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Namesake Vocab

TermDefinition
Arbitrary based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system
Arduous involving or requiring strenuous effort; difficult and tiring
Askance with an attitude or look of suspicion or disapproval
Beget give rise to; bring about
Buttress (noun) a projecting support of stone or brick built against a wall
Buttress (verb) provide (a building or structure) with projecting supports built against its walls
Clandestine kept secret or done secretively, especially because illicit
Disparage regard or represent as being of little worth
Expatriate (adjective) denoting or relating to a person living outside their native country
Fastidious very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail
Implausible (of an argument or statement) not seeming reasonable or probable; failing to convince
Impunity exemption from punishment or freedom from the injurious consequences of an action
Insular ignorant of or uninterested in cultures, ideas, or peoples outside one's own experience
Nomenclature the devising or choosing of names for things, especially in a science or other discipline
Pallor an unhealthy pale appearance
Petulant of a person or their manner) childishly sulky or bad-tempered
Precarious not securely held or in position; dangerously likely to fall or collapse
Raucous making or constituting a disturbingly harsh and loud noise
Ruse an action intended to deceive someone; a trick
Supine (of a person) lying face upward
Surly bad-tempered and unfriendly
Surreptitious kept secret, especially because it would not be approved of
Tepid (especially of a liquid) only slightly warm; lukewarm
Truncate shorten the duration or extent of
Vociferous (especially of a person or speech) vehement or clamorous
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