Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Vocabulary 11 for quiz tomorrow

Elixir- a supposed remedy for all ailments
Syn: medicine; panacea

Desiccated- dried up

Cessation- a stopping; a discontinuance
Syn: ceasing; end ant: beginning: commencement

Juxtapose- to place side by side for comparison
Syn: measure; examine

Kinetic- pertaining to motion

Garrulous- talkative
Syn: loquacious; verbose ant: taciturn

Fetish- an object that receives respect or devotion
Syn: charm; talisman

Scintillate- to sparkle; to twinkle; to sparkle intellectually

Lachrymose- tearful weepy

Fissure- an opening; a groove; a split

Epitome- a typical example
Syn: embodiment; archetype

Languid- sluggish; dropping from weakness
Syn: listless; feeble; dropping ant: robust; vigorous

Delineate: to describe, to depict

Legerdemain- sleight of hand; deception

Libertine- one who leads an amoral life
Syn: hedonist; glutton; epicurean

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