorative - adj. intended as a commemoration; noun an object (such as a coin or postage stamp) made to mark an event or honor a person
confidant - noun someone to whom private matters are confided
connoisseur - noun an expert able to appreciate a field; especially in the fine arts
corrugated - adj. shaped into alternating parallel grooves and ridges
criterion - noun the ideal in terms of which something can be judged; a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated
decadence - noun the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities
desiccate - adj. lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless; verb lose water or moisture; remove water from; preserve by removing all water and liquids from
dirge - noun a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person
disseminate - verb cause to become widely known
edify - verb make understand
emissary - noun someone sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else
epicure - noun a person devoted to refined sensuous enjoyment (especially good food and drink)
exorbitant - adj. greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
fallow - adj. undeveloped but potentially useful; left unplowed and unseeded during a growing season; noun cultivated land that is not seeded for one or more growing seasons
fervent - adj. characterized by intense emotion
gamut - noun a complete extent or range: "a face that expressed a gamut of emotions"; 
garish - adj. tastelessly showy
gnarled - adj. used of old persons or old trees; covered with knobs or knots
gregarious - adj. instinctively or temperamentally seeking and enjoying the company of others
hegemony - noun the dominance or leadership of one social group or nation over others
hone - verb make perfect or completeiconoclast - noun someone who attacks cherished ideas or traditional institutions