Vocab

attenuate

to become thin, to lessen amount
behemoth

something or someone of enormous size or power
disinter

to dig up
impinge

to go beyond desirable or established limits, to come into contact with
multifarious

varied
oxymoron

a combination of words that is contradictory
plenitude

an abundance
postulate

to assume as a fact based on the best valuable evidence
prevail

to prove superior in power, to remain in effect
putrefy

to become rotten
salubrious

beneficial to health
succulent

fresh and juicy
tundra

flat, treeless plains of the arctic regions
unequivocal

leaving no room for misunderstanding
vicissitudes

changes of fortune
amity

friendship
animadversion

a hostile comment
antithetical

being in direct and outspoken opposition
bellicoze

warlike
bucolic

rustic
craven

utterly lacking courage
exalt

to raise in rank
impugn

to attack as false
introspective

inclined to look inward and examine one's thoughts or feelings
metier

work for which one is particularly suited
penurious

marked by extreme poverty, stingy
privation

a lack of comfort
sobriquet

a nickname
tantamount

equivalent to
throes

conditions of painful or difficult change

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2011-04-01T02:47:36Z

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