1. Vocabulary #7 anecdote n. a short account or story cerebral adj. relating to the brain; intelligent churlish adj. boorish or vulgar; surly cogent adj. convincing; sound

2. convoluted adj. intricate, difficult to discern entreat v. to ask or petition for; plead gibberish n. nonsense; unintelligible speech incumbent adj. obligatory; necessary inimical adj. adverse; hostile

3. livid adj. angry, furious lurid adj. sensational; ghastly promulgate v. to announce; to make known spurious adj. false, incorrect staid adj. sedate, dignified; proper surfeit n. An excessive amount