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Manhattans prep 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Propinquity | : nearness of blood : kinship 2 : nearness in place or time : proximity |
| Reciprocity | Mutual dependence, mutual exchange of privilege |
| Commodious | 1 : comfortably or conveniently spacious : roomy a commodious closet |
| Opus | work; especially : a musical composition or set of compositions usually numbered in the order of its issue |
| Crotchet | a : a highly individual and usually eccentric opinion or preference b : a peculiar trick or device |
| Rube | 1 : an awkward unsophisticated person : rustic 2 : a naive or inexperienced person |
| Abettor | Abet. To second a cause, to assist or support someone in achievement of purpose |
| Erstwhile | In the past, formerly |
| Undulating | : having a wavy surface, edge, or markings the undulate margin of a leaf |
| Noisome | : noxious, harmful a noisome pestilence 2 a : offensive to the senses and especially to the sense of smell noisome garbage b : highly obnoxious or objectionable noisome |
| Clangor | a resounding clang or medley of clangs the clangor of hammers |
| Provenance | 1 : origin, source 2 : the history of ownership of a valued object or work of art or literature |
| Circumlocution | 1 : the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea had no patience with diplomatic circumlocutions 2 : evasion in speech circumlocutions concerning what constitutes torture |
| Disincentive | 1 : serving to discourage, prevent, or inhibit : serving to deter The ads had a deterrent effect on youth smoking. 2 : relating to deterrence a deterrent view of punishment |
| Incendiary | a : a person who commits arson : arsonist b : a substance or weapon (such as a bomb) used to start fires 2 : a person who excites factions, quarrels, or sedition : agitator |
| Scintilla | Trace, spark |
| Compunction | a : anxiety arising from awareness of guilt compunctions of conscience b : distress of mind over an anticipated action or result … showed no compunction in planning devilish engines of … destruction. — Havelock Ellis |
| Bugaboo | 1 : an imaginary object of fear 2 : bugbear; also : something that causes fear or distress out of proportion to its importance |
| Plutocracy | 1 : government by the wealthy 2 : a controlling class of the wealthy |
| Exhilarated | very happy and excited or elated |
| Heady | Willful, rash, rich, impressive, shrewd, |
| Albatross | : something that causes persistent deep concern or anxiety b : something that greatly hinders accomplishment : encumbrance Fame has become an albatross that prevents her from leading a normal life |
| Tenets | a principle, belief, or doctrine generally held to be true; especially : one held in common by members of an organization, movement, or profession |
| Fluke | 1 : an accidentally successful stroke at billiards or pool 2 : a stroke of luck the discovery was a fluke Her second championship shows that the first one was no mere fluke. |
| Cad | a bus conductor 2 : a man who acts with deliberate disregard for another's feelings or rights a selfish cad |
| Floe | floating ice formed in a large sheet on the surface of a body of water 2 : ice floe |
| Fib | : a trivial or childish lie |
| Farce | Mockery |
| Fatuous | complacently or inanely foolish : silly a fatuous remark a fatuous socialite with a near-pathological love of parties and shopping — Janet Maslin |
| Dotage | : a state or period of senile decay marked by decline of mental poise and alertness Doting |
| Heuristic | : involving or serving as an aid to learning, discovery, or problem-solving by experimental and especially trial-and-error methods heuristic techniques a heuristic |
| Encumbrance | 1 : something that encumbers : impediment, burden 2 : a claim (such as a mortgage) against property |
| Piques | 1 a : to excite or arouse especially by a provocation, challenge, or rebuff sly remarks to pique their curiosity b : pride he piques himself on his skill as a cook 2 : to arouse anger or resentment in : irritate |
| Rancorous | marked by rancor : deeply malevolent rancorous envy |
| Mutiny | to rise against or refuse to obey or observe authority He mutinied not just against God but against the older generation of Romanian intellectuals |
| Putsch | : a secretly plotted and suddenly executed attempt to overthrow a government |
| Avant-garde | : an intelligentsia that develops new or experimental concepts especially in the arts the avant-garde in the film industry |
| Excogitate | to think out : devise |
| Mordant | Incisive |
| Fatuous | Foolish silly |
| Anemic | Insipid |
| Lummox | A clumsy person |
| Suffrage | 1 : a short intercessory prayer usually in a series 2 : a vote given in deciding a controverted question or electing a person for an office or trust 3 : the right of voting : franchise; also : the exercise of such right FRANCHISE |
| Vapid | lacking flavor, zest, interest, animation, or spirit : flat, dull a gossipy, vapid woman, obsessed by her own elegance |
| Confabulation | Confab = chat, discussion |
| Blather | To talk foolishly at length |
| Gaffe | 1 : a social or diplomatic blunder committed an embarrassing gaffe when he mispronounced her name 2 : a noticeable mistake Kwan did not fall today, as she had in Friday's short program, a gaffe that left her in fourth place. — Christopher Clarey |
| Retching | Vomit |
| Fester | Break down, corrupt, decay, rankle Like bacteria action |
| Purport | 1 : to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) |
| Hemorrhage | 1 medical : a copious or heavy discharge of blood from the blood vessels a cerebral hemorrhage postpartum hemorrhage stop the hemorrhage 2 : a rapid and uncontrollable loss or outflow a financial hemorrhage |
| Adduce | : to offer as example, reason, or proof in discussion or analysis adduce evidence in support of a theory |
| Stygian | extremely dark, gloomy, or forbidding |
| Aspersion | Defamation |
| Muckrake | to search out and publicly expose real or apparent misconduct of a prominent individual or business |
| Protean | displaying great diversity or variety : versatile |
| Quixotic | 1 : foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals; especially : marked by rash lofty romantic ideas or extravagantly chivalrous action 2 : capricious, unpredictable |
| Bedizen | to dress or adorn gaudily |
| Sangfroid | Aplomb |
| Parlous | Dangerous |
| Berserk | One whose actions are reckless |
| Anecdotes | Story |
| Overture | Prelude, introductory piece |
| Stasis | Stagnation |
| Probity | adherence to the highest principles and ideals : uprightness |
| Lucarne | Window |
| Obloquy | 1 : a strongly condemnatory utterance : abusive language held to their convictions in the face of obloquy |
| Motley | made up of many different people or things a motley crowd a motley collection of junk |
| Dulcet | 1 : sweet to the taste 2 : pleasing to the ear dulcet tones 3 : generally pleasing or agreeable a dulcet smile |
| puissance | Strength Power |
| Assay | To analyze , to judge, try or attempt |
| Putative | 1 : commonly accepted or supposed 2 : assumed to exist or to have existed pu·ta·tive·ly adverb |
| Conjecture | a : inference formed without proof or sufficient evidence b : a conclusion deduced by surmise or guesswork The criminal's motive remains a matter of conjecture. c : a proposition (as in mathematics) before it has been proved or disproved |
| Ineluctable | Impossible to avoid or evade |
| Sobriquet | : a descriptive name or epithet : nickname |
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