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 |