Vocabulary List #6: 10/13/97
amicable | characterized by friendly goodwill |
anomaly | deviation from common rule |
beguile | to lead by deception; cheat; to while away |
beneficiary | one that benefits from something |
cantankerous | ill-natured; quarrelsome |
cerebral | of or relating to the brain or intellect, intellectual in nature |
despot | a ruler with absolute power and authority |
dogmatic | of or relating to an established opinion |
epilogue | concluding section that rounds out the design of a literary work |
exemplary | commendable; serving as an example or illustration |
extrinsic | not belonging to a thing; originating from the outside; external |
idiosyncrasy | characteristic peculiarity of habit or structure |
impetuous | marked by force and violence of movement; impulsive |
indict | to charge with some offense; accuse |
infinitesimal | variable with values arbitrarily close to zero |
ingenious | showing intelligence or aptitude; resourceful, clever |
larceny | unlawful theft of personal property |
longevity | long duration of individual life; length of life |
lucrative | producing wealth; profitable |
martinet | strict disciplinarian |
millennium | period of 1000 years or of happiness or perfection |
nomad | member of people who have no fixed residence; wanderer |
opulent | wealth; amply provided |
parsimony | careful with money or resources; economy |
purloin | to appropriate wrongfully or breach of trust; to steal |
reiterate | to say or do over again |
sagacity | being keen in sense or perception; wisdom |
sanguinary | bloodthirsty; murderous |
ultimatum | final condition, demand, or offer |
uxorious | excessively fond of or submissive to a wife |