week 12 anathema: -His political views were anathema to me.

diatribe: -a diatribe against contemporary American civilization expunge: -I wanted to expunge the memory of that first race from my mind. flamboyant: -his flamboyant style of play -He lifted his arms in a flamboyant gesture. -flamboyant clothes -She has red hair and a rather flamboyant appearance. fortuitous: -The meeting with Jack was fortuitous. fractious: -Children become fractious when they are tired. ilk: -Irving Berlin and composers of his ilk -Mrs Taylor and her ilk talk absolute rubbish. incoherent: -an incoherent, over-long action movie -He called the policy 'incoherent and ill-thought out'. -Ben, drunk and incoherent, slumped in a chair. -She began to mutter incoherently. inhibition: -She had no inhibitions about saying what she felt.

-People tend to lose their inhibitions when they've drunk a lot of alcohol. -a marked inhibition of cell growth integral: -Vegetables are an integral part of our diet. -Statistics are integral to medical research. -a TV and integral video recorder jaunty: -He had a jaunty walk. -Her hat was set at a jaunty angle. -a jaunty tune nominal: -A nominal charge is made for use of the tennis courts. -the nominal head of the rebellion -Their conversion to Christianity was only nominal. -If prices rise and the nominal wage remains constant, the real wage falls. -the nominal use of the present participle ostentatious: -She carried her car keys on an ostentatious gold key ring. -an ostentatious display of wealth -He was vain and ostentatious. placard: -a huge placard saying 'Welcome to Derbyville' prestigious: -a prestigious literary award -a highly prestigious university remuneration:

-high rates of remuneration timorous: -She was no helpless, timorous female. truncated: -If the list is too long, it will be truncated by the computer. -The report is also available in a truncated version. utopia: -a utopian society