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MAT VocRev 02
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| viable | (1) capable of living (2)able to stand or develop independently |
| hibernate | to spend the winter in a dormant, inactive state |
| xanthic | yellowish |
| invidious | offensive; envious; obnoxious |
| platitude | the state of being dull, banal, or trite |
| tractable | docile; mallable; obedient ANTONYM: unruly |
| parvenu | one recently risen to an unaccustomed position and not yet possessing the requisite dignity or characteristics; upstart |
| satiric | using ridicule or sarcasm to convey criticism; lampooning |
| indemnify | (1) to secure against loss; (2) to compensate for hurt or loss |
| synthesis | the combination of parts to form a whole, or of thesis and antithesis to form a higher truth |
| denoument | the unfolding or outcome of a series or events |
| vacuous | stupid; lacking intelligence |
| hirsute | roughly hairy |
| sycophant | servile flatterer; parasite |
| inculcate | to teach and impress by repetition |
| vapid | flat; uninteresting; insipid |
| quizzical | (1) eccentric; odd; (2) inquisitive; questioning |
| triskaidekaphobia | the fear of the number 13 |
| sanguine | hopeful |
| capricious | unpredictable; governed by a whim |
| induction | (1) an initiation into military service; (2) reasoning from parts to whole |
| discomfit | to confuse, to deject; to frustrate; to deceive |
| loquacious | talkative |
| masticate | to chew |
| iniquitoue | vicious; wicked |
| mordant | biting in manner or style; incisive |
| onus | a burden; an obligation |
| diametric | completely opposed; at opposite extremes |
| opus | a major work, especially a set of musical compositions |
| dexterous | mentally skillful; artful; clever |
| assuage | to ease the intensity of; to appease; to pacify ANTONYM: exacerbate |
| imprecate | to curse |
| effluvium | a disagreeable or noxious vapor; escaping gas |
| disavow | to deny |
| harangue | a ranting speech without much real meaning |
| spelunker | one who studies and explores caves as a hobby |
| deleterious | harmful ANTONYM: beneficial; salubrious; salutary |
| diaphanous | sheer; extremely delicate |
| impolitic | inwise; injudicious |
| agglomeration | a collection in a mass, heap or cluster; aggrandizement |
| dauntless | fearless |
| desultory | lacking plan, regularity, or purpose; random |
| erratic | unpredictable; wandering; arbitrary ANTONYM: static; stable |
| adjure | to command solemnly; to advise earnestly; to beg |
| broach | to make known for the first time; to open up (a subject) for discussion |
| doughty | fearless; valiant |
| engender | to bring into being; to produce |
| hone | to sharpen |
| boycott | to engage in a concerted refusal to have dealings with (a person, store, organization) as a sign of disapproval |
| homonyms | homophones; also, words that are spelled the same but have different meanings (e.g. cleave, quail, bear) |
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