Vocab #8

behavior, speech, or writing that is artificial and designed to impress 

• affectation

• cessation

• delineate

• impious

She was very ___________ about a topic that she knew nothing about.

• languid

• impious

• garrulous

• caveat

to remove the moisture from something

• delineate

• desiccate

• defile

• redolent

He had a good argument, however there were a ton of _________.

• cessations

• sapients

• affectations

• caveats

a magical or medicinal potion; particular type of medicinal solution

• elixir

• fissure

• redolent

• defile

The flowers had a very _____________ smell to them.

• sapient

• redolent

• affectation

• impious

displaying or having a disinclination for physical exertion or effort

• fissure

• epitome

• languid

• scintillate

The present eruption _________ is located between these two volcanic centers with a direction parallel to the regional tectonic lineament.

• fissure

• scintillate

• delineate

• cessation

If the sun shines brightly, the dismal beach seems to quiver and _________ in a most beautiful manner, reflecting the light like so many diamonds

• elixir

• scintillate

• epitome

• desiccate

sully, mar, or spoil; desecrate or profane (something sacred)

• dessicate

• defile

• delineate

• impious