Vocab #1

Pantomime: The art or technique of conveying emotions, actions, feelings,etc., by gestures without  speech. A play or entertainment in which the performers express themselves mutely by gestures, often to the accompaniment of music.

Proclivities: Natural or habitual inclination or tendency; propensity; predisposition.

Centrifuge: An apparatus that rotates at high speed and by centrifugal force separates substances of different densities, as milk and cream. 

Odious: Deserving or causing hatred; hateful; detestable highly offensive; repugnant; disgusting.

Jargon: Intelligible or meaningless talk or writing; gibberish.

Ravenous: Extremely hungry; famished; voracious.

Pallor: Unusual or extreme paleness, as from fear, ill health, or death;wanness.

Stagnant: Characterized by lack of development, advancement, or progressive movement.

Flourish: to be in a vigorous state; thrive.

Plateau: A land area having a relatively level surface considerably raised above adjoining land on at least one side, and often cut by deep canyons.

Rollick: to move or act in a carefree, frolicsome manner; behave in a free,hearty, gay, or jovial way. 

Asylum: An institution for the maintenance and care of the mentally ill, orphans, or other persons requiring specialized assistance.