Question | Answer |
emulate | to match or surpass, typically through imitation |
entail | to involve as a necessary consequence |
etymology | the study of words and the way which their meanings have changed through history |
exculpate | to show or declare that someone is not guilty of wrongdoing |
exhort | to strongly encourage someone to do something |
extraneous | irrelevant |
fabricate | to invent or manufacture |
feral | in a wild state |
figurative | not using words literally |
foster | to encourage or promote the development or growth of |
gratuitous | uncalled for; unnecessary |
haughty | arrogantly superior and disdainful |
hypocrisy | claiming to hold a certain belief or principle but acting according to another |
idiosyncratic | Peculiar; individual |
implicit | implied though not plainly expressed |
ingenious | clever, original or inventive |
insatiable | unsatisfiable; unappeasable |
irreverence | lack of respect |
juxtaposition | placement for contrasting effect |
laceration | deep cut or wound |
lethargic | sluggish or apathetic |
luminous | giving off light; glowing |
malevolent | having a wish to do evil to others |
morose | sullen and ill-tempered |
nebulous | cloudy or hazy |
notorious | famous or well-known (usually for something bad) |
ominous | giving the impression that something bad is going to happen |
ostentatious | pretentious or vulgar display; designed to impress or attract notice |
palatable | pleasant tasting |
pathology | science of the causes and effects of diseases |
penitent | repentant or regretful for wrongdoing |
petulance | childlike sulkiness |
precocious | developing earlier than usual |
propensity | inclination to act a certain way |
putrid | decaying or rotting |
quagmire | complex or awkward situation |
querulous | complaining in a petulant manner |
rectitude | righteousness |
rescind | revoke or cancel |
resilient | able to recoil easily |
ruminate | think deeply about something |
sanguine | cheerful |
scintillating | sparkling |
sovereign | possessing extreme power |
speculative | based on observation rather than fact |
tenuous | very weak or slender |
truculent | eager to fight |
turpitude | wickedness |
ubiquitous | present or appearing everywhere |
vacuous | not able to think; unintelligent |
vicarious | experienced through another person's thoughts or feelings |
whimsical | playfully fanciful or quaint |
zealous | full of zeal |