World Literature Vocabulary #5

heretic

• a person who upholds religious doctrines contrary to the established beliefs of his church.

• a person who is evil

• a very loquacious individual

immutable

• a unique experience

• never changing.

• a new addition

lampoon

• strong, satirical writing, usually attacking or ridiculing someone.

• to simplify instructions

• to share information

meandering

• winding back and forth; rambling.

• transferring information

• to accept criticism

officious

• a simple misunderstanding

• meddling; giving unnecessary or unwanted advice or services.

• to dissimulate information

rancor

• deliberations

• to act insecure

• deep spite or malice; strong hate or bitter feeling.

acquiesce

• to accept the conclusions or arrangements of others; to accede; to give consent by keeping silent.

• to cause one to talk

• to express oneself candidly

bombastic

• high-sounding; marked by use of language without much real meaning.

• to hyperventilate

• to own one's mistakes

capitulate

• to complicate with indecisiveness

• to surrender; to cease resisting.

• to comtemplate

DEFLATE

• to manipulate

• to address a problem

• to let air out of; to reduce in size or importance.