Vocabulary Drill

Chapter 11

affinity · attraction or likeness

ambiguous · able to be understood in more than one way

amorphous · shapeless

anonymous · unnamed or unrecognizable

antiseptic · orderly and cold

arbitrary · random

ardor · passion

bereft · deprived

charted · mapped

choreography · dances or movements

defunct · no longer existing

derelict · run-down

diminished · lessened

frivolous · unserious

idolatrous · blindly worshipful

infraction · violation

infused · filled

iodized · treated with iodine

loomed · appeared in exaggerated size

obsequiously · subserviently

oscillating · fluctuating

pawn · something used by another

perch · high spot

reconnaissance · looking for information

resplendent · shining brilliantly

ruminate · think about repeatedly

savor · enjoy

sequestered · separated or segregated

thug · gangster or killer

traipsing · wandering

wavered · fluctuated or moved like a wave