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06/07/2009
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Term
ABHOR
 Definition
hate
Term
BIGOT
 Definition
narrow-minded, prejudiced person
Term
COUNTERFEIT
 Definition
fake; false
Term
ENFRANCHISE
 Definition
give voting rights
Term
HAMPER
 Definition
hinder; obstruct
Term
KINDLE
 Definition
to start a fire
Term
NOXIOUS
 Definition
harmful; poisonous; lethal
Term
PLACID
 Definition
calm; peaceful
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REMUNERATION
 Definition
payment for work done
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TALISMAN
 Definition
lucky charm
Term
ABRASIVE
 Definition
rough; coarse; harsh
Term
BILK
 Definition
cheat; defraud
Term
COVERT
 Definition
hidden; undercover
Term
ENGENDER
 Definition
cause
Term
HANGAR
 Definition
storage area (like a garage) for a plane
Term
KNOTTY
 Definition
complex; difficult to solve
Term
NUANCE
 Definition
something subtle; a fine shade of meaning
Term
PLAGIARISM
 Definition
taking credit for someone else's writing or ideas
Term
RENOWN
 Definition
fame
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TANGENT
 Definition
going off the main subject
Term
ABASEMENT
 Definition
humiliation; degradation
Term
BILLOWING
 Definition
swelling; fluttering; waving
Term
COWER
 Definition
recoil in fear or servility; shrink away from
Term
ENHANCE
 Definition
improve; make better or clearer
Term
HARANGUE
 Definition
noisy, attacking speech
Term
LABYRINTH
 Definition
a maze
Term
NULLIFY
 Definition
to counter; make unimportant
Term
PLAINTIFF
 Definition
petitioner (in court of law)
Term
REPLETE
 Definition
full
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TANGIBLE
 Definition
can be touched
Term
ABROGATE
 Definition
cancel; deny; repeal
Term
BLASPHEMY
 Definition
speech which offends religious sentiments
Term
CREDIBLE
 Definition
believable
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ENIGMA
 Definition
puzzle; mystery
Term
HARBINGERS
 Definition
indicators; bringers of warnings
Term
LABYRINTHINE
 Definition
complicated; highly convoluted
Term
NUZZLE
 Definition
cuddle; snuggle
Term
PLAUDIT
 Definition
statement giving strong praise
Term
REPREHENSIBLE
 Definition
shameful; very bad
Term
TARDY
 Definition
slow; late; overdue; delayed
Term
ABSOLUTION
 Definition
forgiveness; pardon; release
Term
BLATANT
 Definition
obvious
Term
CREDITABLE
 Definition
praiseworthy
Term
ENSCONCE
 Definition
establish firmly in a position
Term
HASTEN
 Definition
hurry; accelerate; rush
Term
LACERATION
 Definition
a cut
Term
OBDURATE
 Definition
stubborn
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PLAUSIBLE
 Definition
can be believed; reasonable
Term
REPRIEVE
 Definition
a respite; postponement of a sentence
Term
TAWDRY
 Definition
of little value; gaudy
Term
ABSTAIN
 Definition
desist; go without; withdraw
Term
BLIGHTED
 Definition
damaged; destroyed; ruined
Term
CREDULOUS
 Definition
gullible; ready to believe anything
Term
ENSHROUD
 Definition
cover
Term
HAUGHTINESS
 Definition
arrogance; pride
Term
LACHRYMOSE
 Definition
tearful; sad
Term
OBFUSCATE
 Definition
deliberately make something difficult to understand
Term
PLETHORA
 Definition
an excess
Term
REPUDIATE
 Definition
shun; eschew
Term
TEDIUM
 Definition
boredom
Term
ABSTEMIOUS
 Definition
self denying; refraining from indulging
Term
BLITHE
 Definition
free-spirited; carefree
Term
CREPUSCULAR
 Definition
active at dawn and dusk
Term
ENUNCIATION
 Definition
clear pronunciation; accent; articulation
Term
HEADSTRONG
 Definition
stubborn; willful
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LACKLUSTER
 Definition
dull; monotonous; bland
Term
OBJECTIVE
 Definition
unbiased; not subjective
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PLIABLE
 Definition
flexible; not stubborn
Term
RESCIND
 Definition
retract; repeal
Term
TEMPER
 Definition
to moderate; soften
Term
ABTRUSE
 Definition
difficult to understand; obscure
Term
BLUNDERBUSS
 Definition
1. ancient weapon (type of gun); 2. a clumsy person
Term
CRINGE
 Definition
recoil; flinch; shy away
Term
ENVENOM
 Definition
to cause bitterness and bad feeling
Term
HEDONISM
 Definition
self indulgence; pleasure-seeking
Term
LACONIC
 Definition
using few words; brief; to the point
Term
OBLIQUE
 Definition
indirect; slanting
Term
PLUMAGE
 Definition
feathers of a bird
Term
RESIGNATION
 Definition
acceptance of fate
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TENACIOUS
 Definition
stubborn; resolute; holding firm to a point
Term
ACCOLADE
 Definition
tribute; honor; praise
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BOLSTER
 Definition
support; prop up
Term
CRYPTIC
 Definition
puzzling; enigmatic
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EPHEMERAL
 Definition
short-lived
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HEDONIST
 Definition
a pleasure seaker
Term
LAMENTATION
 Definition
expression of regret or sorrow
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OBLITERATE
 Definition
destroy; demolish; eradicate
Term
PLUMMET
 Definition
fall suddenly and steeply
Term
RESOLUTION
 Definition
determination
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TENTATIVE
 Definition
not certain
Term
ACQUIESCE
 Definition
to agree to; give in to
Term
BOMBAST
 Definition
arrogant; pompous language
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CURTAIL
 Definition
cut short
Term
EPICURE
 Definition
someone who appreciates good food and drink
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HEED
 Definition
listen to
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LAMPOON
 Definition
ridicule; spoof
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OBLIVIOUS
 Definition
totally unaware
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PODIUM
 Definition
raised platform
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RESONANT
 Definition
echoing
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TENUOUS
 Definition
flimsy; not solid
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ACRID
 Definition
sharp; pungent (used of smells and tastes)
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BOORISH
 Definition
ill-mannered
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CYNICAL
 Definition
believing that people act only out of selfish motives
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EPISTLE
 Definition
a letter (form of communication)
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HERESY
 Definition
against orthodox opinion
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LANCE
 Definition
spear; spike; javelin
Term
OBSCURE
 Definition
difficult to understand; partially hidden
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POIGNANT
 Definition
deeply moving; strongly affecting the emotions
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RESPITE
 Definition
a break; intermission
Term
TERSE
 Definition
concise; to the point
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ACROPHOBIA
 Definition
fear of heights
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BOURGEOIS
 Definition
middle class
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DEBILITY
 Definition
weakness; incapacity
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EPISTOLARY
 Definition
concerned with letters; through correspondence
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HIATUS
 Definition
interruption; pause
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LANGUID
 Definition
tired; slow
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OBSCURED
 Definition
hidden; covered; buried
Term
POISED
 Definition
calm; collected; self-possessed
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RESPLENDENT
 Definition
shining; glowing
Term
THERAPEUTIC
 Definition
medicinal; curative
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ACUITY
 Definition
sharpness (mental or visual)
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BRAGGART
 Definition
someone who boasts
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DEBUNKING
 Definition
exposing false claims or myths
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EPITOMIZED
 Definition
typified; characterized; personified
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HIDEBOUND
 Definition
rigid in opinions
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LANGUISH
 Definition
decay; fade away; get weaker
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OBSEQUIOUS
 Definition
servile; submissive
Term
POLEMICAL
 Definition
causing debate or argument
Term
RESTORATIVE
 Definition
a tonic
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THWART
 Definition
prevent; frustrate
Term
ADAMANT
 Definition
forceful; inflexible
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BRAWNY
 Definition
muscular
Term
DECATHLON
 Definition
an athletic competition with ten events
Term
EQUIVOCATE
 Definition
speak ambiguously; avoid telling the truth
Term
HIEROGLYPHICS
 Definition
1. picture writing; 2. writing which is difficult to read or enigmatic
Term
LARCENY
 Definition
theft; robbery; stealing
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OBSESSION
 Definition
a dominating concern
Term
PONDEROUS
 Definition
weighty; slow and heavy
Term
RETENTION
 Definition
preservation; withholding
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TIMOROUS
 Definition
cowardly; fearful
Term
ADROIT
 Definition
skillful
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BREVITY
 Definition
being brief
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DECORUM
 Definition
dignified, correct behavior
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ERR
 Definition
make a mistake
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HINDER
 Definition
obstruct
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LARGESS
 Definition
generosity
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OBSOLETE
 Definition
no longer valid
Term
PONTIFICATE
 Definition
speak pompously or dogmatically
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RETICENT
 Definition
restrained; holding something back; uncommunicative
Term
TIRADE
 Definition
stream of verbal abuse
Term
ADULATION
 Definition
strong admiration; worship
Term
BRISTLE
 Definition
to show irritation
Term
DECOY
 Definition
lure; trap; trick
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ERRATIC
 Definition
wandering; irregular
Term
HISTRIONIC
 Definition
theatrical; exaggerated
Term
LAUD
 Definition
praise
Term
OBSTREPEROUS
 Definition
noisy and boisterous
Term
PORTEND
 Definition
fortell
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RETRACTION
 Definition
withdrawal; cancellation of a statement
Term
TITTER
 Definition
giggle quietly
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ADVERSITY
 Definition
hardship
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BROACH
 Definition
start to discuss; approach
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DEFERENCE
 Definition
respect
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ESOTERIC
 Definition
obscure and difficult to understand
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HOARY
 Definition
old
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LAVISH
 Definition
on a grand scale; wasteful
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OBTUSE
 Definition
mentally dull
Term
PORTENT
 Definition
a warning sign; omen
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REVERE
 Definition
worship
Term
TOME
 Definition
large book
Term
ADVOCATE
 Definition
support
Term
BRUSQUE
 Definition
blunt; abrupt
Term
DEFOLIATE
 Definition
cause leaves to fall off
Term
ESPOUSE
 Definition
promote; take up; support
Term
HONE
 Definition
sharpen; increase; whet
Term
LAX
 Definition
careless; not strict
Term
OBVIATE
 Definition
avoid; make unnecessary
Term
POSEUR
 Definition
someone who puts on an act
Term
RIDDLED
 Definition
full of (usually full of holes)
Term
TORPID
 Definition
inactive; lazy; stagnant
Term
AESTHETIC
 Definition
concerning art or beauty
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BULWARK
 Definition
fortification; barricade; wall
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DEFUNCT
 Definition
no longer in existence
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ETYMOLOGY
 Definition
the study of word origins
Term
HYPERBOLE
 Definition
grossly exaggerated speech
Term
LEGEND
 Definition
1. key to map; 2. myth or story
Term
ODIOUS
 Definition
hateful
Term
POSTERITY
 Definition
future generations
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RIFE
 Definition
common
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TORPOR
 Definition
dormancy; sluggishness; inactivity
Term
AFFABLE
 Definition
friendly; social; easygoing
Term
BUREAUCRACY
 Definition
officialdom
Term
DEGREDATION
 Definition
deprivation; poverty; debasement
Term
EULOGY
 Definition
praise
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HYPOCHONDRIAC
 Definition
a person obsessed with health; having imaginary illnesses
Term
LEGION
 Definition
in large numbers
Term
OFFICIOUS
 Definition
domineering; intrusive; meddlesome
Term
POSTHUMOUS
 Definition
after death
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RIGOR
 Definition
thoroughness
Term
TOTTER
 Definition
walk unsteadily
Term
ALACRITY
 Definition
eagerness; enthusiasm; quickness
Term
BURGEON
 Definition
grow; flourish; put forth new shoots
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DELETERIOUS
 Definition
harmful
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EUPHEMISM
 Definition
a polite phrase to cover something unpleasant
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HYPOCRITICAL
 Definition
insincere
Term
LETHARGIC
 Definition
tired; without energy
Term
OGLE
 Definition
stare at; observe in an obvious manner
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POSTULATE
 Definition
hypothesize; propose
Term
ROBUST
 Definition
strong; healthy; tough
Term
TRACTABLE
 Definition
obedient; dutiful; polite
Term
ALCHEMY
 Definition
medieval chemistry; attempt to change base metal into gold
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BURNISH
 Definition
polish
Term
DELIBERATE
 Definition
to think over deeply
Term
EUPHONY
 Definition
pleasant sounds
Term
ICONOCLAST
 Definition
person who opposes orthodoxy
Term
LEVITY
 Definition
flippancy; joking about serious matters
Term
OLFACTORY
 Definition
concerned with the sense of smell
Term
POTABLE
 Definition
suitable for drinking
Term
ROTUND
 Definition
round
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TRANQUIL
 Definition
peaceful
Term
ALIBI
 Definition
an excuse that shows someone was not at a crime scene
Term
BUTTRESS
 Definition
strengthen; support
Term
DELINEATION
 Definition
demarcation; explanation; definition; outlining
Term
EVACUATE
 Definition
vacate; empty; abandon
Term
IDIOSYNCRASY
 Definition
a personal peculiarity; something unique to an individual
Term
LIBERTARIAN
 Definition
someone who opposes tyranny
Term
OMINOUS
 Definition
threatening
Term
POTENT
 Definition
powerful; compelling; strong
Term
RUMINATE
 Definition
think over something; ponder
Term
TRANSCRIBE
 Definition
copy
Term
ALLAY
 Definition
to lessen
Term
BYLINE
 Definition
the line that tells you who wrote an article
Term
DEMUR
 Definition
hesitate; refuse
Term
EXACERBATE
 Definition
make worse
Term
IGNOMINIOUS
 Definition
shameful
Term
LINIMENT
 Definition
soothing lotion
Term
OMNIPOTENT
 Definition
all-powerful
Term
PRAGMATIC
 Definition
practical
Term
RUSE
 Definition
trick; stratagem
Term
TRANSGRESS
 Definition
go astray; disobey; commit a sin
Term
ALLEVIATE
 Definition
make less severe
Term
CACOPHONY
 Definition
discordant loud noises
Term
DENOUNCE
 Definition
condemn; speak out against
Term
EXASPERATED
 Definition
frustrated; annoyed
Term
IGNOMINY
 Definition
shame
Term
LITHE
 Definition
flexible; supple
Term
OMNISCIENT
 Definition
all-knowing
Term
PRAGMATIST
 Definition
practical person; one who is concerned with usefulness
Term
SACCHARIN
 Definition
falsely sweet
Term
TRANSIENT
 Definition
short-lived; ephemeral
Term
ALOOF
 Definition
distant; detached; cold
Term
CAJOLE
 Definition
coax
Term
DEPLETE
 Definition
use up; lessen
Term
EXCEPTIONABLE
 Definition
very bad (something which we should object to)
Term
ILLUMINATE
 Definition
to light up or make clear
Term
LIVID
 Definition
very angry
Term
ONEROUS
 Definition
burdensome; hard to undertake
Term
PREAMBLE
 Definition
introductory material
Term
SACROSANCT
 Definition
very holy; inviolable
Term
TRAVERSE
 Definition
to move across
Term
ALTRUISM
 Definition
putting others first; being self-sacrificing
Term
CALDRON
 Definition
huge cooking pot
Term
DEPLORE
 Definition
regret
Term
EXCULPATE
 Definition
free someone from blame; pardon; acquit
Term
ILLUSORY
 Definition
deceptive; false; misleading
Term
LOBBYIST
 Definition
person who tries to persuade someone to support a particular cause
Term
ONUS
 Definition
burden
Term
PRECARIOUS
 Definition
unstable; risky
Term
SAGACIOUS
 Definition
wise
Term
TREPIDATION
 Definition
fear
Term
AMASS
 Definition
accumulate
Term
CALLOW
 Definition
immature
Term
DEPRAVITY
 Definition
moral corruption
Term
EXECRABLE
 Definition
very, very bad
Term
IMMODERATE
 Definition
excessive; extreme
Term
LOFTY
 Definition
snooty; arrogant; haughty
Term
OPAQUE
 Definition
does not let light through
Term
PRECEDENT
 Definition
a previous occurrence used as a guide
Term
SAGE
 Definition
a wise person
Term
TRINKET
 Definition
something of little value; knick-knack
Term
AMBIGUITY
 Definition
uncertainty; vagueness
Term
CANDID
 Definition
frank; honest
Term
DEPRECATE
 Definition
criticize; denounce
Term
EXEGESIS
 Definition
scholarly explanation or interpretation
Term
IMMUTABLE
 Definition
unchanging; permanent
Term
LONGEVITY
 Definition
long life
Term
OPULENT
 Definition
wealthy; rich; magnificent
Term
PRECEPT
 Definition
guiding principle
Term
SALACIOUS
 Definition
lecherous; erotic
Term
TRITE
 Definition
unoriginal; dull
Term
AMBIGUOUS
 Definition
unclear in meaning; can be interpreted in different ways
Term
CANDOR
 Definition
frankness; openess
Term
DERIDE
 Definition
ridicule; make fun of; mock
Term
EXEMPLARY
 Definition
outstandingly good; setting a fine example
Term
IMPARTIAL
 Definition
unbiased; neutral
Term
LOQUACIOUS
 Definition
talkative
Term
ORDAIN
 Definition
1. destine; 2. confer holy orders on a priest
Term
PRECINCT
 Definition
district of a city
Term
SALLOW
 Definition
yellowish
Term
TRIVIAL
 Definition
unimportant
Term
AMBIVALENCE
 Definition
lack of clarity; wavering; being undecided
Term
CANTANKEROUS
 Definition
bad-tempered; quarrelsome
Term
DEROGATORY
 Definition
uncomplimentary
Term
EXEMPLIFY
 Definition
to serve as a good example
Term
IMPECUNIOUS
 Definition
having no money
Term
LUCID
 Definition
clear
Term
ORNATE
 Definition
highly decorated
Term
PRECIPICE
 Definition
steep slope
Term
SALUBRIOUS
 Definition
health-giving
Term
TRUANT
 Definition
shirker; someone absent without permission
Term
AMBULATORY
 Definition
able to walk around (used of hospital patients)
Term
CAPACIOUS
 Definition
spacious
Term
DESECRATE
 Definition
to damage or pollute a holy place
Term
EXHAUSTIVE
 Definition
complete and thorough
Term
IMPIOUS
 Definition
wicked; profane
Term
LUDICROUS
 Definition
ridiculous; silly
Term
ORTHODOX
 Definition
conventional
Term
PRECIPITOUS
 Definition
done in a hurry
Term
SALUTARY
 Definition
something which teaches you a lesson; beneficial
Term
TRUNCATE
 Definition
cut short
Term
AMELIORATE
 Definition
make better
Term
CAPITULATE
 Definition
surrender; give in to
Term
DESECRATION
 Definition
spoiling something holy
Term
EXONERATES
 Definition
acquits; absolves; removes blame
Term
IMPOVERISHED
 Definition
destitute; poor
Term
LUKEWARM
 Definition
1. unenthusiastic; 2. neither hot nor cold
Term
OSSIFY
 Definition
1. turn to bone; 2. become fixed and rigid
Term
PRECLUDE
 Definition
prevent or make impossible
Term
SANCTIMONIOUS
 Definition
hypocritically holy
Term
TUMULT
 Definition
uproar; noise
Term
AMELIORATION
 Definition
improvement
Term
CARPING
 Definition
constant criticism
Term
DESIST
 Definition
stop; discontinue; cease
Term
EXORCISM
 Definition
getting free/rid of; eliminating (especially demons)
Term
IMPROMPTU
 Definition
unrehearsed; spontaneous
Term
LUMMOX
 Definition
clumsy person
Term
OSTENTATIOUS
 Definition
showy
Term
PRECOCIOUS
 Definition
developing early
Term
SANCTION
 Definition
give approval to
Term
TURPITUDE
 Definition
depravity
Term
AMIABLE
 Definition
friendly
Term
CARTOGRAPHER
 Definition
person who makes maps
Term
DESPONDENT
 Definition
having no hope; miserable
Term
EXPATRIATE
 Definition
refugee; emigrant; someone living away from his own country
Term
INADVERTENT
 Definition
not intentional
Term
LUSCIOUS
 Definition
juicy; moist; succulent
Term
OUST
 Definition
push out of a position
Term
PREDECESSOR
 Definition
one who came before
Term
SANGUINARY
 Definition
bloodthirsty; bloody
Term
TYRO
 Definition
novice; beginner
Term
AMITY
 Definition
friendship
Term
CASTIGATE
 Definition
scold strongly
Term
DESTITUTION
 Definition
hardship; poverty; misery
Term
EXPEDIENT
 Definition
convenient; practical
Term
INCANTATION
 Definition
chant; invocation; prayer
Term
LYNCH
 Definition
assassinate; kill; illegal hanging
Term
OVERT
 Definition
obvious; not hidden
Term
PREDICAMENT
 Definition
dilemma; difficult situation
Term
SANGUINE
 Definition
optimistic; cheerful
Term
UBIQUITOUS
 Definition
found everywhere; omnipresent
Term
AMORPHOUS
 Definition
lacking in shape
Term
CATHARSIS
 Definition
purging of pent-up emotions
Term
DETER
 Definition
put off; prevent
Term
EXPEDITE
 Definition
make faster
Term
INCARCERATION
 Definition
putting in prison
Term
MACHINATIONS
 Definition
plots and plans
Term
OVERWROUGHT
 Definition
worked up; in an emotional state
Term
PREEMINENT
 Definition
famous; outstanding
Term
SARDONIC
 Definition
mocking
Term
UNALLOYED
 Definition
undiluted; total
Term
ANALGESIC
 Definition
medicine to combat pain
Term
CAUCUS
 Definition
type of private political meeting
Term
DETERIORATE
 Definition
worsen; decline
Term
EXPOSITION
 Definition
clear explanation
Term
INCESSANT
 Definition
without stopping
Term
MAELSTROM
 Definition
whirlpool; storm in the ocean
Term
PALATABLE
 Definition
good to eat agreeable
Term
PREROGATIVE
 Definition
right or privilege
Term
SAVANT
 Definition
person with knowledge
Term
UNCTUOUS
 Definition
oily; using excessive flattery
Term
ANALOGOUS
 Definition
comparable
Term
CAUSTIC
 Definition
burning
Term
DETRIMENTAL
 Definition
harmful
Term
EXTOL
 Definition
praise
Term
INCIPIENT
 Definition
just beginning
Term
MAGNANIMOUS
 Definition
generous; big-hearted
Term
PALISADE
 Definition
fence made of posts
Term
PRESCIENT
 Definition
having fore-knowledge
Term
SCALE
 Definition
to climb
Term
UNDERMINED
 Definition
damaged; attacked
Term
ANARCHY
 Definition
chaos; lack of government
Term
CAVALCADE
 Definition
procession of vehicles
Term
DEVOURED
 Definition
greedily eaten/consumed
Term
EXTRADITE
 Definition
deport from one country back to the home country
Term
INCLINATION
 Definition
tendency; a leaning toward
Term
MAGNATE
 Definition
powerful businessman
Term
PALLIATIVE
 Definition
a remedy that improves but doesn't cure
Term
PRESENTIMENT
 Definition
a feeling that something might happen
Term
SCAPEGOAT
 Definition
a person on whom blame is placed for faults of others
Term
UNDERSCORE
 Definition
emphasize
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