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Jan4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| simpatico (a) | having shared qualities, interests, etc., ~like-minded, sympathetic |
| providential (a) | of, relating to, or determined by a higher power It seemed providential that he should arrive at just that moment. |
| ominous (a) | being or exhibiting an omen, ~portentous, fateful |
| presage (v) | give an omen or warning of, foreshadow |
| inure (v) | accustom to accept something undesirable children inured to violence |
| maudlin (a) | weakly and effusively sentimental; drunk enough to be emotionally silly After a few glasses of port he became quite maudlin. |
| effusive (a) | marked by the expression of great or excessive emotion or enthusiasm |
| syncopate (v) | shorten a word, displace beats in a musical piece |
| fracture (v) | cause a crack or fracture in, ~break |
| amortize (v) | pay off (an obligation, such as a mortgage) gradually usually by periodic payments of principal and interest |
| hardy (a) | bold, brave; accustomed to dealing with fatigue, adverse conditions or hardships, robust A hardy intrepid spirit; The soldiers were strong and hardy. |
| hector (v) | behave in an arrogant or intimidating way, to play the bully, swagger |
| deft (a) | characterized by facility and skill the photographer's deft use of lighting |
| abhorrent (a) | causing or deserving strong dislike or hatred That burning down houses while families shelter inside and taking civilians hostage is abhorrent. |
| consanguineous (a) | of the same blood or origin consanguineous brothers |
| tremulous (a) | characterized by or affected with trembling or tremors She opened the letter with tremulous hands. |
| coltish (a) | not subjected to discipline, playful Off camera the actor is high-spiritedly coltish, but turns serious once the camera starts rolling |
| beguile (v) | lead by deception, hoodwink She beguiled her classmates into doing the work for her; His seductive voice beguiled the audience. |
| chary (a) | suspicious or slightly scared of A government chary of getting involved in foreign entanglements |
| sentry (n) | a guard |
| fecund (a) | fruitful in offspring or vegetation, prolific; intellectually productive or inventive to a marked degree a fecund imagination/source of information |
| imperious (a) | marked by arrogant assurance, domineering; intensely compelling, urgent an imperious manner; the imperious problems of the new age |
| forebear (n) | ancestor |
| harbinger (n) | something that foreshadows a future event, something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come, ~forerunner, herald |
| recant (v) | withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly, renounce |
| herald (v) | announce; signal the approach of, foreshadow |
| obtrusive (a) | forward in manner or conduct, blatant, arresting, or aggressive |
| stout (a) | physically or materially strong: |
| concomitant (a) | accompanying |
| plaudit (n) | an act or round of applause, enthusiastic approval The proud parents bragged that their daughter had received many plaudits for her academic achievements |
| impeccable (a) | free from fault or blame, flawless |
| obsequious (a) | marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness |
| fawn (v) | court favor by a cringing or flattering manner courtiers fawning on the king |
| vestigial (a) | remaining as the last small part of something that existed before It's held in the Gold Room, a vestigial ballroom of the kind that every downtown hotel uses for banquets and conventions. |
| antiquated (a) | outmoded or discredited by reason of age : old and no longer useful, popular, or accepted antiquated ideas, antiquated methods of farming |
| high-handed (a) | having or showing no regard for the rights, concerns, or feelings of others, overbearing |
| verdant (a) | green with growing plants; unripe in experience or judgment |
| sagacious (a) | of keen and farsighted penetration and judgment, discerning, shrewd |
| enamor (v) | inflame with love |
| depose (v) | remove from a throne or other high position |
| dulcet (a) | pleasing a dulcet tone, smile |
| facile (a) | shallow, simplistic I am not concerned with offering any facile solution for so complex a problem |
| precocious (a) | exhibiting mature qualities at an unusually early age a precocious child |
| euphemism (n) | the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant |
| motley (a) | composed of diverse and often incongruous elements |
| hodgepodge (n) | a heterogeneous mixture, jumble |
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