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MAT VocRev 08
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| diatribe | a bitter denunciation ANTONYM: panegyric |
| expedite | to speed up; to hasten |
| recalcitrant | obstinately defiant of authority; resistant |
| altruistic | unselfish; concerned with the welfare of others |
| buoyant | (1) having the ability to float (2) cheerful; gay |
| djellabah | a loose-fitting gown worn in North Africa |
| nonfeasance | failure to perform an act that should have been completed |
| reprobate | a villain; an immoral person |
| unctuous | oily; smug; suave |
| yean | to give birth, used of sheep or goats |
| epitome | a typical or ideal example |
| haiku | a type of unrymed Japanese poem consisting of three lines |
| viscous | thick; having a gummy consistency |
| cowl | (1) a hood; (2) a cover for an engine |
| froward | hapbitually disobedient; not willing to compromise |
| exigent | urgent; requiring prompt action; taxing |
| lugubrious | gloomy; sorrowful |
| nadir | (1) the lowest point; (2) a point in the sky opposite the zenith |
| boreal | northern ANTONYM: austral |
| contentious | rebellious; stubbornly disobedient; renegade |
| utopian | referring to paradise or an impossible ideal |
| dilatory | tending to cause delay ANTONYM: expeditious |
| pennultimate | next to last |
| saboteur | one who willfully hinders, through destruction or obstruction, industrial production or a nation's war effort |
| ligneous | woodlike |
| eclectic | selecting from many sources what seems to be the best; catholic |
| fitful | irregular; spasmodic |
| ephemeral | lasting a short time; transient |
| prescient | having foresight or foreknowledge of the future |
| Hellene | a native or inhabitant of Greece |
| sybaritic | voluptuous; sensual |
| venal | corruptible |
| risible | capable of laughing or provoking laughter |
| terse | (1) polished; refined (2) short and to the point; concise |
| ochlophobia | the fear of crowds |
| paradox | (1) something true that appears to be false; (2) something false that appears to be logical |
| bifurcate | divided in two branches; forked |
| cavil | to raise trivial objections; to nitpick |
| dichotomy | division, especially into two contradictory groups |
| frenetic | frantic; frenzied |
| pariah | an outcast |
| superfluous | more than necessary; extra |
| fugacious | disapperaring after a short time; short-lived; evanescent |
| hiatus | a gap or interruption in time or in a continuum |
| bellicose | inclined to start wars or fights ANTONYM: pacific |
| slag | scoria; refuse from the melting of metals or reduction of ore |
| intractable | hard to manage; unruly; obstinate |
| blithe | happy; merry; cheerful |
| "-phobe" | a fear of or aversion to |
| nugatory | inconsequential; trifling |
Created by:
markda714
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