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wotd 8
janousky
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| inconsequential adj. | DEFINITION: of little importance. SYNONYMS: insignificant, immaterial |
| aplomb n. | DEFINITION: self-assuredSYNONYMS: sangfroid, self-confidence |
| wary adj. | DEFINITION: cautious; on one's guard; carefulSYNONYMS: prudent, vigilant |
| incisive adj. | DEFINITIONS: 1. penetrating; cutting; biting 2. remarkable clear and direct; sharp; keen; acuteSYNONYMS: acute, profound, trenchant |
| pedestrian adj. | DEFINITION: everyday; dullSNONYMS: banal, mediocre, prosaic |
| proliferate v. | DEFINITION: increase quickly; multiplySYNONYMS: burgeon, escalate, snowball |
| testy adj. | DEFINITIONS: irritable, touchySYNONYMS: cantankerous, irascible, petulant |
| unconscionable adj. | DEFINITION: immoral, immoderateSYNONYMS: amoral, outrageous, unprincipled |
| cynical adj. | DEFINITION: nonbelieving; doubtful SYNONYM: derisive, mocking, sardonic |
| tremulous adj | DEFINITION: shaking; timid SYNONYMS: quavering, trembling, cowardly, timorous |
| complicity n. | DEFINITION: conspiracy SYNONYMS: collaboration, collusion, intrigue |
| boondoggle v. (a good Irish word) | DEFINITION : dally; delaySYNONYMS: dawdle, tarry, lollygag |
| phlegmatic adj. | DEFINITION: unemotional; apatheticDYNONYMS: dispassionate, indifferent, stolid |
| spurious adj. | DEFINITION: counterfeit; fakeSYNONYS: contrived, deceitful, feigned |
| abhor v. | DEFINITION: regard with contempt or disgust; hateSYNONYMS: despise, loathe |
| spoonerism n. | DEFINITION: slip of the tongue SYNONYMS: misspeaking, solecism |
| sinister adj. | DEFINITION: menacing; malign SYNONYMS: baneful, foreboding, portentous |
| paradigm n. | DEFINITION: example; model SYNONYMS: archetype, exemplar, prototype |
| dilatory adj. | DEFINITION: procrastnatingSYNONYMS: delaying, laggard, negligent |
| zealous adj. | DEFINITION: enthusiasticSYNONYMS: ardent, fanatical, impassioned |
| decryv. | DEFINITION: criticize; blameSYNONYMS: censure, disparage, reprehend |
| servile adj. | DEFINITION: groveling; subservientSYNONYMS: fawning, ignoble, sycophantic |
| temporal adj. | DEFINITIONS: material, worldly, momentarySYNONYMS: carnal, mortal, physical, evanescent |
| aegis n. | DEFINITIONS: protection; sponsorship; guidanceSYNONYMS: support, patronage, direction |
| commend v. | DEFINITIONS: recommend; praise; hand over with confidenceSYNONYMS: acclaim, endorse; entrust |