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vocab #8 english
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abjure | formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief |
| bilk | cheat somebody out of what is due, especially money |
| cognizant | having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization. |
| denigrate | attack the god name and reputation of someone |
| maelstrom | a powerful circular current of water |
| egregious | conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible |
| fortuitous | lucky; occurring by happy chance |
| grandiloquent | lofty in style |
| Inane | devoid of intelligence |
| ostracize | excluding someone from society by general consent. |