Vocabulary List #25: 3/31/98
analgesic | insensibility to pain; pain relieving |
bayou | a creek or river that is tributary to another body of water |
burgeon | sprout; blossom; to expand or grow rapidly; flourish |
careen | to cause to lean over to one side |
chauvinism | excessive or blind patriotism; undue partially |
cruciate | crossing; having cross-shaped leaves or petals |
ellipsis | omission of one or more understood words in a sentence |
garner | to gather up and store |
integument | that which covers or encloses; enveloping or covering layer |
Lilliputian | small; tiny; miniature; petty |
logy | oral or written expression; doctrine, theory, science |
Machiavellian | characterized by cunning, duplicity, or bad faith |
masochism | the getting of pleasure from being dominated, mistreated, or hurt |
nimrod | a mighty hunter |
occlude | to stop up; to prevent or hinder |
odyssey | a long wandering or voyage; an intellectual or spiritual quest |
ornate | elaborately decorated or marked by the same style |
pedestrian | commonplace; unimaginative |
perdition | utter destruction; eternal damnation; hell |
phobia | an exaggerated and illogical fear |
pithy | full of substance; concise |
portent | prophetic indication or significance; marvel; prodigy |
prosaic | unpoetic; commonplace; dull |
saturnine | sluggish; gloomy; morose |
sonorous | full of deep, rich melody or sound |
spurious | false or artificial; illegitimate; bastard |
sybarite | anyone fond of luxury or pleasure; sensualist |
utopian | proposing ideal social and political schemes; impossibly ideal |
vituperation | bitter; abusive language; billingsgate |
vivacious | full of life; spirited; lively |