Vocabulary List #14

5. Eclectic- selecting or choosing from various sources. 6. Grandiose- affectedly grand or important; pompous: grandiose words. 7. Raiment- clothing; apparel; attire. 8. Blanch- to whiten by removing color; bleach: Workers were blanching linen in the sun. 9. Hybrid- the offspring of two animals or plants of different breeds, varieties, species, or genera, esp. as produced through human manipulation for specific genetic characteristics. 10. Idiosyncrasy- a characteristic, habit, mannerism, or the like, that is peculiar to an individual. 11. Idolatry- the religious worship of idols. 12. Adulterate- to debase or make impure by adding inferior materials or elements; use cheaper, inferior, or less desirable goods in the production of (any professedly genuine article): to adulterate food. 13. Emanate- to flow out, issue, or proceed, as from a source or origin; come forth; originate. 14. Garish- crudely or tastelessly colorful, showy, or elaborate, as clothes or decoration. 15. Immutable- not mutable; unchangeable; changeless.