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permeate

to pass into and penetrate throughout; to spread or diffuse into

Perm (hairstyle)


diffuses (blow dryer)

etymology

study of word origins, development & changes in accepted meaning; such as the history of the word.

Mythology (origins and changes cause of Bible)


Slang


Time



prevaricator

one who evades the truth; a liar

Pinocchio (nose)



gyration

a revolving action around an axis; a whirling or spinning motion

Ballerina


Orbit


rotation

nefarious

wicked; vicious

Broadway ( witches)


Devil



gregarious

living in groups; sociable

fraternity


outgoing

ostracized

banished; excluded; shut out

Romeo and Juliet (Romeo killed Tybalt and was...)


The Outsiders vs. Socs


exile


Crybaby (juvenile deliquents)





diurnal

of the daytime; during the course of a day

Vampire Diaires (they have a ring)


Daylight

officious

forcing one's service or attention on another; overly meddlesome

police officer ( you have the right to remain silent)

stereotyped

following a pattern; unoriginal; conventional; trite; formalized

label


basic


not hipster too mainstream

stilted

stiffly formal; pompous

Prom / Homecoming


selfish


selfcentered

askance

disapprovingly; disdainfully; distrustfully

KLAUS / DAMON


Release the Hounds guy from the Simpsons

inscrutable

incapable of being searched into and understood

Akinator game


Indescribable


KLAUS

Insidious

progressing harmfully but hardly noticed; treacherous

THE HORROR MOVIE

Insouciance

lack of concern; carefree

Sophomore (don't have to worry about them)

Insulation

non conductive material; the state of being separated

Mental Institution

Intelligentsia

the highly educated and cultured

Intelligent


Smart


Intellect


WIZARD OF OZ (If I only had a brain)


genius

Intercessor

one who acts between two parties; a mediator

Referee



Interim

time between; meantime

Time to get to each class


Midterm



Interstellar

among the stars

THE MOVIE INTERSTELLAR

Interstices

narrow spaces between things; small gaps

Alleyway (HARRY POTTER)



Intransigent

refusing to come to terms; uncompromising; unyielding

Ignorant


Stubborn

Intrepid

fearless; dauntless

DIVERGENT

Foment

to arouse; to cause; to incite

FIFTY SHADES OF GREY


Rant / Vent



Fortuitous

happening by chance; accidental

Fate

gourmet

one who appreciates and is a good judge of fine food and drinks

FOOD

aphorism

a terse saying embodying the truth; an adage; a maxim

Phrase


Metaphor


Rap

aplomb

self assurance; self confidence; self possession; poise

SEEGER


ELIJAH

maudlin

overly sentimental; emotionally silly

ELENA


KLAUS

apocryphal

of uncertain authenticity; suspect

Zombie Apocalypse

appurtenances

Things added to a more important thing; supplementary equipment; accessories

CAR

arabesque

gracefully elaborate design with interwoven lines; such a form in ballet or music

Ballet


Scientists


quilts

archaic

of an earlier or primitive time; ancient; no longer in popular use; outdated

Ark


BC


1864 (YO THAT BITCH KATHERINE)

archipelago

a sea with many islands; such a group of islands

Old Man and The Sea



grandiloquent

pompous in speech; bombastic; flamboyant

Martin Luther King Jr.


REBEKAH

pandemonium

Wild tumult; disorder on grand scale

MORTAL INSTRUMENTS


SUPERNATURAL

panegyric

Tribute; a speech of praise

VETERANS DAY

fraught

Teeming with; laden; full of

FEAR
CROWLEY

fructify

To make fruitful; to make productive

fruit

arterial

Related to the tubes carrying blood from the heart; serving as a major carrier or thoroughfare

highway

nectar

very pleasant-tasting drink; drink of gods in mythology; plant secretion used by bees to make honey

Honey


Hummingbird

nemesis

Deserved punishment or its source; anything or anyone that always seems certain to defeat

arch enemy

nepotism

Favoritism shown to relatives, especially in job appointments

family members only

abnegation

willing self-sacrifice, renunciation

Jesus

noisome

Harmful; offensive to smell; disgusting

garbage / Trash

nomadic

Wandering from place to place; having no fixed location

Traveler

nominal

In name only, not in fact; relatively trifling or quite small in value

less value

nonplussed

Baffled; confused;

me

grotesque

Distorted; strangely ugly; outlandish; bizarre

ugly / gross

habiliments

Clothing; garb; attire

fashion