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Word of the Day
All Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| iconoclast (n.) | a person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions |
| prodigious (adj.) | remarkably or impressively great in extent, size, or degree |
| spurious (adj.) | something that is fake |
| paltry (adj.) | small or meager |
| ostentatious (adj.) | someone or something designed to get notice or draw attention by being showy, vulgar, or extravagent |
| ubiquitous (adj.) | present, appearing, or found everywhere |
| temerity (n.) | unreasonable or careless disdain of danger or opposition |
| propensity (n.) | an inclination or natural tendency to behave in a particular way |
| stoic (n.) | a person who can endure pain or hardship without showing their feelings or complaining |
| cursory (adj.) | rapidly and often superficially performed or produced; hasty |
| fallacy (n.) | false idea or mistaken belief |
| vicarious (adj.) | experienced or realized through imaginative or sympathetic participation in the experience of another |
| erudite (adj.) | having or showing knowledge that is gained by studying |
| duplicity (n.) | deceitfulness; double-dealing |
| intrepid (adj.) | fearless or adventurous |
| vapid (adj.) | lacking flavor, zest, interest, animation, or spirit |
| rescind (vb.) | to take away |
| formidable (adj.) | inspiring fear or respect through being impressively large, powerful, intense, or capable |
| amicable (adj.) | characterized by friendly goodwill |
| admonish (adj.) | to warn someone, give advice to, tell someone to avoid something |
| debacle (n.) | a great disaster |
| prescient (adj.) | having or showing an ability to know what will happen before it does |
| nascent (adj.) | coming or having recently come into existence |
| callous (adj.) | showing or having an insensitive and cruel disregard for others |
| anomaly (n.) | something different, abnormal, peculiar, or not easily classified |
| arduous (adj.) | something hard, tiring, or exhausting |
| tentative (adj.) | not certain, hesitant |
| gullible (adj.) | easily persuaded or tricked into believing a false statement |
| magnanimous (adj.) | showing or suggesting a lofty and courageous spirit |
| elucidate (vb.) | to make lucid, to give a clarifying explanation |
| scintillating (adj.) | brilliantly or excitingly clever |
| augment (vb.) | make something greater by adding to it |
| prominent (adj.) | standing out, readily noticeable |
| erratic (adj.) | not even, not regular |
| malleable (adj.) | capable of being altered or controlled by outside |
| precarious (adj.) | characterized by lack of security or stability that threatens with danger |
| contentious (adj.) | likely to cause disagreement or argument |
| frenzied (adj.) | feeling or showing great or abnormal excitement |
| placate (vb.) | to make someone less angry or hostile |
| haughty (adj.) | blatantly and disdainfully proud |
| vindictive (adj.) | disposed to seek revenge |
| disparage (vb.) | to depreciate by indirect means |
| apocryphal (adj.) | of questionable authorship or authenticity |
| paucity (n.) | small amount of something |
| trepidation (n.) | a nervous or fearful feeling of uncertain agitation |
| negligent (adj.) | failing to take proper care in doing something |
| frank (adj.) | open, honest, and direct in speech or writing |
| exacerbate (vb.) | to make a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling worse |
| lurid (adj.) | very vivid in color, especially so as to create an unpleasantly harsh or unnatural effect |
| innate (adj.) | existing in one from birth; inborn; native |
| implausible (adj.) | not seeming reasonable or probable |
| exorbitant (adj.) | exceeding the customary or appropriate limits in intensity, quality, amount, or size |
| affront (vb.) | to insult especially to the face by behavior or language, to cause offense to |
| fastidious (adj.) | very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail |
| irrefutable (adj.) | impassible to deny/prove wrong |
| disseminate (vb.) | to spread or give out something |
| nuance (n.) | a subtle distinction or variation |
| tangible (adj.) | capable of being touched; discernible by the touch; material or substantial |
| cacophony (n.) | loud, confused, inharmonious sound |
| burgeon (vb.) | increase in number, size or volume |
| astute (adj.) | having or showing a practical cleverness or judgment |
| charlatan (n.) | one who makes false claims of identity or expertise |
| endemic (adj.) | belonging to a particular place by birth or origin |
| pugnacious (adj.) | feeling or displaying eagerness to fight |
| deprecate (vb.) | to scorn or put someone or something down |
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