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| Word | Meaning, Etc. |
|---|---|
| Dullard | noun A stupid, insensitive person Stem: ard (always) |
| Entomology | noun A branch of zoology dealing with insects Stem: logy (science) |
| Incisive | adjective 1. penetrating; cutting; biting; trenchant 2. remarkably clear and direct; sharp; keen;acute 3. adapted for cutting or piercing 4.of or pertaining to the incisors Stem: cise (cut) |
| Remiss | adjective 1. negligent, careless, or slow in performing one's duty, business, etc. 2. characterized by negligence or carelessness 3. lacking force or energy; languid; sluggish Stem: miss (send) |
| Captious | adjective 1. apt to notice and make much of trivial faults or defects; fault-finding; hard to please 2. proceeding from a faultfinding or caviling disposition 3. apt or designed to ensnare or perplex, especially in argument Stem: cap (take) |
| Anarchist | noun 1. a person who advocates or believes in anarchy or anarchism 2. a person who promotes disorder or excites revolt against any established rule, law, or custom Stem: archy (government) |
| Belligerence | noun 1. a warlike or aggressively hostile nature, condition, or attitude 2. an act of carrying on war; warfare Stem: bell (war) |
| Scribes | noun 1.a person who serves as a professional copyist, especially one who made copies of manuscripts before the invention of printing 2.a public clerk or writer, usually one having official status Stem: Scrib (write) |
| Incredulous | adjective 1. not credulous; disinclined or indisposed to believe; skeptical 2. indicating or showing unbelief: an incredulous smile Stem: cred (believe) |
| Anthropologist | noun a person who specializes in the study of man |