Vocabulary Word

More Vocab Words

::: spasmodic - fitful; periodic; of or like a spasm; N. spasm: sudden involuntary muscular contraction; sudden burst of energy or emotion
::: spruce - neat and trim in appearance; smart; Ex. Be spruce for your job interview; V.
::: capricious - unpredictable; fickle
::: embryonic - undeveloped; rudimentary; N. embryo: organism in the early stage of development
::: stratified - divided into classes; arranged into strata; V. stratify
::: emissary - agent (sent on a mission to represent another); messenger
::: agglomeration - collection; heap; V. agglomerate: gather into a rounded mass; N. aggolmeate: jumbled mass; heap
::: repulse - reject with rudeness or coldness (an offer or friendship); drive back (an enemy attack); CF. repulse $\neq$ cause repulsion
::: heterodox - (of beliefs) against accepted opinion; unorthodox; unconventional
::: stringent - (of rules) binding; rigid; marked by scarcity of money; Ex. stringent economic conditions