Vocabulary lesson 10.

addicted	adj	obsessed, dependent upon	He may lapse into slang occasionally but he certainly is not addicted to its constant use.
annuity	n	annual payment	I can not minimize the importance of buying an annuity to support you in your old age.
carrion	n	dead flesh	Up in the blue I could discry a single scavenger vulture in search of carrion.
conversant	adj / adv	to be familiar with, acquainted	Since I am the secretary of the club which is the rendezvous of many foreigners, I have had to become conversant with several languages.
disilluisioned	adj	to be dissapointed	The reading of adventure stories had given fred a fervent desire to go to sea, but he was sadly disilluisioned by the actual experience.
fallacy	n	something wrong	The orthodox method of curing a feaver was to bleed the patiend; belief in this fallacy caused many a death
insidious	adj	treaterous, alluring but harmfull	The insidious rumour that he is a traitor was spread by his enemies, and contains no vestige of truth.
intuition	n	sharp insight	Although the rain had obliterated the grizzly's spoor, the Indian seemed to follow the animal by intuition.
obeissance	n	respect	Thousands of his servile subjects came to do obeissance to King Darius.
olfactory	adj	having to do with sence of smell.	He is abe to differentiate between dozens of perfumes, so well-developed is his olfactory sense.
onslaught	n	feerce attack	All the ranchers in the district made a determined onslaught against th wolves which had been ravaging their flocks.
precedence	n	priority, order of rank.	The job of seating the enormous crowd will be difficult, and we must try to give precedence to the members of the commitee.
prosaic	adj	strait forward	It seems incredible that he could write romantic poetry in the prosaic atmosphere ot a tenement.
psychic	adj	having to do with more than what one can see	The uncanny disappearence of the woman at the touch of the magician's wand made my friend Smith, think that psychic force were at work.
renaissance	n	rebirth	To what extent was the fifteenth-century renaissance of religion and culture inspired by the monks?
residue	n	remains	The greater portion of his estate was bequeathed to his progeny, and the residue to charity.
salutary	adj	wholesome, favorable	A weekly award for the neatest notedbook has had a salutary effect on the writting of the whole class.
sterling	adj	of the highest quality	The newcomer is a man of sterling qualities, and is a decided asset to the community.
voluminous	adj	great volume, prolific	Women of the last century were encumbered with voluminous clothing.
welter	n	confusion, termoil	After listening to so many diverse opinions my mind is a welter of conflicting ideas.

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