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Jan3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| delusion (n) | a belief that is maintained despite being contradicted by reality |
| dementia (n) | a usually progressive condition (such as Alzheimer's disease) marked by the development of multiple cognitive deficits; madness, insanity |
| hysteria (n) | extreme fear, excitement, anger, etc. that cannot be controlled The plague had caused mass hysteria in the village. |
| condemn (v) | declare to be reprehensible, wrong, or evil usually after weighing evidence and without reservation The policy was widely condemned as racist. |
| excise (v) | remove something, especially by cutting The official censors have excised the controversial sections of the report. |
| alluring (a) | having a strongly attractive or enticing quality an alluring smile/aroma, an alluring prospect |
| lascivious (a) | overtly and often inappropriately sexual |
| preternatural (a) | exceeding what is natural or regular, extraordinary |
| preordain (v) | decide or determine an outcome in advance |
| venerate (v) | treat with deep respect or awe |
| lionize (v) | treat as an object of great interest or importance |
| indemnify (v) | make compensation to for incurred hurt, loss, or damage |
| progeny (n) | descendants, children, offspring of animals or plants |
| lackadaisical (a) | lacking life, spirit, or zest, languid (~listless) Teachers are often impatient with lackadaisical students |
| vicissitude (n) | the quality or state of being changeable, mutability; a favorable or unfavorable event or situation that occurs by chance: a fluctuation of state or condition the vicissitudes of daily life |
| serendipity (n) | the faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for, ~luck |
| subservient (a) | useful in an inferior capacity, subordinate A small nation may feel subservient to its more powerful neighbor, obliged to obey even when it doesn't want to |
| obtuse (a) | not pointed or acute; lacking sharpness or quickness of sensibility or intellect, insensitive, stupid An obtuse angle; He is too obtuse to take a hint. |
| askance (adv) | with disapproval or distrust, scornfully They eyed the stranger askance. |
| lackey (n) | someone who does menial tasks or runs errands for another, toady |
| mercenary (n) | one that serves merely for wages mercenaries who guaranteed the success of the rebellion |
| demarcate (v) | set the boundaries, delimit |
| whitewash (v) | cover up some unpleasant facts |
| trumpet (v) | talk loudly or report something to everyone |
| dissolute (a) | lax in morals, licentious the dissolute and degrading aspects of human nature |
| inimical (a) | harmful or hostile |
| impecunious (a) | poor, destitute |
| pallid (a) | pale, dull A pallid countenance. The movie is a pallid version of the classic novel. |
| aghast (a) | struck with terror, amazement, or horror She was aghast when she heard the bad news |
| emblematic (a) | symbolic, representative of |
| quixotic (a) | foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals |
| grandiloquent (a) | lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic grandiloquent language/style |
| cajole (v) | persuade |
| mendacious (a) | given to or characterized by deception or falsehood or divergence from absolute truth, dishonest |
| roundly (adv) | in a complete or thorough manner, thoroughly |
| pan (v) | criticize severely The film was roundly panned by critics; rightfully, not a single reviewer had any positive thing to say about it. |
| insouciance (n) | lighthearted unconcern, nonchalance |
| solicitous (a) | full of concern or fears, apprehensive; meticulously careful Solicitous in matters of dress |
| profundity (n) | the quality or state of being profound or deep |
| abstruse (a) | difficult to comprehend, recondite the abstruse calculations of mathematicians; abstruse concepts/ideas/theories |
| coda (n) | something that serves to round out, conclude, or summarize and usually has its own interest The movie's coda shows the main character as an adult 25 years later. |
| prologue (n) | the preface or introduction to a literary work; an introductory or preceding event or development |
| catharsis (n) | emotional release |
| homily (n) | a lecture, sometimes religious |
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