Vocabulary Words Week 1

Vocabulary Word List

Semester 2:  Week 1

Antiquated	outdated; old fashioned
Choleric	easily angered
Diorama	model of a scene
Fecund	Fertile
Inebriation	drunkenness; intoxication
Marshal	to gather together
Parity	Equality
Profound	having deep meaning
Servile	overly submissive; groveling
Usurp	take someone's position (usually by force)

Apathetic	indifferent; uninterested; lethargic
Chronicler	person who records historical information
Dirge	mournful song
Felicitous	Apt
Ineffable	cannot be expressed in words
Marsupial	pouched mammal (like a kangaroo)
Parochial	narrow-minded; concerned only with local matters
Profundity	Depth
Skeptical	doubting; not gullible
Utilitarian	Useful