Vocab B 76-100

regimen

a set of rules, usually followed for thereapeutic effect
precarious

dangerously insecure or unstable
cordial

warm and friendly; hearty
abdicate

to willingly give up the position of kind; to choose not to fulfill a role or duty
voracious

devouring; extremely hungry
banish

to drive away; to force to leave a place by official decree
surly

sullen and rude
obsolete

no longer working or in use; out of date
magnanimous

generous; noble in mind
subtergufe

sneaky or devious method for avoiding difficulty or unpleasantness
vernacular

informal speech; native langauge
claustrophobia

fear of confined spaces
congenial

suited to one's needs or nature; friendly; sympathetic
acrid

harsh; sarcastic; bitter to the taste
dogmatic

arrogantly asserting unproved principles
catharsis

purging of the emotions
manifest

obvious; very clear; evident
terse

without unnecessary wppprds; succinct
amorphous

without definite shape; shapeless; unorganized
choleric

easily angered; bad tempered
coherent

logically consistent and orderly
halycon

calm; peaceful
regimen

showing silent anger and unwillingness to be pleasant to people
defer

to delay; to put off
crevice

a crack or narrow fissure

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Vocab B 76-100

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