Vocabulary List #7:  10/17/97
adulation excessive flattery or admiration
allegation positive assertion; charge
ameliorate to make better; improve
carafe a bottle with flaring lip used to hold water and beverages
comatose characterized by lethargic inertness; torpid in coma
conclave a private meeting or secret assembly; gathering, convention
concomitant accompanying, especially in a subordinate way, lateral connection
dotage a state or period of senile decay
epigram a concise poem dealing with a single thought or event
impermeable not permitting passage through its substance
jeopardize to expose to danger
juxtaposition act of placing two or more things side by side
lacerate to cut or tear away
ludicrous amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity
mollify to sooth in temper or disposition
obnoxious meddlesome; disgustingly objectionable; highly offensive
officious dutiful, obliging; meddlesome
patrimony anything derived from one's father or ancestor
paucity smallness of number; fewness
precarious dependent on chance circumstances
proverbial something commonly spoken of which has become a proverb
reticent inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech
scintillate to emit quick flashes as if throwing sparks
sedulous involving/accomplished with careful perseverance; diligent in pursuit
servile of or befitting a slave or a menial position
tantamount equivalent in value; significance of effect
ubiquitous existing or being everywhere at the same time
vicissitude quality or state of being changeable
whet to make keen or more acute
writhe to twist into coils or folds

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