Vocabulary Drill

January 4: Day of Transcendental Boredom

amnesty · forgiveness

benign · harmless

breadth · scope

cogitation · reflection

comply · obey

deified · made god-like

deleterious · harmful

dissuade · discourage

enacting · acting

epidemic · plague

exculpated · freed from blame

exoneration · pardon

expiate · make amends for

fathom · understand

imbroglio · mess

insidiousness · sinister nature

magnitude · extent

monotony · dullness

nadir · rock bottom

oxymoron · contradiction

tranquil · calm

venerable · respected