Vocabulary List #26: 4/13/98
| articulate | able to speak; expressing oneself readily or effectively |
| assimilate | to take in and appropriate as nourishment; absorb; understand |
| blithe | of a happy or lighthearted character; casual; heedless |
| cacophony | having a harsh, dissonant sound; discordant sounds |
| carnivorous | feeding on animal tissue; meat-eating |
| contagion | the transmission of a disease; rapidly spreading influence |
| contemplate | to view or consider with continued attention; meditate |
| cosmopolitan | having worldwide rather than local scope or bearing |
| cuisine | the food prepared |
| dissimulate | to disguise or conceal under a false appearance |
| dissolute | lacking restraint; morally loose |
| docile | easily led or managed; easily taught |
| dour | stern; harsh; obstinate; gloomy |
| elegy | a poem or song of sorrow for one who is dead |
| estrange | to remove from customary environment or associations; divorce |
| exonerate | to relieve of a responsibility, obligation, or hardship |
| imperative | not to be avoided or evaded; obligatory act or duty |
| increment | increase in quantity or value |
| inexorable | not to be persuaded; relentless |
| innate | existing or belonging to an individual at birth |
| insomnia | abnormal inability to obtain adequate sleep; sleeplessness |
| jubilant | filled with or expressing great joy; rejoice |
| potable | suitable for drinking; drinkable |
| progeny | descendants; children; outcome; product |
| recondite | incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding; obscure |
| redolent | exuding fragrance |
| rigorous | manifesting or exercising great vigor or energy; harsh; severe |
| slovenly | untidy in personal appearance; easily slipshod |
| squalid | marked by filth and degradation from neglect or poverty |
| wastrel | vagabond; one who dissipates his resources foolishly |