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Rainof pgs 9-30

QuestionAnswer
To Abjure To renounce
Ablative Removal or direction away from
Abstemious Temperate
Abstruse Obscure
Aggregate Sum, Total
To Amalgamate To combine
Ambivalence Contradictory, Conflicting
To Ameliorate To improve
Anachronism An error involving time in a story
Anathema Solemn curse
Animus Hostile feeling or intent
Anomalous Abnormal
Antipathy Adversion
Apocryphal Unauthentic
Apostate Convert from one religion to another
Apothegm Pithy
Apposite Appropriate
Arbitrary Definite
Arresting Interesting
Artifice Deception
Assiduous Diligent
Atavism Genetic characteristics that skips generations
Atelier Workshop
To Attenuate To weaken
Auspicious Favoring success
To Bedeck To deck out
To Belie To contradict
Beneficient Do-gooder
Bilious Irritable
Bombastic Pompous
Boorish Rude
To Brook To tolerate
Bugaboo Object of baseless terror
Bumptious Self-assertive
To Burgeon To grow forth
Cabal Secret special interest group
Caliginous Murky
Callow Immature
Canard Exaggerated rumor
Canny Shrewd
Canorous Melodious
Capacious Spacious
Captious Hyper-Critical
Carillon A set of bells capable of being played
Casuistry Rationalization
Catharsis Cleansing
Catholic Broadminded
To Cavil To nit-pick
Celerity Speed
Centripetal Tending toward the center
Cerebration Thought
Charlatan Impostor
Chauvinist Blindly devoted patriot
Chimerical Fantastic
Churlish Rude
Cipher Secret code
Circumlocution Indirect expression
Circumscribe Limit
Circumspect Discreet
Clarion Shrill
Clime Climate
Cloying Excessively sweet
Coda Concluding section of a musical
Coeval Contemporary
Cogent Convincing
To Cogitate To think over
Cognitive Knowing or perceiving
Cognomen Surname
To Collate To examen, verify authenticity
Collation A light meal
Collier Coal worker
Comely Attractive
Comity Courtesy
Compact Contract
Complacent Self-satisfied
Complaisant Obliging
Compunction Remorse
To Concatenate To unite in a chain
Conceit Self-important
Conclave Private meeting
Concomitant That which accompanies
Condign Adequate
To Condole To express condolences
Connubial Pertaining to marriage
Consequential Conceited
To Contenance To tolerate
Contentious Quarrelsome
Continence Self-restraint
To Contravene Infringe upon
Contrite Repentant
Contumacious Disobedient
Conundrum Difficult problem
To Convene To assemble
Converse Opposite
Conveyance Vehicle
Corsair Pirate
Cortege Procession
To Corustcate Gleam
Coterie Social group
To Cozen To cheat
Craven Cowardly
Cruet Small glass bottle
Cupidity Greed
Curmudgeon Churlish, rude
Cursive Flowing
Cynosure Object (center) of attention
Dais Raised platform for guests of honor
Dearth Scarcity
Debacle Breaking up
To Debauch To corrupt
To Decry To disparage
To Deign To condescend
Deleterious Harmful
To delineate To describe
Demagogue False leader
Demesne Domain
Demotic Democratic
To Demur To delay
Denotation Strict meaning
Denouement Outcome
To Deprecate To belittle
Derivative Unoriginal
To Descant To discuss fully
To Descry To catch sight of
Desuetude In disuse
Desultory Aimless
Detraction Slandering aspersion
To devolve To pass on to others
Diadem Crown
Dialectic Art of debate
Diaphanous Sheer
Diatribe Bitter scolding
Dichotomy Branching into two parts
Didactic Instructive
Diffidence Shyness
Dilatory Delaying
Dilletante One who dabbles in the arts
Dipsomaniac One with a craving for strong liquor
Dirge Lament with music
To Disabuse To correct a false impression
To Discomfit To defeat
Discursive Digressing
Dishabille In a state of undress
Disingenous Insincere
To Disparate Unrelated
To Dissipate To squander
Dissolution Disintegration
Dissonance Discord
Distaff Female
Distrait Absent-minded
Diva Operatic singer
Divers Diverse
Doggerel Poor verse
Dogmatic Positive
Dotage Senility
Droll Queer and amusing
Dyspeptic Suffering from indigestion
Ebullience Enthusiasm
Ebullient Enthusiastic
To Efface To rub out
Egregious Gross
Egress Exit
Elegy Song of lamentation
Elysian Blissful
Emendation Improvement
Empirical Based on experience
Encomium Praise
Endemic Prevailing in a certain country
To Enervate To weaken
To Engender To produce
To Enjoin To command
Ennui Boredom
To Ensconce To settle comfortably
To Entreat To plead
To Environ To enclose
Ephemeral Short-lived
Episodic Loosely connected
Epistemologist Philosopher who studies the nature of knowledge
Epitome Summary
Equable Tranquil
Equanimity Calmness of temperament
Equivocal Doubtful
To Equivocate To lie
To Eschew To avoid
Ethereal Light
Euphemism Substitution of a mild expression for one that is offensive
Euphony Sweet sound
Evanescent Fleeting
To Evince To show clearly
Exaction Extortion
Exchequer Treasury
To Excoriate To berate
Execrable Hateful
Exegesis Critical explanation
Exiguous Small
To Expatiate To roam
Expedient Practical
To Expiate To make amends for
To Expurgate To cleam
Extemporaneous Impromptu
To Extirpate To root up
Facile Easy to do
Factious Divisive
Factitious Artificial
Factotum Handyman
Fancier Person having special interest in the knowledge of something
Fatuous Foolish
Fawning Brown-nosing
Fealty Loyalty
Felicitous Apt
Fell Cruel
Ferment Agitation
To Fete To honor at a celebration
Fiat Command
Filial Pertaining to son or daughter
Filigree Delicate
To Flout To reject
Foible Weakness
Foppish Vain about dres and appearance
Forebearance Patience
To Forestall To prevent by taking action in advance
Fractious Unruly
Franchise Right granted by authority
Freshet Sudden flood
Frowzy Dirty
To Fulminate To Explode
Fulsome Disgustingly excessive
Gadfly Irritating person
To Gainsay To Deny
Gambit Opening in chess match in which a piece is sacrificed
To Gambol To Skip
To Garner To gather
Garrulity Talkativeness
Gauntlet Leather glove
Genre Style of art illustrating scenes of common life
Genteel Elegant
To Genuflect To bend the knee in worship
To Gibe To mock
Glib Fluent
Glutinous Sticky
Gourmand Epicure
To Grouse To complain
Habiliments Clothing
Hackneyed Commonplace
Halcyon Calm
Hale Healthy
Hap Chance
Harangue Noisy
Hauteur Haughtiness
Hegemony Dominance
Hegira Flight
Hermetic Occult
Heterodox Unorthodox
Histrionic Theatrical
Hoary White with age
Homily Sermon
Hoyden Boisterous girl
Hummock Small Hill
Hyperborean Situated in the extreme north
Iconoclastic Attacking cherished traditions
Ignoble Of lowly origin
Ignominious Disgraceful
Imbroglio Complicated situation
To Imbrue To stain
To immolate To offer as sacrifice
Immolation Sacrifice
To Immure To Imprison
Impalpable Intangible
Impavid Fearless
Impecunious Without money
Impiety Wickedness
Implacable Incapable of being pacified
Impolitic Unwise
To Importune To entreat urgently
To Impugn To Doubt
To Impute To Attribute
Inchoate Elementary
Incisive Sharp
Incongruity Absurdity
Incorporeal Immaterial
Increment Increase
Incubus Demon
Indolence Laziness
Inductive Making a generalization after observing the specific
Ineffable Undescrbable
Ineluctable Irresistible
Inertia Being indisposed to move
Inexorable Relentless
Inimical Unfriendly
Inscrutable Incomprehensible
Insensate Without feeling
Insipid Tasteless
Insouciant Indifferent
Integument Skin
To Interdict To prohibit
Interlocutory Intermediate
Internecine Deadly
To Interpolate To insert between
Intractable Unruly
Intrinsically Naturally
Inured Accustomed
Invective Abuse
In Inveigh To Denounce
Inveterate Habitual
Irascible Irritable
Irrefragable Indisputable
Irrefrangible Unbreakable
To Iterate To repeat
Jeremiad Lament
Jingoism Militant Patriotism
Jocund Merry
Juggernaut Crushing force
Junket Picnic
To Juxtapose To place side by side
Ken Range of knowledge
Kismet Fate
Kith Familiar friends
Labile Unstable
Laconic Brief and to the point
Languor Depression
Largess(e) Generous gift
Lassitude Weariness
Legerdemain Sleight of hand
Lethargy Torpor
Ligneous Like wood
Limn To draw or paint
Limpid Clear
To Lionize To treat as a celebrity
Loquacious Talkative
Lucre Money
Lurid Wild
To Macerate To grow thin
Magniloquent Pompous
Maladroit Clumsy
Malaise Uneasiness
Malediction Curse
To Manumit To emancipate
To Marshal To put in order
Martinet Strict disciplinarian
Matrix Mold, Die
Melange Medley
Mendacious Lying
Mendacity A lie
Metaphysical Pertaining to speculative philosophy
Mettle Courage
Miasma Swamp gas
Milieu Environment
To Militate To work against
Minaret Slender tower attached to a mosque
Minion A servile dependent
Misanthrope One who hates mankind
Misapprehension Error
Miscreant Villain
Misogynist Woman hater
Modicum Limited quantity of something
Modish Fashionable
Moiety Half
To Mollify To soothe
Mordant Stinging
Mortise(ce) Cavity for tenon
To Mortise(ce) To fasten
Mugwump Defector from a party
Multifarious Varied
Munificient Very generous
Nadir Lowest point
Nether Lower
To Nettle To annoy
Nice Precise
Nicety Minute distinction
Nitid Bright
Noisome Foul smelling
Nonage Immaturity
To Nonplus To bring to a halt by a confusion
Nosegay Fragrant bouquet
Nuance Shade of difference in meaning or color
Nubile Marriageable
Obdurate Stubborn
Objurgation Scolding
Oblique Slanting
Obloquy Slander
Obsequious Servile
Obsequy Funeral ceremony
Obstreperous Noisy
Obtrusive Pushing forward
Obtuse Blunt
To Obviate To make unnecessary
To Occlude To close
Offal Waste
Officious Meddlesome
Omniscient All-Knowing
Onus Burden
Opprobrious Disgraceful
Oracular Mysterious
Orotund Bombastic
Ostensible Apparent
Ovoid Egg-shaped
Oxymoron Combination of opposite or contradictory terms
paean Song of praise or joy
Palaver Discussion
To palliate To mitigate
Paradigm Model
Paregoric Medicine that eases pain
Parley Conference
Paroquial Provincial
Paroxysm Fit or attack of laughter
Parricide Person who murders his own father
To Parse To break a sentence down into grammatical parts
Parsimonious Stingy
Pastiche Imitation of anothers style of music or writing
Patina Green crust on old bronze works
Paucity Scarcity
Peculation Embezzlement
Pedantic Bookish, Show off
Pejorative Disparaging
Pellucid Transparent
Pensile Hanging
Penury Extreme poverty
Perdition Damnation
Peremptory Imperious
Perfidy Treachery
Peripatetic Moving
Peroration Conclusion of an oration
Perquisite Benefit
Perspicious Plainly expressed
Pertinacious Stubborn
Petulant Touchy
To Philander To Flirt
Philatelist Stamp-Collector
Phlegmatic Calm
Physiognomy Face
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