Friday, November 8, 2013

Vocab 3

Anathem-N.
something or someone that one vehemently dislikes.
 The old man was an anathem on oak street.

Emolument-N.
a salary, fee, or profit from employment or office.

Mountebank-N.
a person who deceives others, esp. in order to trick them out of their money; a charlatan.

Deleterious-ADj.
Harmful or injurious to health

Misanthropy-N.
 The general hatred/disgust for the human race.

Indefatigable-ADj.
Persisting tirelessly

Constrained-Vb.
severely restrict the scope, extent, or activity of

Amenable-Adj.
(of a person) open and responsive to suggestion; easily persuaded or controlled

Averred-Vb.
state or assert to be the case.

Heterodox-Adj.
not conforming with accepted or orthodox standards or beliefs.

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