Rob Bengel's Vocab

Nascent
1. beginning to exist or develop
2. POS- adj.
3. syn- beginning, fresh, sprouting
4. The nascent city had only a hospital and a grocery store.


Verisimilitude
1. the appearance of truth
2. POS- Noun
3. syn- probability, plausibility, likeliness
4. Verisimilitude is a lawyer's best friend.

Deleterious
1. injurious to health
2. POS- Noun
3. syn- bad, destructive, hurtful
4. The deleterious gases entered his respiratory system and killed him.

Vitriolic
1. harsh or corrosive in tone
2. POS- adj.
3. syn- biting, cutting, dry
4. His presentation to the class seemed very vitriolic and boring.

Obsequious
1. attempting to win favor
2. POS- adj.
3.bootlicking, slave, parasitic
4. His obsequious personality told him to bring an apple to his teacher.