Vocab Stack 3

fervent; ardent; impassiononed, devoted to a cause

thick; sticky

fleeting; passing quickly; brief

a long and extremely critical speech; a harsh denunciation

having little substance or strength; flimsy; weak

the quality of adherence or persistance to something valued; persistent determination

an overabundant supply; excess; to feed or supply to excess

exceeding what is sufficient or necessary

brief; concise

a court order requiring appearence and/or tetimony

lacking authenticity or validity; false; cournterfeit

seeming true, but actually being fallacious; misleadingly attractive; plausible but false

able to meet financial obligations; able to dissolve another substance

promoting health or wel-being

the art or study of effective use of language for communication and persuasion

marked by, feeling, or expressing a feeling of profound awe and respect

to invalidate; to repeal; to retract

to refuse to have anything to do with; disown

obstinately defiant of authority; difficult to manage

characterized by bitter, long-lasting resentment

prone to complaining or grumbling; peevish

questions; inquiries; doubts in the mind; reservations

to grow or increase swiftly and abundantly

given or coming forth abundantly; extravagent

recklessly wasteful; extravagant; profuse; lavish

controversial; argumentative

to plunge or drip straight down

a superficial remark, esp. one offered as meaningful

to appease; to calm by making concessions

precise and brief

the essential or central part

to illegaly use or reproduce

to yearn intensely; to languish; to lose vigor

having the tendency to permeate or spread throughout

poverty; destitution

overly concerned with the trivial details of learning or education; show offish above one's knowledge

the profession or principles of teaching, or instructing

disgrace; contempt; scorn

to obstruct or block

exhibiting a fawning attentiveness

unyielding; hardhearted; intractable

to make or become less severe or intense; to moderate

one who hate all other humans

characterized by extreme care and precision; attentive to detail

the condition of being untruthful; dishonesty

capable of being shaped or formed; tractable; pliable

having or showing often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred

characterized by brightness and the emission of light

extremely talkative

without taste or flavor; lacking in spirit; bland

unforunate; inappropriate

in an initial stage; not fully formed

immunity from punishment or penalty

not capable of being appeased or significantly changed

marked by extreme calm, impassivity and steadiness

revealing no emotion

given to intense or excessive devotion to something

one who attacks or undermines traditional conventions or institutions

the consistent dominance of one state or idealogy over others

devotion to pleasureable pursuits, esp. to the pleasures of the senses

calm and peaceful

rendered trite or commonplace by frequent usage

pompous speech or expression

relevant to the subject at hand; appropriate in subject matter

happening by accident or change

greatly emotional or zealous

to make worse or more severe

tending to disappear like vapor; vanishing

characteristic of or often found in a particular locality, region, or people

departing from norms or conventions

to disquise or conceal; to mislead

a harsh denuciation

pompous; grondiloquent

to provide support or reinforcement

to state as a fact; to declare or assert

outdated; associated with an earlier, perhaps more primitive, time

to combine several elements into a whole

to reduce purity by combining with inferior ingredients

keen, accurate judgment or insight