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Mr. T's Vocab
Vocab Test Words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| dictum | statement or saying |
| squalor | filth and poverty |
| transient | not permanent |
| eminence | greatness, celebrity |
| dubious | questionable |
| consternation | great fear or shock |
| conjecture | a guess |
| interminable | seeming to last forever |
| expatriate | to deport from or leave a country |
| anathema | a curse |
| embrasure | an opening |
| imperious | overbearing |
| conflaguration | a great. destructive fire |
| ramification | branchlike division |
| demure | modest; reserved |
| jocular | of good humor |
| forestall | to act in advance of |
| elusive | hard to grasp, physically or mentally |
| tumultuously | agitatedly |
| callow | immature; inexperienced |
| contemporaneous | existing or occuring at the same time |
| spasmodically | abruptly and involunatrily |
| poignant | deeply moving; having emotional impact |
| incorrigible | not able to be corrected |
| tonic | invigorating potion |
| whirligig | spinning child's toy or pinwheel |
| nimbus | heavenly halo |
| dyspepsia | indigestion |
| furrow | shallow trench |
| lye | caustic substance once used in soap |
| obstinate | stubborn |
| game | animals hunted for food or sport |
| furtively | slyly |
| aspiration | a lofty goal |
| enumerate | to count or list |
| opiate | causing drowsiness |
| petulance | ill-tempered childishness |
| surfeit | an excess of something |
| veranda | a wrap-around porch |
| epitome | perfect example, ideal |
| absolved | forgiven of wrongdoing |
| lance | to throw forward |
| designation | specific name associated with rank |
| wily | crafty |
| encrust | to coat with a thin layer |
| retinue | group of followers |
| abject | humble |
| abalone | edible mollusk |
| sentinel | a watchful guard |
| lucid | awake and aware |
| inviolable | not able to be attacked or damaged |
| gambit | risky maneuver |
| wail | to cry out in grief |
| pageant | grand, elaborate show |
| regalia | symbols or trappings to show power |
| plod | to walk heavily and slowly |
| dappled | spotted |
| deliberation | thoughtful consideration |
| cleft | a deep, v-shaped cut |
| accolade | praise for achievement |
| epiphany | moment of realization |
| vehemently | passionately, intense emotion, forceful |
| din | noise, clamor |
| austere | strictly disciplined, stern |
| connivance | secret agreement |
| unscrupulous | not concerned with morals |
| burly | big and strong |
| ravenous | greedily or wildly hungry |
| engulf | to swallow up, overwhelm |
| slump | to fall, sink, or collapse |
| post-modernism | experimental lit after WWII, disillusionment |
| existentialism | philosophical and literary movement |
| anti-hero | protagonist without classical hero traits |
| incongruous | not harmonious, incompatable |
| juxtaposed | placed side by side |
| testament | a covenet, statement |
| evanescent | vanishing, fade from sight |
| profound | very deep, deeply felt |
| abiding | lasting, continuing without change |
| frugally | not wasteful |
| bough | limb of a tree |
| disillusionment | loss of imagination or idealism |
| meticulous | paying careful attention to details |
| tuft | standing clump of grass or hair |
| rend | to tear with violent force |
| apparition | ghostly image |
| slovenly | sloppy and unkept |
| brocade | heavily embroidered fabric |
| muzzle | mouth, nose, jaw of an animal |
| obtuse | dull, not sharp |
| malinger | pretending to be ill |
| digress | to go off topic |
| basin | shallow container |
| enigmatic | perplexing, baffling |
| palpable | something that can be touched, or felt |
| handiwork | made by a person |
| suffice | efficient |
| luminary | gives off light |
| proclaim | to announce |
| subside | to lower in level |
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