Screwtape+Letters

naive - showing lack of experience or judgment aberrations - a departure from what is normal or right inveterate - fixed in a habit or practice expurgated - to remove objectionable passages from (a book) before publication innocuous - harmless, inoffensive piqued - offended puerile - childish, silly pernicious - destructive coterie - an intimate often exclusive group of persons with a common interest qualm - a sudden disturbing feeling
 * Week 1 **

undulation - wavy or wave-like motion mitigated - make less severe or painful anodyne - something that relieves pain redolent - reminiscent or suggestive lasciviousness - lewd, lustful roistering - engaging in noisy revelry asphyxiating - suffocating ardours - warmth of feeling acquiesce - to consent or comply without open opposition mammon - material wealth
 * Week 2 **

eradicate - eliminate avarice - excessive desire for wealth; greed ambiguous - capable of being understood in more than one way insipid - dull, uninteresting pestilent - dangerous to life; deadly querulousness - state of constantly complaining; whining axiom - a statement generally accepted as true flouting - insulting, mocking asceticism - the practice of self-denial meritorious - deserving reward or honor
 * Week 3 **

pedantic - excessive and often showy concern for books and learning dossier - a collection of papers giving detailed information about a particular person simpering - smiling in a silly or self-conscious manner demure - reserved and modest in manner of behavior accretions - the process of increasing in size as a result of being added to terminus - the final point; the end complacent - pleased or contented with oneself in an untroubled or uncritical manner rapacious - taking by force ostensible - appearing as such, but not actually so altruism - concern for the welfare of others
 * Week 4 **

susceptible - to permit without much resistance; easily influenced irremediable - impossible to remedy or correct poppet - puppet, like a toy mawkish - overly sentimental foment - to stir up, in instigate obstinate - apparent, to make well known feckless - ineffectual, weak; worthless, irresponsible incessant - continuing without interruption chattels - an item of property, something you own languishing - weakening, slow, lack of energy
 * Week 5 **

gastronomy - the art or science of good eating diabolical - characteristic of the devil; satanic impenitent - showing no sorrow for having done something wrong virtuous - having or showing moral excellence tenuous - having little substance; flimsy euphonious - pleasing in sound laud - to praise highly incipient - beginning to exist or appeal extirpate - to destroy totally denigrate - to attack the reputation or character of
 * Week 6 **

ostensible - represented as such, but not actually so edify - to instruct so as to encourage intellectual, moral or spiritual improvement endemic - common in or restricted to a particular group of people myriad - very large number accord - to give; grant infernal - of or relating to hell sophistry - argumentation that is seemingly valid condescending - showing that one considers oneself superior notorious - known widely and regarded unfavorably superficial - affecting or being on or near the surface
 * Week 7 **