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WWW List 22 (TLC)
Word Within a Word Vocabulary List 22 and Review Vocab Lists 3 & 4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| mollify | make soft |
| ichthyologist | fish scientist |
| polyglot | multi-linguist |
| diaphanous | semitransparent |
| somniferous | bringing sleep |
| sinecure | an easy lucrative job |
| soliloquy | speech to oneself |
| adherent | supporter |
| abjure | renounce |
| caustic | burning |
| confluence | a flowing together |
| depose | topple from power |
| egomania | self-obsession |
| egregious | blatant |
| analgesic | painkiller |
| chiromancy | palm reading |
| oligarchy | government by a few |
| intractable | stubborn |
| intransigent | not compromising |
| perfidious | treacherous |
| perspicuous | brilliantly clear |
| ingenuous | innocent and naive |
| circumlocution | talking in circles |
| gregarious | sociable |
| discursive | rambling |
| cacophony | dissonance |
| convivial | friendly |
| impending | imminent |
| specious | apparently true but false |
| monotonous | tediously uniform |
| exorbitant | exceeding what is proper |
| veracity | truthfulness |
| magnanimous | noble in mind |
| dormant | sleeping |
| benevolent | kind |
| punctilious | very exact |
| corpulent | obese |