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Key Terms Group 3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| acumen (noun) | keen, accurate judgement or insight |
| aver (verb) | to state as a fact; to declare or assert |
| diatribe (noun) | a harsh denouncement |
| dissemble (verb) | to disguise or conceal; to mislead |
| evanescent (adj.) | tending to disappear like vapor; vanishing |
| fortuitous (adj.) | happening by accident or chance |
| germane (adj.) | relevant to the subject at hand; appropriate in subject matter |
| grandiloquence (noun) | pompous speech or expression |
| hegemony (noun) | the consistent dominance of one state or group over others |
| iconoclast (noun) | one who attacks of undermines traditional conventions or institutions |
| implacable (adj.) | not capable of being appeased or significantly changed |
| impunity (noun) | immunity from punishment or penalty |
| inchoate (adj.) | in an initial stage; not fully formed |
| insipid (adj.) | lacking in qualities that interest, stimulate, or challenge |
| mendacity (noun) | the condition of being untruthful; dishonesty |
| obdurate (adj,) | unyielding; hardhearted; intractable |
| occlude (verb) | to obstruct or block |
| opprobrium (noun) | disgrace; contempt; scorn |
| penury (noun) | poverty; destitution |
| pith (noun) | the essential or central part |
| pithy (adj.) | precise and brief |
| platitude (noun) | a superficial remark, especially one offered as meaningful |
| polemical (adj.) | controversial; argumentative |
| prodigal (adj.) | recklessly wasteful; extravagant; profuse; lavish |
| querulous (adj.) | prone to complaining or grumbling; peevish |
| recalcitrant (adj.) | obstinately defiant of authority; difficult to manage |
| repudiate (verb) | to refuse to have anything to do with; to disown |
| salubrious (adj.) | promoting health or well-being |
| solvent (adj.) | able to meet financial obligations; able to dissolve another substance |
| specious (adj.) | seeming true, but actually being fallacious; misleadingly attractive; plausible but false |
| spurious (adj.) | lacking authenticity or validity; false; counterfeit |
| surfeit (verb)/(noun) | an overabundant supply; excess; to feed or supply in excess |
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