ELR401 Vocab Test 2

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88351404	acolyte	a person who assists in some religious services by carrying out minor duties; one who attends or assists, a follower
88351405	bibulous	given to the consumption of alcoholic drinks; highly absorbent
88351406	coalesce	to grow together; to unite to form a whole
88351407	covert	not openly acknowledged; secret
88351408	declaim	to recite something in the style of a public speech; to speak in a loud, theatrical way
88351409	delineate	to describe vividly and in detail; to draw an outline of; to represent by drawing
88351410	demagogue	a leader who seeks power by appealing to people's emotions and prejudices and by making false claims and promises
88351411	encomium	an expression of warm and enthusiastic praise; a tribute
88351412	obdurate	resistant to persuasion; inflexible; persistent in wrongdoing
88351413	prescience	foresight; knowledge beforehand of events
88351414	protagonist	the chief character in a drama or story
88351415	sedulous	completed with careful perseverance; diligent
88351416	trenchant	expressed with vigor and penetrating insight; keenly perceptive
88351417	utopia	a place or state of perfect social and political conditions
88351418	valedictory	a farewell address, especially one given at a graduation ceremony; of or relating to such a farewell address
88351975	absolve	to clear guilt, or to free from a promise or a responsibility
88351976	adumbrate	to foreshadow in an indirect way; to outline in a sketchy way; to partially disclose
88351977	apothegm	a short, instructive saying
88351978	aspersion	a defamatory expression; slander
88351979	coadjutor	one who works with another, usually in a subordinate position; an assistant
88351980	congenital	existing at or dating from birth; being an essential characteristic
88351981	elan	a lively spirit with a distinctive style
88351982	germane	pertinent and fitting
88351983	hiatus	an interruption or gap in space, continuity, or time
88351984	immure	to confine within or as if within walls; to imprison
88351985	ineluctable	not to be avoided or changed; inevitable
88351986	internecine	marked by slaughter; mutually destructive
88351987	invoke	to appeal to earnestly; to cite in justification
88351988	prototype	a person or thing that serves as an example of its kind; an original
88351989	quadrennial	occurring every four years; lasting four years
88579744	amalgam	an alloy of mercury and other metals; a mixture of different elements
88579745	antediluvian	very old or old-fashioned
88579746	apothecary	one who prepares and sells ointments, drugs, and similar items for medicinal purposes
88579747	ascetic	refraining from self-indulgence; a person who practices self-denial
88579748	beneficent	doing or producing good
88579749	charlatan	one who falsely claims knowledge or ability
88579750	denizen	an inhabitant, resident, or frequenter of a place
88579751	doyen	a senior member of a group, especially one who is highly respected; the oldest example of a category
88579752	flora	plants considered as a group in a particular area or era
88579753	imbibe	to consume by drinking; to absorb or take in mentally
88579754	nostrum	a medicine or remedy whose effectiveness has not been proven
88579755	obviate	to prevent or make unnecessary; to get rid of
88579756	perennial	lasting indefinitely or recurring; a plant that lives three or more years
88579757	putative	commonly accepted or supposed; assumed to exist
88579758	savant	a person with detailed knowledge in a specialized field