lessons 4,5 vocab

berserk

adj destructively violent

jubilee

[noun] a joyous celebration
a special anniversary (or the celebration of it),

juggernaut

noun a huge, powerful, and overwhelming force or institution

kowtow

verb to show respect or submission

maelstrom

noun a whirlpool of great size and violence; a situation resembling a whirlpool in violence and destruction

mecca

noun A place regarded as the center of an activity or interest

nabob

noun a person of great wealth and prominence

saga

noun long story

shibboleth

noun slogan

trek

verb A long, slow, and difficult journey

adjunct

noun something added, attached, or joined

amalgamate

verb - to combine
amalgam amalgamation

contiguous

adjective sharing an edge or boundary; touching
contiguity contiguously

diffuse

adjective or verb to spread or scatter freely or widely
diffusion

diverge

verb to vary; go in different directions from the same point
divergent divergence

parity

noun equality, as in amount, status, or value
par

periphery

noun the outermost part or boundary
peripheral

synergy

noun combined action or operation
synergistic synergistically

transcend

(v.) To rise above or beyond, exceed.
transcendence transcendent

unison

noun a sounding together; agreement

adumbrate

verb to sketch, outline in a shadowy way
adumbration

arcane

adjective understood by few; mysterious or secret

covert

adjective hidden; undercover
covertly covertness

educe

verb to draw or bring out
educable eduction

fathom

verb to understand
fathomable fathomless

impervious

adj incapable of being affected
imperviously imperviousness

limpid

adj clear; transparent
limpidness limpidly

manifest

adj obvious; very clear; evident
manifestation manifestly

nebulous

adj hazy; vague; uncertain
nebulously nebulousness

translucent

adj Allowing light to pass through
translucence translucently