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Secret Vocab Society--Vocab words
| Vocab word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Sanitarium | institute for treating the ill |
| Holocaust | complete devastation by fire |
| Rhinoplast | plastic surgery for the nose |
| Cornet | horn, brass instrument |
| Cornucopia | horn of plenty |
| Dermatologist | skin specialist in medicine |
| Cuticle | the outtermost thin layer of skin; the epidermis |
| Cordial | heartfelt; warm and sincere |
| Dossier | (French) bundle of documents labeled on the back |
| Palindrome | a word that is the same backwards as it is fowards |
| Humble | near the ground |
| Foliage | the leaves of a plant or tree |
| Saline | like salt; salty |
| Maritime | of or relating to navigation or commerce on the sea |
| Promontory | land projecting into a body of water |
| Paramount | superior to all others |
| Circumnavigate | travel completely around the world |
| Nautilus | sea creature |
| Nauseate | to make sick |
| Homogeneous | same kind or nature |
| Heterogeneous | different kind or nature |
| Heteronomy | not self-governing |
| Porter | someone who carries luggage for you |
| Novel | of a new kind of nature not previously known |
| Novice | a beginner, new to something |
| Nouveau Riche | newly rich |
| Secular | worldly |
| Fin de Siecle | end of the century |