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Word in Word1 #21-25
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| equivocate | to hedge |
| superfluous | unnecessary |
| bilateral | two sided |
| unilateral | one sided |
| circumspect | cautious |
| commensurate | of like measure |
| malevolence | evil intent |
| neophyte | beginner |
| misanthropist | people hater |
| bellicose | warlike |
| anthropomorphic | man-shaped |
| captious | fault finding |
| neologism | new world |
| malediction | a curse |
| incredulous | not believing |
| omniscient | all-knowing |
| monomania | obsession with one thing |
| specious | false |
| excoriated | verbally flogged |
| prototype | first model |
| xenophobia | fear of foreigners |
| benediction | blessing |
| amorphous | shapeless |
| preponderance | bulk |
| magnanimous | great minded |
| 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 few |
| intractable | stubborn |
| intransigent | not compromising |
| perfidious | treacherous |
| perspicuous | brilliantly clear |
| ingenuous | innocent and naive |
| circumlocution | talking in circles |
| gregarious | sociable |
| discursive | rambling |
| egocentric | self-centered |
| tangible | touchable |
| demagogue | corrupt politician |
| preclude | prevent in advance |
| cryptologists | code breaker |
| ethnocentrism | racial or cultural prejudice |
| pedagogue | teacher |
| recant | retract |
| revoke | cancel |
| pugnacious | combative |
| incisive | sharp |
| diatribe | abusive criticism |
| anomaly | abnormality |
| enumerate | to list |
| circumscribed | limited |
| intercede | mediate |
| disputatious | argumentative |
| loquacious | talkative |
| abrogate | annul |
| prescience | foreknowledge |
| sacrosanct | sacred |
| androgynous | masculine & feminine |
| acronym | initials-name |
| congenital | at birth |
| cacophony | bad noise |
| advocate | speak for |
| ponderous | weighty |
| retribution | revenge |
| android | robot |
| infidel | unbeliever |
| resurgence | rising again |
| punctilious | precise in conduct |
| condescend | lower oneself |
| collateral | side by side |
| irrevocable | beyond recall |
| elucidate | explain |
| epigram | witty comment |
| eccentricity | oddness |
| cognizant | aware |
| stringent | binding |
| anthropoid | manlike |
| diffident | shy |
| pandemonium | demonic clamor |
| urbane | sophisticated |
| tractable | docile |
| supercede | replace |
| temporize | delay |
| somnambulist | sleepwalker |
| sanguinary | bloody |
| inamimate | lifeless |
| introspective | inward looking |
| intervene | come between |
| syndrome | complex of syptoms |
| subordinate | lower |
| dissonant | inharmonious |
| belligerent | warring |
| credible | believable |
| impending | overhanging |
| polyphonic | multi-melodic |
| exculpate | free from blame |
| euphemism | pleasant name |
| benefactor | helper |
| megalomania | delusions of greatness |
| magnate | powerful person |
| vivacious | lively |
| heliotropic | sun-following |
| amour-propre | self love |
| octogenarian | an eighty year old |
| cognoscenti | those who know |
| surfeit | excess |
| primate | humans, monkeys, apes |
| pellucid | crystal clear |
| circumvent | get around |
| hemiplegia | paralysis one side |
| narcolepsy | attacks of sleep |
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