| Question |
Answer |
| abscond |
to depart clandestinely; to steal off and hind |
| aberrant |
deviating from the norm |
| alacrity |
eager and enthusiastic williness |
| anomaly |
deviation from the normal order, form, or rule; abnormality |
| approbation |
an expression of approval or praise |
| arduous |
strenuous,taxing; requiring significant effort |
| assuage |
to ease or lesson; to appease or pacify |
| audacious |
daring and fearless; recklessly bold |
| austere |
without adornment; bare; severely simple; ascetic |
| axiomatic |
taken as a given; possessing self-evident truth |
| canonical |
following or in agreement with accepted, traditional standards |
| capricious |
inclined to change one's mind impulsively; erratic, unpredictable |
| censure |
to criticize severly; to officially rebuke |
| chicanery |
trickery or subterfuge |
| connoisseur |
an informed and astute judge in matters of taste; expert |
| convoluted |
complex or complicated |
| disabuse |
to undeceive; to set straight |
| discordant |
conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound |
| disparate |
fundamentally distinct or dissimilar |
| effrontery |
extrem boldness, presumptuousness |
| eloquent |
well-spoken, expressive, articulate |
| enervate |
to weaken; to reduce in vitality |
| ennui |
dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy |
| equivocate |
to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent |
| erudite |
very learned; scholarly |
| exculpate |
exonerate; to clear of blame |
| exigent |
urgent, pressing; requiring immediate action or attention |
| extemporaneous |
improvised; done without preparation |
| filibuster |
intentional obstruction, esp. using prolonged speechmaking to delay legislative action |
| fulminate |
to loudly attack or denounce |
| ingenuous |
artless; frank and candis; lacking in sophistication |
| inured |
accustomed to accepting something undesirable |
| irascible |
easily angered; prone to temperamental outbursts |
| laud |
to praise highly |
| lucid |
clear; easily understood |
| magnanimity |
the quality of being generously noble in mind and heart, esp. in forgiving |
| martial |
associated with war and the armed forces |
| mundane |
of the world; typical of or concerned with the ordinary |
| nascent |
coming into being; in early developmental stages |
| nebulous |
vague; cloudy; lacking clearly defined form |
| neologism |
a new word, expression, or usage; the creation or use of new words or senses |
| noxious |
harmful, injurious |
| obtuse |
lacking sharpness of intellect; not clear or precise in thought or exprssion |
| obviate |
to anticipate and make unnecessary |
| onerous |
troubling; burdensome |
| paean |
a song or hymn of praise and thanksgiving |
| parody |
a humorous imitation intended for ridicule or comic effect, ex. in literature and art |
| perennial |
recurrent through the year or many years; happening repeatedly |
| perfidy |
intentional breach of faith; treachery |
| perfunctory |
cursory; done without care or interest |
| perspicacious |
acutely perceptive; having keen discernment |
| prattle |
to babble meaninglessly; to talk in and empty and idel manner |
| precipitate |
to cause or happen before anticipated or required |
| precipitate |
to cause or happen before anticipated or required |
| predilection |
a disposition in favor of something; preference |
| prescience |
foreknowledge of events; knowing of events prior to thir occurring |
| prevaricate |
to deliberately avoid the truth; to mislead |
| qualms |
misgivings; reservation; causes for hesitancy |
| recant |
to retract; ex. a previously held belief |
| refute |
to disprove; to successfully argue against |
| relegate |
to forcibly assign, ex. to a lower place or position |
| reticent |
quiet; reserved; reluctant to express thoughts and feelings |
| solicitous |
concerned and attentive; eager |
| sordid |
characterized by filth, grime, or squalor; foul |
| sporadic |
occurring only occasionally, or in scattered instances |
| squandor |
to waste by spending or using irresponsibly |
| static |
not moving, active, or in motion |
| stupefy |
to stun, baffle, or amaze |
| stymie |
to block; thwart |
| synthesis |
the combination of parts to make a whole |
| torque |
a force that causes rotation |
| tortous |
winding, twisting, excessively complicated |
| truculent |
fierce and cruel; eager to fight |
| veracity |
truthfulness, honesty |
| virulent |
extremely harmful or poisonous; bitterly hostile or antagonistic |
| voracious |
having an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit; ravenous |
| waver |
to move to and fro; to sway; to be unsettled in opinion. |
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