vocab 17

depravity

n. moral corruption
megalomania

n. having delusions of grandeur; obsession w/ fine things
attribute

v. to relate to a particular cause; to credit
celerity

n. swiftness of action, rapidity
alimentary

adj. pertaining to food, nutrition, or digestion
congenital

adj. dating from birth; inherent
discourse

n. discussion; conversation
primordial

adj. first in time; prehistoric
remuneration

n. compensation;payment
attenuate

v. to reduce, weaken, or diminish
mutable

adj. subject to change
ethereal

adj. light or airy
encomium

n. formal praise
tactile

adj. pertaining to sense of touch
ascetic

n. a person who renounces material comforts and practices extreme self-denial

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vocab 17

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2013-03-07T13:14:24Z

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