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Vocabulary

QuestionAnswer
insuperable impossible to overcome
occlusion blocking, closing, where something is hidden
legerdemain sleight of hand
polemic critical attack against something
apocryphal of doubtful authenticity : SPURIOUS
hue and cry a clamor of alarm or protest
lodestone something that strongly attracts
foment to promote the growth or development of : ROUSE, INCITE
tractable someone or something that is easily led or managed
moxie courage or verve
meliorism the belief that the world tends to improve and that humans can aid its betterment
obstreperous resistant to control
ebullient Someone who is ebullient is bubbling over with enthusiasm, so it shouldn't be much of a surprise that ebullient comes from the Latin verb ebullire, which means "to bubble out.
neophyte a new convert : PROSELYTE
torrid hot - figuratively
bogart to use or consume without sharing- to bully
extemporize 1 : to do something extemporaneously : IMPROVISE especially : to speak extemporaneously 2 : to get along in a makeshift manner
plangent sad, deep sound
tendentious Biased- Tendentious is one of several words English speakers can choose when they want to suggest that someone has made up their mind in advance.
ken to know or to see- knowledge
circumlocution : the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea had no patience with diplomatic circumlocutions 2 : evasion in speech circumlocutions concerning what constitutes torture
purloin to set aside and conceal- to steal
praxis practice.
genuflect To kneel and then rise in worship. Also figurative.
Megillah a long story or account
Scurrilous vulgar language
nonplus to perplex
otiose something that has no purpose of effect
limpid clear, transparent or simple in style
bilk to cheat out of something valuable,
Shibboleth 1 a : a word or saying used by adherents of a party, sect, or belief and usually regarded by others as empty of real meaning b : a widely held belief : TRUISM, PLATITUDE
traduce to expose to shame or blame by means of falsehood and misrepresentation. Betray, violate
sententious a : given to or abounding in aphoristic expression b : given to or abounding in excessive moralizing
Expedite to accelerate the process or progress of : speed up
Perspicacious : of acute mental vision or discernment : keen
extemporaneous Extemporaneous describes something that is made up or done without special preparation. It is usually used to describe public speaking.
Capricious governed or characterized by caprice : impulsive, unpredictable
Vitiate to make faulty or defective : impair
Vituperate o abuse or censure severely or abusively : berate
Impugn to attack one's integrity or judgement.
Jeremiad a prolonged lamentation or complaint
Propinquity Propinquity is a formal word that typically refers to nearness in place or time, making it a synonym of proximity. It can also be used as a synonym of kinship to refer to the state of being related to others by blood.
Ubiquitous present, appearing, or found everywhere.
Coruscate
Lèse-majesté
Chthonic
fugacious something that lasts only a short time
arragote to claim or seize without justification- assume.
labile subject to change
fulgent incandescent/ radiant
stanch make watertight
Deliquesce Deliquesce can mean "to dissolve or melt away" or, in reference to some fungal structures (such as mushroom gills), "to become soft or liquid with age or maturity."
Obviate To obviate something (usually a need for something, or a necessity) is to anticipate and prevent it. A formal word, obviate can also mean "to make an action unnecessary.
Imprimatur Imprimatur is a formal word that refers to explicit approval or permission.
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