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GAW Unit 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Acerbic | Adjective: sharply or bitingly critical, sarcastic, or ironic in temper, mood, or tone. Ex: acerbic commentary. An acerbic reviewer. |
| Atrophy | Noun: decrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue atrophy of muscles |
| Broach | Verb: to open up (a subject) for discussion a good time to broach the subject |
| Coterie | Noun: an intimate and often exclusive group of persons with a unifying common interest or purpose a coterie of artists |
| Churlish | Adjective: marked by a lack of civility or graciousness : he didn't like the churlish tone in his voice |
| Contentious | Adjective: likely to cause disagreement or argument a contentious issue |
| Copious | Adjective: yielding something abundantly. copious springs |
| Corpulence | Noun: the state of being corpulent (having a large bulky body): the doctor warned that the patient's corpulence was unhealthy and not merely unattractive |
| Demagogue | Noun : a leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power. Before the U.S. could begin to help Haiti rebuild its ravaged democracy last week, it first had to remove a raving demagogue. |
| Furtive | Adjective : done in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : a furtive glance |
| Inveigh | Verb:to protest or complain about (something or someone) very strongly: Employees inveighed against mandatory overtime. |
| Laconic | Adjective:: using few words in speech or writing: He had a reputation for being laconic. |
| Paragon | Noun:: a person or thing that is perfect or excellent in some way and should be considered a model or example to be copied: He's no moral paragon. |
| Recalcitrant | Adjective: stubbornly refusing to obey rules or orders: a recalcitrant prisoner |
| Taciturn | Adjective: tending to be quiet : not speaking frequently: a somewhat taciturn young man |
| Acuity | Noun: the ability to see, hear, or understand something easily: her acuity [=keenness, sharpness] of perception. |
| Avarice | Noun: a strong desire to have or get money : greed: He was driven by avarice. |
| Avow | Verb: : to declare or state (something) in an open and public way: She avowed her innocence. = She avowed that she was innocent. |
| Divination | Noun: : the practice of using signs (such as an arrangement of tea leaves or cards) or special powers to predict the future: the art of reading tea leaves and other forms of divination |
| Duplicity | Noun: dishonest behavior that is meant to trick someone: He exposed the spy's duplicity. |
| Equivocation | Noun: the use of ambiguous language to conceal the truth or to avoid committing oneself; prevarication: The candidate spoke without equivocation about her tax plan. |
| Foible | Noun: a minor fault in someone's character or behavior — usually plural: We all have our little foibles. |
| Guile | Noun: the use of clever and usually dishonest methods to achieve something: When they couldn't win by honest means, they resorted to guile. |
| Hoary | Adjective: very old: a hoary tale of revenge |
| Maudlin | Adjective: showing or expressing too much emotion especially in a foolish or annoying way: He became maudlin and started crying like a child/a maudlin love story/maudlin poetry |
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libby.honn
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