Vocabulary
Week 20

1. ingenious – characterized by cleverness or originality of invention or construction, clever
2. blanch – to whiten by removing color; to bleach
3. captivate – to attract and hold the attention of, or interest of, as by beauty or excellence; to enchant
4. exalt(ed) – to raise in rank, honor, power, character, quality; to elevate
5. deprecate – to express earnest disapproval of; to urge against or belittle
6. improvise – to compose and perform or deliver without previous preparation; to make or provide with whatever materials are available
7. credulous – willing to believe or trust too readily, especially without proper or adequate evidence; gullible
8. decibel – a unit used to express the intensity of a sound wave
9. farce – a light humorous play, where the plot exploits the situation more than the characters
10. brackish – slightly salty; having a salty or briny flavor
11. martyr – a person who willingly suffers death rather than renounce his or her religion, belief, principal, or cause
12. perennial – something that is continuing or recurrent
13. epitome – a person or thing that is typical of or possesses to a high degree the features of a whole class
14. orient – to adjust with relation to ones surroundings
15. syndicate – a group of individuals or organizations combined or making a joint effort to undertake some specific job or carry out specific transactions or negotiations
16. novelty – the state or quality of being new, unique; newness
17. patron – a person who is a customer, client or paying guest; a person who supports with money a institution, event, the arts, charity or cause.
18. catty – slyly malicious; spiteful, catlike
19. proliferate – to increase in number or spread rapidly and often excessively
20. depreciate – to reduce the purchasing value of; to lessen the price of
21. grapple – to hold or seize another; to wrestle or engage in struggle with