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stadler
final exam
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abjure | to charge solemnly as under oath, to beseech |
| condone | to forgive or pardon an offense |
| exacerbate | to irritate, to aggravate |
| exonerate | to declare or prove blameless |
| magnanimous | generous in overlooking injury or insult, above pettiness |
| nebulous | unclear, vague |
| reverberating | to throw back (sound), reecho |
| revere | to feel deep respect for |
| sultry | oppressively hot and moist, inflamed with passion |
| abhor | to shrink from in disgust or hatred |
| appellation | a name or title |
| astute | shrewd, keen |
| complicity | a partnership in wrongdoing |
| corroborate | to confirm, to support |
| deprecate | to lessen in value, belittle |
| disheveled | to cause (hair, clothes, etc.) to be disarranged |
| disseminate | to scatter about, spread widely |
| emulate | to try and equal or surpass |
| prestigious | impressive or influential, high achievement |
| prevalent | widely existing, practiced, or accepted |
| revert | to go back as to a former practice or subject |
| salubrious | healthful, wholesome |
| stigmatize | to brand as something disgraceful |
| sullen | gloomy from resentment or bad temper |
| taint | to affect with something injurious, unpleasant, infect |
| underwrite | to agree to market, finance, to insure |
| buff | a devotee, fan |
| derived | to get or receive, to deduce, to trace from or to a source |
| fastidious | not easily pleased, overly refined |
| flout | to show scorn or contempt |
| garrulous | talking too much |
| impeccable | without defect or error, flawless |
| impious | lacking reverence for God |
| incredulous | unwilling to believe, disbelief |
| penury | extreme poverty |
| quandary | a difficult situation |
| reviled | to use abusive language |
| tenacious | holding or clinging firmly to something |
| vapid | uninspired, dull |
| vertigo | sensation of dizziness |
| burgeoned | to develop rapidly |
| contemptuous | scornful |
| deleterious | harmful to health |
| encumbrance | a burden, hindrance |
| fatuous | smugly stupid |
| gaudy | bright and showy but in bad taste |
| germane | truly relevant, pertinent |
| inviolable | sacred, not to be violated, indestructible |
| pecuniary | of or involving money |
| peremptory | insisting on obedience |
| slovenly | careless and untidy in appearance |
| tenable | to be defended against attack |
| adroit | skillful, clever |
| annals | written account, historical record |
| aspirant | a person who aspires, ambitious person |
| culpable | deserving blame |
| delineation | a sketch or description |
| deploy | to spread out so as to form a wider front |
| galvanize | to startle, excite |
| ignominious | shameful, disgraceful |
| inchoate | just begun, rudimentary |
| libel | written or printed material tending to injure a person's name |
| refute | to prove a (statement etc.) is wrong |
| thwart | to obstruct, frustrate, defeat |
| truncated | to cut a part of |
| augment | to make or become greater |
| balk | To obscure, to stop and refuse to act |
| brash | reckless, rash, bold |
| callow | young and inexperienced |
| calumny | a false and malicious statement |
| capricious | subject to sudden change in thought or action |
| falter | to move, speak unsteadily, stumble |
| obsequious | showing too great a willingness to serve, fawning |
| pique | a feeling of hurt pride |
| progeny | children, offspring |
| quip | a witty or sarcastic remark |
| redolent | sweet-smelling |
| scrutinize | to look at carefully, examine closely |
| stentorian | very loud |
| aegis | a protection, sponsorship |
| cacophony | harsh, jarring sound |
| cajole | to coax with flattery and insincere talk |
| factitious | forced or artificial |
| implore | to ask earnestly, to beg |
| importune | to urge persistently and repeatedly |
| impunity | exemption from punishment, harm |
| legerdemain | slight of hand, trickery |
| pernicious | causing great injury, destruction |
| rebuke | to blame or scold in a sharp way |
| romp | to play in a boisterous lively way |
| tussle | struggle, wrestle, scuffle |
| wistful | full of sad or vague longing |
| clandestine | secret, hidden, furtive |
| conflagration | a big destructive fire |
| decrepit | broken or worn down by age or use |
| extant | still existing |
| imperceptible | not easily perceived |
| infallible | incapable of error |
| monolithic | something massive, unified, unyielding |
| perspicacious | having keen judgment |
| quell | to crush, subdue, to quiet |
| respite | a delay, postponement, temporary relief, rest |
| sedate | calm and dignified |
| sinecure | any position that brings profit while requiring little work |
| stupor | a dazed condition |
| surreptitious | done, got, made acting, etc. in a stealthy way |
| covert | conceal, hidden, disguise |
| deplorable | regrettable or wretched |
| eminent | high, lofty, distinguished, outstanding |
| emissary | a person esp. a secret agent sent on a specific mission |
| erudite | very learned, scholarly |
| feasible | possible, likely, probable |
| fraught | filled |
| incontrovertible | undeniable |
| privation | lack of ordinary necessities or comforts |
| scoff | to mock or cheer |
| subterfuge | any plan, action, etc. used to hide one's objectives |
| tangible | that can be touched, felt, definite, objective |
| usurp | to take (power, rights, etc.) by force |
| castigate | to rebuke severely, esp. by public criticism |
| congenial | compatible, sympathetic, agreeable |
| denote | to indicate, mean |
| doleful | sad, mournful |
| duress | imprisonment, the use of force or threats |
| elucidate | to make clear, explain |
| exhort | to urge earnestly |
| extol | to praise highly |
| ferment | excitement, agitation |
| fracas | a noisy dispute, brawl |
| frugal | not wasteful, thrifty, inexpensive |
| imperturbable | that which can not be excited |
| occult | secret, hidden except from those with extraordinary knowledge |
| phlegmatic | sluggish or unexcited |
| recondite | beyond ordinary understanding, |
| symptomatic | indicating the existence of something, sign |
| ubiquitous | present everywhere at the same time |
| veneer | a thin layer used to cover or hide what is below |
| voracious | greedy in eating, very eager |
| ameliorate | to make or become better, improve |
| analogous | similar or comparable in certain respects |
| fortuitous | happening by chance |
| glean | to collect gradually |
| idyllic | like a poem describing simple pleasant rural life |
| impetuous | sudden and thoughtless, impulsive |
| incipient | just beginning to exist |
| incisive | sharp, keen, acute |
| indolent | lazy |
| integral | a necessary part, essential, forming a whole from parts |
| lethargic | an abnormal drowsiness, sluggishness, apathy |
| nuance | slight variations in tone, meaning... |
| promulgate | to make known officially, to make widespread |
| unwieldy | awkward to move because of size or shape |
| arbitrary | based on one's whim or notion |
| attest | to declare to be true, to certify |
| expurgate | to remove passages from (a book) that might be obscene etc. |
| fervid | Impassioned, fervent |
| flagrant | glaringly bad, notorious, outrageous |
| intrepid | bold, fearless, brave |
| irascible | easily angered, quick tempered |
| profuse | lavish, plentiful |
| quarry | an intended prey or victim being hunted |
| redress | to set right, to rectify |
| replete | filled, plentifully supplied |
| inert | without power to move or act, inactive, slow, dull |
| laconic | terse in expression, using few words |
| lugubrious | mournful esp. in an exaggerated or ridicules manner |
| megalomania | mental illness characterized by delusions of grandeur |
| obviate | to do away with by effective measures, make unnecessary |
| penchant | a liking or inclination |
| tacit | understood or implied |
| trenchant | incisive, forceful |
| vitriolic | savagely hostile |
| wane | decrease in vigor or strength |
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