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vocab
regular plus nommensen's extras
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| divulge | to tell; to reveal as a secret |
| abet | to assist or encourage, especially in wrongdoing |
| dogmatic | arrogant and stubborn about one's (often unproven) beliefs |
| insipid | lacking flavor; dull; not at all stimulating |
| extraneous | inessential; not constituting a vital part |
| coerce | to force by using pressure, intimidation, or threats |
| jaundiced | prejudiced; hostile |
| meticulous | extremely, sometimes excessively, careful about small details; precise |
| temerity | recklessness; a foolish disregard of danger |
| gregarious | sociable; fond of the company of others |
| heresy | the crime of holding a belief that goes against established doctrine |
| docile | easy to teach or manage |
| libation | a drink, especially an alcoholic one |
| anathema | a hated, repellant person or think OR a formal curse |
| banter | teasing; playful conversation |
| castigate | to criticize or punish severely |
| gauche | lacking social graces; tactles |
| ignominy | public shame, disgrace, or dishonor |
| motley | made up of dissimilar parts; being of many colors |
| emaciated | extremely thin; wasted away |
| avarice | greed; desire for wealth |
| furtive | stealthy; secretive |
| bacchanalian | wild and drunken |
| extradite | to turn over or deliver to the legal jurisdiction of another government or authority |
| copious | numerous; large in quantity |
| irascible | easily angered |
| mercenary | a professional soldier hired by a foreign army |
| bastion | a strong defense or fort (or one likened to it) |
| jettison | to cast overboard; to discard |
| ostracize | to banish; to shut out from a group or society by common consent |
| bigot | one who is intolerant of differences in others |
| expunge | to erase or eliminate |
| candid | outspoken; blunt |
| argot | special words or phrases used by a specific group of people |
| negligence | careless neglect, often resulting in injury |
| appease | to calm; to make satisfied (often only temporarily) |
| strident | harsh sounding; grating |
| chaos | complete disorder |
| augment | to enlarge; to increase in amount or intensity |
| jingoism | extreme, chauvinistic patriotism, often favoring an aggressive, warlike foreign policy |
| archly | brashly; mischievously |
| censure | disapproval OR to blame or condemn |
| disconcerted | thrown into confusion |
| rancor | extreme hatred or ill will |
| inexorable | unrelenting; unavouidable |
| extol | to praise highly |
| clement | merciful; lenient |
| cliche | a worn out idea or overused expression |
| adamant | unyielding; firm in opinion |
| diffident | lacking in self confidence; shy |
| opus | a creative work, especially a numbered composition (opus 3- would be a composer's third composition the plural is opera) |
| ostensible | professed but not necessarily true |
| disparity | inequality; difference |
| entail | to limit the inheritance of property to a specified line of heirs |
| vexed | irritated; annoyed |
| condone | to forgive or overlook an offense |
| nuance | a slight or subtle degree of difference |
| connoisseur | an expert in matters of culture, food, or wine |
| enigma | a mystery; something seemingly inexplicable |
| apathy | lack of interest; state of not caring |
| officious | excessively eager to deliver unasked for or unwanted help |
| redence | belief or trust |
| jaunty | having a buoyant, self confident air; brist and crisp |
| dilettante | one who merely dabbles in an art or science |
| cult | an organized group of people with an obsessive devotion to a person or set of principles |
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