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Vocabulary- List 10

WordMeaning
Mercurial Rapid and unpredictable changes in mood
Milestone A significant or important turning point
Munificent Very generous
Nuance A subtle distinction or shade of difference
Ominous Threatening evil or disaster, inauspicious
Ostentatious Fond of conspicuous display, pompous, pretentioius
Paragon A model of excellence
Paramount Of supreme importance
Patronizing To act superior toward, to adopt an air of condescension
Perfunctory Done in a routine manner
Polemic Involving a dispute, very argumentative
Precipitous Acting with undue haste
Predilection A liking or preference for something
Quixotic Idealistic in an impractical way
Ransack To search closely and carefully, to turn upside down
Raucous Harsh, jarring sound, blaring
Rebuke To criticize sharply, reprimand, berate
Rectitude Great integrity, moral uprightness, honesty
Redoubtable Formidable, worthy of respect
Reprehensible Conduct deserving criticism or censure
Skulk To move in a stealthy or furtive manner
Specious Tempting but false, untrue, spurious
Sporadic Ocurring occasionally, infrequently, not regular
Spurious Falsified, fake, and thus not genuine
Staid Marked by self-restraint, sober, grave
Stanch To stop the flow of blood from a wound
Strident Loud, harsh sound
Suffuse To spread over or through, to diffuse
Tailsman An object held to act as a charm to avert evil and bring good fortune
Torpor A lack of energy, lethargy
Ubiquitous Present everywhere, pervasive
Usurp To illegally seize power, property, or position
Vacuous Empty, having or showing a lack of intelligence or insight
Venal Capable of being bought or influenced by money, corrupt
Wan Lacking vitality
Watershed A very important event
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