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WU #13-18
Brenham Eng III Warm Ups #13-18
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| anagram | a word or phrase formed from another word or phrase by changing the order of the letters |
| goad | a prod for driving cattle; anything that drives or urges; an irritating stimulus; to prod into action; to urge |
| noncommital | not committing to any one position or course of action; not revealing one's purpose or position |
| assertion | the act of declaring something; a claim or declaration stated positively |
| quixotic | impractically idealistic; marked by a romantic notion of noble or chivalric ideas and deeds |
| coherent | logically connected; consistent; clearly expressed |
| fulminate | to talk or argue violently and loudly; to denounce; to explode suddenly |
| proboscis | the long snout of an animal; a nose, especially a prominent one; a tubular organ |
| inexplicable | impossible to explain or understand |
| surmise | to guess or suppose; a guess based on little evidence |
| affirmation, allegation, attestation, avowal, contention | synonyms for assertion |
| baffling, incomprehensible, indecipherable, strange, unfathomable | synonyms for inexplicable |
| articulate, comprehensible, consistent, intelligible, rational | synonyms for coherent |
| assumption, deduction, hypothesis, inference, speculation | synonyms for surmise |
| berate, condemn, curse, denounce, declaim | synonyms for fulminate |
| chivalrous, dreaming, impractical, romantic, utopian | synonyms for quixotic |
| ambiguous, evasive, neutral, vague, wary | synonyms for noncommital |
| beak, bill, mandible, muzzle, snout | synonyms for proboscis |
| motivation, prod, spur, urge, incentive | synonyms for goad |
| cipher, game, logograph, enigma, puzzle | synonyms for anagram |
| climatic | of the highest point; of the most intense part of a story or event |
| fidelity | loyalty, faithfulness; accuracy, the degree to which an electronic device accurately reproduces sound or picture |
| anecdote | a brief, entertaining account of an interesting incident |
| gourmet | an expert on food and drink |
| prodigies | a person with extraordinary talents, especially a highly gifted child; an act or thing that causes amazement; a marvel |
| forte | something that someone does very well; a strong point |
| epilogues | a short concluding section at the end of a literary work; speech at the end of a play |
| stigma | a mark of shame; a stain; in botany, the portion of a flower's pistil on which pollen is deposited for germination |
| hypochondriac | a person suffering from abnormal anxiety about his or her health; one who imagines he or she is sick or has symptoms of a disease |
| extemporaneous | done, said, or performed with little or no preparation; unrehearsed; offhand |
| besmirch, disgrace, dishonor, taint, reproach | synonyms for stigma |
| health-obsessed, imagining, preoccupied with health | synonyms for hypochondriac |
| genius, intellect, marvel, mastermind | synonyms for prodigies |
| aptitude, competence, gift, strength, talent | synonyms for forte |
| connoisseur, epicurean, gourmand | synonyms for gourmet |
| fairy tale, narrative, tale, yarn, fable | synonyms for anecdote |
| conclusion, ending, finale, postscript | synonyms for epilogues |
| allegiance, devotion, faith, integrity, trustworthiness | synonyms for fidelity |
| compelling, decisive, momentous, pivotal, vital | synonyms for climatic |
| ad lib, automatic, impromptu, spontaneous, unplanned | synonyms for extemporaneous |
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