1. Lesson 4 apocryphal catharsis crepuscular efficacious estrange
Internecine
intrinsic
inundate
kudos
maxim
putrid
revere
risible
servile
sybaritic
vacillate

2. efficacious Effective; producing the desired outcome
Syn: productive, useful
Ant: ineffective

3. catharsis
A release of emotional tension
Syn: purgation

4. inundate
To overwhelm; to fill beyond capacity
Syn: flood; overwhelm

5. revere To regard with respect, awe, or adoration
Syn: venerate; respect; honor
Ant: revile

6. internecine
Mutually destructive
Ant: constructive; beneficial

7. risible Relating to laughter; laughable Syn: comical; jocular; jocund
Ant: grave; solemn

8. sybaritic Marked by luxury or pleasure
Syn: luxurious; ostentatious; grandiose
Ant: modest; simple; plain

9. crepuscular Pertaining to twilight
The species of trout has crepuscular feeding habits, so you’ll catch the most at daybreak or sunset.

10. Kudos Acclaim or praise Syn: honor; distinction
Ant: disapproval; rejection
Note: always takes a singular verb

11. estrange
To alienate
Syn: disaffect; antagonize
Ant: unite; endear

12. intrinsic Of or relating to a thing’s basic nature, inherent
Syn: basic; elemental; inborn
Ant: extrinsic

13. maxim An established principle; a truth or a rule of conduct
Syn: axiom; apothegm, proverb

14. putrid Rotten and foul smelling Syn: fetid; rancid; malodorous
Ant: aromatic; fragrant

15. servile Submissive; slavish Syn: subservient; ignoble
Ant: haughty; domineering

16. apocryphal Of questionable authenticity, but widely believed
Syn: dubious; equivocal; spurious
Ant: genuine; authentic