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Semester 2 pt. 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| anachronism | chronologically out of place |
| poltergeist | mischievous ghost |
| histrionic | theatrical; excessively dramatic |
| bellwether | a leader |
| banal | devoid of originality |
| exude | ooze out |
| catholic | universal |
| pontiff | pope; spiritual leader of Catholic Church |
| idiosyncrasy | characteristic of a particular individual |
| aegis | protection |
| coruscate | give forth flashes of light |
| quintessence | purest most concentrated form |
| nepotism | doling out favors to a relative |
| rue | regret |
| ephemeral | short-lived |
| sub rosa | private; done in secret |
| recondite | not easily understood; obscure |
| pogrom | organized massacre of defenseless people |
| poignant | painfully moving; leaving an impression |
| carouse | drunken merrymaking |
| pastiche | hodgepodge |
| acrimony | sharpness; harshness |
| bifurcate | divide in two |
| spurious | not authentic or genuine |
| asperity | ill-temper; irritability |
| sycophant | apple polisher; flatterer |
| clairvoyant | able to see things not visible; having second sight |
| carnal | sensual; fleshly |
| anthology | any collection of literary works |
| harass | torment without let-up |
| mordant | caustic; sharp; biting |
| debilitate | to weaken; enfeeble |
| manifest | easily understood; visible |
| decadent | a period of decay; corrupted |
| vicarious | experiencing something through someone else |
| trepidation | state of alarm or dread |
| melee | confused struggle; jumble |
| implacable | incapable of appeasement; unrelenting |
| nexus | a means to connect; link |
| contumacy | stubborn; resistant to authority |
| convivial | good company; friendly |
| indomitable | not to be tamed |
| millennium | one thousand years |
| emasculate | weaken; deprive of vigor |
| digress | turn aside; deviate from |
| kaleidoscope | colorful pattern or scene |
| jargon | vocabulary peculiar to a particular trade or profession |
| humor | mood; frame of mind |
| aberrant | irregular; abnormal |
| animosity | active display of hatred |
| ante meridian | before noon; A.M. |
| ecumenical | universal; pertaining to the Christian Church |
| travail | pain or suffering from mental or physical pain |
| pernicious | causing death or serious injury |
| nostrum | quack remedy |
| epitaph | writing on gravestone in memory of the person buried beneath |
| feckless | ineffective; irresponsible |
| splenetic | irritable; spiteful |
| pusillanimous | lacking in courage |
| venial | a petty offense; pardonable |
| officious | pushy |
| droll | oddly amusing |
| altruism | concern for the welfare of others; selfless |
| machination | an artful but evil device |
| tsunami | unusually large wave |
| attrition | to weaken or wear down by constant abuse |
| vitiate | to impair or corrupt |
| cenotaph | monument erected in honor of a person whose body is elsewhere |
| inveterate | habitual; firmly established |
Created by:
nicnac918
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