Vocabulary Drill

September 20: Oktoberfest begins (Germany)

abashed · embarrassed

accretion · increase

aesthetically · relating to beauty

apex · height

authoritatively · with command

bevy · crowd

cavernous · huge and empty

cherub · angel

context · setting

diligent · hard working

distraught · upset

dousing · drenching

erudite · scholarly

essentially · basically

loquacious · talkative

maternal · motherly

prominent · well-known

rhetorical · asked for effect

ruminated · thought about

sartorially · style of dress

scrutinize · examine closely

stoic · stone-faced

substantive · real or solid

subtle · understated