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Word Smart Final
Lessons 1-27
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| aspersion (noun) | a slanderous or damning remark |
| appurtenance (noun) | something extra; accesory |
| acquisitive (adjective) | greedy |
| convulutions (noun) | a twist or turn; the act of twisting or turning; making it more complicated than it needs to be |
| cloister (noun) | a covered walk, with columns on one side, that runs along the perimeterof a courtyard, especially in a conventor monastery; a convent or monastery; a tranquil secluded place |
| defile (verb) | to make filthy or foul; to desecrate |
| anterior (adjective) | situated in front |
| antipodal (adjective) | situated on opposite sides of Earth; exactly opposite |
| appellation (noun) | a name |
| apogee (noun) | the most distant point in the orbit of the moon or of an artificial satellite |
| adjunct (noun) | something added to or connected with something else; an assistant |
| affliction (noun) | misery; illness; great suffering; a source of misery, illness, or great suffering |
| acclaim (verb) | to praise publicly and enthusiastically |
| adage (noun) | a traditional saying; a proverb |
| atone (verb) | to make ammends |
| arraign (verb) | to bring to court to awnser an indictment; to accuse |
| artisan (noun) | a person skilled in craft |
| arcade (noun) | a passageway defined by a series of arches; a covered passagewaywith stops on eaither side; an area filled with coin operated games |
| accouterments (noun) | personal clothing, accesories, or equipment; trappings |
| abeyance (noun) | suspension; temporary cessation |
| abjure (verb) | to repudiate; to take back; to refrain from |
| aboriginal (adhective) | native; dating back to the very beginning |
| abrogate (verb) | to abolish or repeal formally ; to set aside; to nullify |
| aggrandize (verb) | to exaggerate; to cause to appeargreater; to increase (something) in power, reputation, wealth, etc. |
| allot (verb) | to apportion, allocate, or assign |
| anathema (noun) | sometihng or someone loathed or detested |
| allegory (noun) | a story in which teh characters are symbols with moral or spiritual meanings |
| aftermath (noun) | consequence; events following some occurrence or calamity |
| augur (verb) | to serve as an omen or be a sign; to predict or foretell |
| brandish (verb) | to wave or display threateningly |
| balm (noun) | something that heals or soothes |
| behest (noun) | command; order |
| capacious (adjective) | spacious; roomy; commodius |
| crux (noun) | the central point; the essence |
| crevasse (noun) | a narrow split, crack, or fisssure |
| confer (verb) | to exchange ideas; to consult with; to bestow |
| compromise (noun) | a settlement of differences in which each side gives up something |
| compunction (noun) | remorse; a feeling of uneasiness at doing something wrong |
| confederate (noun) | an ally; an accomplice |
| concert (noun) | combined action; agreement |
| contumely (noun) | rudeness; insolence; arrogance |
| continuum (noun) | a continuous whole without a clear division into parts |
| constituency (noun) | the group of voters represented by a politician; a group of supporters for anything |
| conspicuous (adjective) | easily seen; impossible to miss |
| concave (adjective) | curved inward, like the inside of a circle or a sphere |
| composed (adjective) | calm; tranquil |
| concentric (adjective) | having the same center |
| concomitant (adjective) | following from; accompanying; going along with |
| conversant (adjective) | familiar; experienced |
| confluence (noun) | a flowing together |
| channel (verb) | to direct; to cause to follow a certain path |
| conservatory (noun) | a greenhouse, usually one attached to another structure; a music or drama school |
| conjugal (adjective) | having to do with marriage |
| connive (verb) | to conspire; to aid or encourage a wrong by feigning ignorance of it |
| consternation (noun) | sudden confusion |
| cringe (verb) | to shrink back with fear; to cower; to be servile or suck up in a horrible way |
| consign (verb) | to hand over; to assign; to entrust; to banish |
| confidant (noun) | a personwith whom secrets or private thoughts are shared |
| crestfallen (adjective) | dejected; dispirited |
| crass (adjective) | extremely unrefined; gross; stupid |
| circumnavigate (verb) | to sail or travel all the way around |
| cleave (verb) | to cling; to split |
| cloy (verb) | to cause to feel to full, especially when indulging in something overly sweet; to become wearisome though excess |
| cogitate (verb) | to ponder; to meditate; to think carefully about |
| contraband (noun) | smuggled goods |
| contretemps (noun) | an embarrasing ocurrence; a mishap |
| consignment | that which is handed over |
| decry (verb) | to put down;to denounce |
| decree (noun) | an official order, usually having the force of law |
| degrade (verb) | to lower in dignity or status;to corrupt; to deteriorate |
| debase (verb) | to lowerin quality or value; to degrade |
| delectable (adjective) | delightful; delicious |
| delinquent (adjective) | neglecting a duty or law; late in payment |
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