Vocabulary Word

More Vocab Words

::: kernel - central or vital part; core; whole seed (as of corn)
::: embroider - decorate with needlework; ornament (a story) with fancy or fictitious details; embellish
::: stentorian - (of the voice) extremely loud; CF. Stentor: a loud herald in the Iliad
::: hirsute - hairy; having a lot of hair
::: annex - attach; add to a large thing; take possession of; incorporate (territory) into a larger existing political unit (by force); N: building added to a large one
::: presentiment - premonition; foreboding; feeling something will happen; anticipatory fear
::: seminal - related to seed or semen; germinal; creative; providing a basis for further development; influencing future developments; Ex. seminal research in a new field
::: brindled - tawny or grayish with streaks or spots (of animals)
::: diabolical - diabolic; devilish; fiendish
::: decomposition - decay; V. decompose: decay; break and separate into simple parts