Unit 1
To harden, jell, coagulate, solidify
congeal
Improper or disrespectful treatment of something held sacred.
Sacrilege
able to speak clearly and expressively
articulate
the wasting away of a body organ or tissue; any progressive decline or failure; (v.) to waste away
Atrophy
To portray, sketch, or describe in accurate and vivid detail; to represent pictorially
Delineate
A formal expression of praise; eulogy, commendation
Encomium
Without delay or formality; briefly.
Summarily
to romp or prance around exuberantly; to make merry
Cavort
A fortified place, stronghold
Bastion
to weaken or lessen the mental, moral, or physical vigor of; enfeeble, hamstring
Enervate
to avoid, shun, abstain from, steer clear of
Eschew
Object that serves as a charm or is believed to confer magical powers.
Talisman
belief, mental acceptance
Credence
complete or perfect in the highest degree; (v.) to bring to a state of completion or perfection
Consummate
intended for or understood by only a select few, private, secret
Esoteric
To copy, mimic, rival, match
Emulate
To Ripple, fluctuate.
Undulate
to display clearly, to make evident, to provoke
Evince
disorder, confusion; (v.) to throw into disorder
Disarray
fertile; productive
Fecund
To be uncompromising, unyielding, obdurate
intransigent
To confront someone boldly.
Accost
To remove from a grave; to bring to light
Exhume
floating debris; homeless, impoverished people
Flotsam
a peculiarity that serves to distinguish or identify
Idiosyncrasy