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 |