tribulation = suffering; ordeal; distress; trial
cater = provide food and drink (for); cater to: try to satisfy
(desires of a bad kind)
sartorial = pertaining to tailors or tailoring; Ex. a man of
great sartorial elegance; CF. sartor: tailor
slur = slander; insult to one.s character or reputation; V.
quarry = person or animal of pursuit; victim; object of a
hunt; prey
queue = line (of waiting people or vehicles)
funereal = sad; solemn; suitable for a funeral
genre = particular variety of art or literature
amphibian = able to live both on land and in water; N.
ineluctable = irresistible; not to be escaped; unavoidable
appall = dismay; shock deeply


solstice = point or time at which the sun is farthest from
the equator
amalgamate = (of societies or groups) combine; unite in
one body
auspicious = favoring success; giving signs of future success;
Cf. auspices
pediatrician = physician specializing in children.s diseases;
N. pediatrics
elucidate = explain; make clear; clarify; enlighten; CF. lucid
foolhardy = rash; reckless; foolishly daring
erroneous = mistaken; wrong; incorrect
title = name (of a book, film, etc.); mark of rank; formal
appellation as of rank or office (such as Lord or General);
right or claim to possession; championship; Ex.
title as head of the family; Ex. title to the estate
fallible = liable to err
alimony = payments made regularly to an ex-spouse after
divorce
hirsute = hairy; having a lot of hair
militia = army composed of ordinary citizens rather than
professional soldiers
sheaf = bundle of stalks of grain; any bundle of things tied
together
rusticate = banish to the country; dwell in the country
ardor = heat; passion; zeal; ADJ. ardent