Vocab Lesson 4 Shaver

efficacious

adj. effective; producing the desired outcome

sybaritic

adj. marked by luxury or pleasure

internecine

adj. mutually destructive

intrinsic

adj. of or relating to a thing's basic nature; inherent

apocryphal

adj. of questionable authenticity, but widely believed

crepuscular

adj. pertaining to twilight

risible

adj. relating to laughter; laughable

putrid

adj. rotten and foul smelling

servile

adj. submissive; slavish

catharsis

n. a release of emotional tension

kudos

n. acclaim or praise

maxim

n. an established principle; a truth or rule of conduct

estrange

v. to alienate

inundate

v. to overwhelm; to fill beyond capacity

revere

v. to regard with respect, awe, or adoration