| word |
definition |
| console |
to comfort |
| remunerated |
to reward, pay, reimburse |
| flippant |
lacking in seriousness; disrespectful, saucy |
| immunity |
resistance to disease; freedom from some charge or obligation |
| preposterous |
ridiculous, senseless |
| advent |
an arrival; a coming into place or view |
| momentous |
very important |
| exorbitant |
unreasonably high; excessive |
| inundated |
to flood, overflow; to overwhelm by numbers or size |
| malign |
to speak evil of, slander; evil |
| bleak |
bare, dreary, dismal |
| slipshod |
untidy in dress, personal habits, etc.; careless, sloppy |
| mire |
mud; wet, swampy ground; a tough situation; to get stuck |
| envoy |
a representative or messenger |
| emancipate |
to free from slavery; to release or liberate |
| diminutive |
small, smaller than most others of the same type |
| horde |
a vast number |
| expedient |
a means to an end; advantageous, useful |
| inscribing |
to write or engrave; to enter a name on a list |
| drudgery |
work that is hard and tiresome |