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Vocab 13
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Prerogative | An exclusive or special right, power, or privilege |
| *Autocrat | [Gk. autos, self + kratos, power, rule] A ruler with supreme power over his people; a dictator; a despot |
| Entrench | To surround or fortify with a trench or trenches; hence, to establish securely |
| Static | Having no emotion; at rest; inactive |
| Vituperation | Verbal abuse or castigation; violent denunciation or condemnation |
| Sonorous | Producing or capable of producing sound, esp. sound full of deep or rich quality; resonant |
| *Prolific | [L. fertile, prolificus] Characterized by abundant production; producing young, offspring, fruit, etc. |
| *Ferment | [L. fermentum, leaven, yeast, from fervere, to boil, be agitated] A substance causing fermentation in other substances, as yeast, bacteria, etc.; unrest; agitation |
| Effrontery | Shameless or impudent boldness; barefaced audacity |
| Contingent | Conditional, dependent |
| Tacit | Understood without being openly expressed; implied, silent; saying nothing |
| Ostensible | Apparent; seeming; proessed |
| Indolent | having or showing a disposition to avoid exertion; slothful |
| *Salient | [L. saliens, pr.part. of salire, to leap] Leaping, jumping; gushing, jetting forth; projecting; standing out from the rest - noticeable, conspicuous, prominent |
| *Replete | [L. repletus, p.part. of replere, to fill again, from re-, again + plere, to fill] Filled, abundantly supplied |