garish = overbright in color; unpleasantly bright; gaudy
euphony = sweet sound; ADJ. euphonious
pithy = concise and meaningful; substantial; meaty
girth = distance around something; circumference
lap = take in food or drink with one.s tongue; splash gently;
Ex. waves lapping the shore; N: front area from the waist to the knees of a seated person



rote = repetition; memorization through repetition without
understanding; Ex. learn poetry by rote
immolate = offer or kill as a sacrifice (by fire)
malignant = tending to cause death; highly injurious; aggressively
malevolent; Ex. malignant tumor
dysentery = inflammatory disorder of the lower intestinal
Tract
fray = brawl; fight; V: wear away or unravel by rubbing;
have loose threads developing; cause to become worn
out (a person.s temper or nerves); CF. rub
agglomeration = collection; heap; V. agglomerate: gather
into a rounded mass; N. aggolmeate: jumbled mass; heap
phylum = major classification, second to kingdom, of
plants and animals; category ranking below a kingdom
and above a class; division
hiatus = gap; pause; gap or interruption in space or time;
break
irrevocable = unalterable; irreversible; impossible to revoke
contrivance = something contrived; machine or apparatus;
clever deceitful plan; scheme
apostate = one who abandons his religious faith or political
beliefs; N. apostasy
ratify = approve formally; confirm; verify
loft = room or space under the roof; attic
defray = provide for the payment of; undertake the payment
of; pay
discerning = mentally quick and observant; having insight;
perceptive; able to make good judgments; V. discern:
perceive