Vocabulary 2

English IIIVocabulary 2cauterizeto burn or sear

embodyto represent in human form

ingratiateto gain anothers favor by deliberate effort

inundateto cover with water or to overwhelm

knottyComplex; difficult to solve

nuanceSomething subtle; a fine shade of meaning

plagiarismTaking credit for someone else's writings or ideas

Renownfame

TangentStraying from the main topiclocomotionthe power to move from place to place

tarryto delay

deposeto remove from rule or power

mollifyto make less intense; to soothe

entreatyto plea

procureto get by special effort; to obtain