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MAT VocRev 04
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| abnegation | self-denial |
| gourmand | one who eats and drinks excessively; glutton |
| capitulate | to cease resisting; to surrender (often after negotiations) |
| expunge | to strike out; to obliterate or erase |
| limpid | clear and simple in style; transparent; serene and untroubled |
| eminent | prominent; famous; standing above others in some quality or position |
| diminution | a decrease; a lessening |
| flaccid | limp; flabby ANTONYM: resilient |
| torrid | oppressively hot |
| panegyric | high praise; a tribute; an encomium ANTONYM: diatribe |
| jocund | gay; cheerful |
| ebullient | lively; enthusiastic; boiling up |
| niggardly | stingy |
| jocular | habitually happy or cheerful |
| laconic | concise ANTONYM: verbose; redundant |
| purview | a range of authority, competence, or responsibility; scope |
| egregious | conspicuously bad; flagrant |
| nullify | to void legally; to make of no consequence |
| desiccate | to dry out |
| necromancy | magic; witchcraft |
| herpetophobia | the fear of snakes |
| irascible | easily angered; choleric; malevolent |
| elan | dash; vigorous spirit |
| surname | (1) a family name; (2) an added name or nickname |
| parisimony | the quality of being careful with money; thrift ANTONYM: extravagance |
| enervate | to exhaust, weaken, or unnerve ANTONYM: invigorate |
| prevaricate | to deviate from the truth; to lie |
| bathos | sentimalism; overdone pathos; triteness; anticlimax |
| jocose | humorous; witty |
| wizened | shrunken and wrinkled with age |
| splenetic | hot tempered; easily angered |
| lucid | clear; sane ; translucent; luminous |
| blighted | withered or rotten; destroyed; frustrated |
| peruse | to read carefully; to study |
| abysmal | immeasurable; bottomless |
| revile | to use abusive speech; to rail; to scold |
| collusion | a secret agreement, especially for an illegal purpose |
| sanctimonious | (1) devout; holy; (2) hypocritically devout or holy |
| glabrous | smooth; referring to a surface without hair or projections |
| bucolic | pastoral; relating to rural life |
| deliquesce | to melt away or dissolve; to become soft, especially with age |
| homily | an inspirational discourse; a sermon |
| scintilla | a minute trace or jot; an iota |
| deciduous | falling off or shedding at a certain season; ephemeral; not permanent |
| repugnant | distasteful; abhorrent; obnoxious ANTONYM: congenial |
| choleric | easily angered or irritated |
| denounce | to express strong disapproval, especially publicly |
| homogeneous | of uniform structure or composition |
| andiron | a metal support used for holding logs in a hearth |
| dissenter | one who goes against an opinion; nonconformist |
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