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vocab set #3 and #4A Word Search Puzzle

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adjunct	an accessory, an assistant, assisting
apposite	suitable; appropriate
aspect	a facial expression; the appearance of a situation; direction a thing faces
asperity	irritability; roughness or harshness
bespeak	to reserve in advance; to signify something
consort	a companion
corollary	a natural consequence of
cowl	a hood (esp on a robe)
crux	a puzzling question
default	to fail to fulfill an obligation; the failure
descry	to catch sight of; to discover through careful observation
dissidence	disagreement; dissent
doff	to remove; to discard
estimable	admirable
facsimile	an exact copy
faculty	an ability (esp to think or function)
fellowship	a grant; a society; friendship
flak	excessive criticism; bursting shells fired from artillery guns
fleece	to rob or cheat
foment	to instigate or incite; to medically treat the skin with warm fluids
foray	a sudden attack
forlorn	abandoned
gaffe	a blunder
gambit	an opening move
grouse	to complain
headlong	rash; impetuous; headfirst
hoodwink	to trick
imposture	a deception
incidence	the range of occurrence or effect; the striking of something on a surface
indelicate	offensive; insensitive
indemnify	to protect against harm; to compensate for harm done
juggernaut	an overwhelming and irresistible force
keystone	an essesntial principal
list	to lean to one side; an inclination
lucubrate	to write in a scholarly fashion
luculent	easily understood
manifold	varied; a copy
manumit	to free from bondage
mealy-mouthed	unwilling to use direct and plain language
minatory	threatening
miscegenation	interracial marriage or sexual relations
modality	the way in which something is done
monolithic	singular, large and powerful
nugatory	useless
objurgate	to scold sharply
obloquy	public condemnation
obverse	facing the observer; the front part of something ; principal side of a coin
onus	a burdensome responsibility; a stigma
parse	to analyze or explain grammatical structures
pell-mell	in a hurried, disordered, and confused manner
percolate	to filter; to seep through; to bubble up or become active
perorate	to make a lengthy speech
plumb	exactly vertical
ply	a layer of wood or cloth; to use or wield; to work at
posh	fashionable; stylish
pot shots	criticism made in a careless manner
potentiate	to strengthen
precept	a rule of conduct
prefigure	to represent in an early form; a prototype
priggish	arrogant, smug, or narrow-minded
pronouncement	a formal statement
provenance	a source or origin
provident	thrifty (carefully providing for the future)
puissance	great power or strength
pyre	a pile of combustibles (esp for burning a body)
quintessence	the purest form of something
rapacious	greedy
recondite	abtruse; concealed; hidden
recourse	a source of help; the act of appealing for help
regale	to give pleasure to
regaled	well entertained
repartee	a swift, witty reply
repine	to yearn after something; to be discontented
repute	to be regarded as
requite	to avenge
restitute	to restore to original conditions; to pay for damages
rigmarole	nonsense; confused rambling
Rubicon	an important decision (that can not be later reversed)
salacious	lewd; erotic
sceptic	someone who typically doubts or questions
scotch	to put an end to
scourge	something that inflicts suffering
sear	to burn the surface of; to wither or dry up
seemly	proper; suitable
semaphore	a visual signaling system
shunt	to divert to another course
simper	an artificial smile
sinecure	a job with little work that pays well
sodden	to soak; soaked or soggy
spate	a sudden outpouring
specter	a ghost; a threatening possibility
stalwart	strong and faithful
stockade	an enclosed area
stodgy	dull, boring
suborn	to persuade someone to break a law
subsume	to classify in a less specific category
subterfuge	a trick (used to avoid blame or defeat)
summarily	without delay
teetotal	completely abstaining from drinking alcohol
temerity	a reckless disregard of danger
tender	to propose something
toady	to flatter excessively
toward	favorable; imminent
transcribe	to copy in writing
transgress	to break a rule
transpire	to become known
transpose	to change the order of
tumid	swolled; bloated; pompous
undergrid	to strengthen or support from below
vanguard	the leading element of a military force
varnish	a glossy/deceptive appearance
vascular	passionate; vigorous
venial	wrong but pardonable
vim	energy; vigor
viscid	thick and gooey
vitiate	lower the quality of;to lessen the legal authority of
welter	confusion; turmoil; to lie soaked in a fluid
wrought	made with care; shaped by hammering
wry	humorous in a dry or ironic way
accompaniment	a secondary musical instrument or voice
acolyte	a follower or attendant (esp in religious ceremony)
addle	to confuse
adduce	to offer as an example or proof of
adjure	to urge solemnly
afferent	carried towards a central point
afield	going astray; away from home
agnate	pertaining to the father's side
amortize	to pay off a debt through installments; to devalue something over a period of time
anadromous	migrating upriver to breed
anodize	to coat a metal with a protective oxide layer
aplomb	poise; self confidence
argot	a special vocabulary
atavism	the reappearance of a trait after several generation of its absence
bawdy	lewd; obscene
beatific	showing great happiness
beholden	indebted to
bellows	a device for driving air through something
benchmark	a standard
besmirch	to make dirty
bowdlerize	to sensor a text
braise	to roast
broach	to make a hole in something
cadre	a framework; a core group of trained people
capitol	the building in which legislators meet
careen	to lurch or swerve
cartel	a group of businesses formed to control their market and reduce competition
cataract	a large waterfall or heavy downpour
caveat	a warning
chassis	the steel frame of a car
chasten	to discipline
cline	a gradual variation in inherited traits
cogitate	to ponder deeply
cohort	a group; a follower or associate
collate	to compare carefully; to arrange in order
colonnade	a series of columns
commonwealth	a self-governing political body
concomitant	existing or occurring at the same time
condign	well deserved
confabulate	to chat
confrere	a colleague
consortium	an association of countries or companies
corona	a glow around something
cow	to intimidate
crepuscular	dim;indistinct
crestfallen	feeling dejected
crone	withered old woman
croon	to speak or sing in a low tune
crucible	a pot in which metals are melted
cryogenic	pertaining to low temperatures
dais	a raised platform for a speaker
deadpan	not showing facial expressions; to show no expression
delimit	to establish the limits of
delta	a triangular patch of land (bet 2 branches of a river)
denizen	something that lives in a particular place
depredate	to prey upon or plunder
dextral	pertaining to the right side
dictum	an authoritative opinion; a saying
die	a device used for cutting or shaping
disconsolate	unhappy; without hope
dissimulate	to hide the truth
dissolute	living an immoral life
distaff	a device used to spin wool by hand
dodder	to tremble (to 2 frailty)
doggerel	crude poetry that is not artistic; crude; rude
dowdy	unattractively dull
educe	to elicit
empiricism	the doctrine that knowledge is based on observation rather than theory
emulsion	droplets of one fluid suspended in another
endogamy	marriage inside one's social group
endue	to furnish with a quality or power
epistemology	the study of the nature of knowledge
epistle	a letter to someone (esp a formal one)
epoxy	a type of glue
escrow	an agreement monitored by a third party
estuary	the part of the river where it meets the sea
ethology	the study of animal behavior
eventuate	to result in
eviscerate	to remove the intestines of
ex post facto	applying retrospectively
exogamy	marriage outside one's social group
expostulate	to try to dissuade someone
faun	a type of mythological creature
fen	a marshy area
ferrous	pertaining to iron
fiat	an order or decree
fiducial	based on trust
filigree	an ornamental work made from wire
flange	a protruding collar on the end of a shaft (used for strengthenings or attachment)
flummox	to confuse
foist	to sell as genuine
font	a source of abundance
founder	to fail completely; to fill with water and sink
fresco	a picture painted on a wall before the plaster is dry
frieze	a band of decoration around the edge of something
frumpish	dull and plain
fulgent	shining brightly; radiating
fusillade	a simultaneous firing of arms
fustian	pompous language
garrison	a military post (or its troops); to establish such a post
gasconade	extravagant boasting
gerontocracy	governmental rule by elders
gewgaw	a showy, but worthless item
gibe	to scoff or sneer
grade	an inclination; a slope
guy	to secure with ropes; a rope or cable
halcyon	tranquil
highbrow	highly cultured or intellectual; someone overly concerned about high culture
homeopathy	medical treatment that uses small doses of medication that if used on a healthy person in large doses, would create the symptoms of the ailment being treated
hortative	urgin or encouraging
hullabaloo	an uproar
imbibe	to drink; to learn new concepts
import	to imply; the meaning of something
imprint	to make an impression on; the impression
incarnate	embodied in human form; to put into concrete form
increscent	increasing
inculpate	to incriminate
inviolate	not damaged or violated
jejune	not interesting; juvenile