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Stem List #28
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| schism | division |
| bootless | useless |
| rubicund | red |
| apotheosis | raising to god status |
| precursor | forerunner |
| transpose | switch |
| invective | bitter denunciation |
| prestidigitation | sleight of hand |
| cosmology | study of the universe |
| effusion | outpouring |
| anthology | literary collection |
| posthumous | after death |
| euphony | beautiful sound |
| refractory | stubborn |
| platitude | flat trite remark |
| acrophobia | fear of heights |
| agoraphobia | fear of openness |
| veracity | truthfulness |
| verisimilitude | similarity to truth |
| idiosyncracy | peculiarity |
| alumni | graduates |
| interregnum | time between rulers |
| infraction | breaking |
| condign | worthy |
| casus belli | cause for war |
| colloquy | conversation |
| viable | able to live |
| synopsis | summary |
| terra firma | solid ground |
| sanction | authorize |
| Russophobe | one who fears Russia |
| prognosis | medical forecast |
| polychrome | many-colored |
| philanthropy | love of mankind |
| perspicacity | insight |
| mobocracy | mob rule |
| gerontocracy | government of the old |
| magniloquence | great eloquence |
| kleptomaniac | pathological thief |
| joie de vivre | joy of living |
| in loco parentis | in place of parents |
| mundane | worldly |
| synthesis | combination |
| unequivocal | direct |
| nihilism | belief in nothing |
| audiophile | stereo buff |
| entomology | insect zoology |
| omnifarious | of all kinds |
| invidious | causing envy |
| deduction | reasoning down from principles |
| induction | factual reasoning |
| hagiocracy | government of saints |
| diction | word choice |
| disconsolate | inconsolable |
| disingenuous | insincere |
| fractious | unruly |
| nondescript | of no category |
| prolific | productive |
| chronicle | a history |
| primeval | of the first ages |
| panegyric | elaborate eulogy |
| fidelity | faithfulness |
| magnum opus | great work |
| antediluvian | from before the flood |
| comport | behave |
| insurgence | uprising |
| expeditiously | rapidly |
| renovate | restore |
| carnage | butchery |
| decadent | downfallen |
| supercilious | scornful |
| inexorable | inescapable |
| emissary | messenger |
| improvident | without foresight |
| moribund | dying |
Created by:
jjohnston
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