Vocab List 5
adjudicate [uh-joo-di-keyt] verb (used with object) to pronounce or decree by judicial sentence
fulsome [foo l-suh m] adjective 1. offensive to good taste, especially as being excessive 2. disgusting or
repulsive
dissimulate [dih-sim-yuh-leyt] verb to disguise or conceal under false appearance
anachronism [uh-nak-ruh-niz-uh m] noun something or someone that is not in its correct historical or
chronological time, especially a thing or person that belongs to an earlier time
apocryphal [uh-pok-ruh-fuh l] adjective of doubtful authority or authenticity
disparity [dih-spar-i-tee] noun lack of similarity or equality; difference
flamboyant [flam-boi-uh nt] adjective strikingly bold or brilliant; showy
immolate [im-uh-leyt] verb (used with object) to sacrifice
sublimate [suhb-luh-meyt] verb 1. to divert the energy of (a sexual or other biological impulse) from its
immediate goal to one of a more acceptable social or moral use. 2. to refine or purify a substance
[suhb-luh-mit] noun the material obtained when a substance is sublimated.
propitiate [pruh-pish-ee-eyt] verb (used with object) to make favorably inclined; appease
imperceptible [im-per-sep-tuh-buh l] adjective very slight, gradual, subtle
nihilism [nahy-uh-liz-uh m] noun total rejection of established laws and institutions
liaison [lee-ey-zuh n] noun the contact or connection maintained by communications between units of
the armed forces or of any other organization in order to ensure concerted action, cooperation, etc.
monolith [mon-uh-lith] noun an obelisk, column, large statue, etc., formed of a single block of stone
patrician [puh-trish-uh n] noun a person of noble or high rank; aristocrat