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WOD (Word of Day)
Helpful Testing Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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abandon (v) | to give something or someone up completely. |
beguile (v) | to charm or enchant. |
cacophony (n) | a discordant mixture of sound. |
dearth (n) | a lack of something. |
eclectic (adj) | wide-range. |
fallacious (adj) | false; based on mistaken belief. |
garrulous (adj.) | talkative. |
hapless (adj.) | unfortunate. |
iconoclast (n) | person who veers from the norm; a person who attacks cherished beliefs. |
largesse (n) | generosity in bestowing money or gifts. |
maelstrom (n) | a powerful storm; turmoil. |
nadir (n) | lowest point. |
obdurate (adj.) | stubborn. |
palliate (v) | to make less severe. |
quaint (adj) | old-fashioned. |
recalcitrant (adj) | uncooperative attitude. |
sanctimonious (adj) | being morally superior to others. |
tangential (adj) | peripheral or not essential to the central matter. |
ubiquitous (adj) | present everywhere. |
veracity (n) | truth or accuracy. |
wanton (adj) | deliberate and unprovoked; sexually unrestrained. |
yield (v) | to surrender, give way to pressure. |
zenith (n) | the peak. |