Week 13/12

• exigent (adj): needing immediate attention
• polemic (n): a passionate argument in favor of something or someone (often controversial)
• acolyte (n): somebody, especially a young person, who assists and/or follows a mentor
• nullify (v): to make something invalid/void; to cancel something out
• vilify (v): to make abusive and extremely hurtful statements about somebody
• endemic (adj): having to do with a particular place or among a particular group
• celerity (n): quickness in movement
• caustic (adj): very sarcastic, in a way that is bitter and causes intensely bad emotions
• repository (n): a place in which something is stored
• torpor (n): lack of mental or physical energy
• sedition (n): words/actions intended to provoke or incite rebellion against an authority.
• amiable (adj): friendly and pleasant to be with
• pall (n): a gloomy mood or atmosphere
• amenable (adj): likely to cooperate; likely to accept accountability for behavior
• incendiary (adj): highly flammable, both literally and figuratively—can also mean likely to cause unrest/anger.
• mutable (adj): likely or tending to change
• expiate (v): to make amends, show remorse, or suffer punishment for having done something wrong
• epistolary/epistle (adj/n): having to do with letters (adj)  or a letter itself (noun)
• depravity (n): a state of moral corruption; a morally corrupt act
• effusive (adj): excessive in the expression of feelings in writing or speech