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Day 5
Day 5 of vocab mountain
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Aloof | not warm or friendly; impersonal synonym: standoffish, detached, withdrawn |
| Clangor | a disturbingly loud noise synonym: racket, commotion, clatter |
| Conventional | adhering to established practices or accepted standards synonym: prosaic, pedestrian, formulaic |
| Debunk | prove a belief or idea false synonym: discredit, controvert, confute |
| Diminutive | exceptionally small in size or stature synonym: petite, minute, minuscule |
| Discernible | able to be recognized or understood synonym: manifest, evident, perceptible |
| Enigmatic | hard to understand; mysterious synonym: inexplicable, baffling, inscrutable |
| Estranged | emotionally distanced from someone synonym: alienated, detached, served |
| Extravagant | excessive, especially in terms of cost synonym: profligate, thriftless, prodigal |
| Fanciful | highly imaginative; unrealistic synonym: impractical, flighty, quixotic |
| Frivolous | Two Definitions: -lacking in seriousness or importance; silly -(of a person) not taking things seriously |
| Heterogeneous | composed of varying, diverse elements synonym: miscellaneous, divergent, motley |
| Imperious | having an arrogant or domineering manner synonym: peremptory, overbearing, officious |
| Impertinent | Two Definitions: -disrespectful or inppropriate -irrelevant or unrelated to something |
| Invasive | Two Definitions: - infringing on other's privacy -spreading rapidly and causing harm |
| Irresolute | uncertain or lacking determination synonym: vacillating, dithering, faltering |
| Laudable | worthy of admiration or praise synonym: meritorious, commendable, estimable |
| Lax | not diligent ort careful; casual synonym: slipshod, slack, negligent |
| Marginalize | treat someone or something as insignificant synonym: sideline, disregard, ostracize |
| Panache | a stylish and confident manner synonym: flamboyance, self-assurance, flair |
| Plodding | moving slowly or laboriuously synonym: lumbering, slogging, ambling |
| Prosiac | straightforward; unoriginal; unimaginative synonym: mundane, humdrum, pedestrian |
| Remedial | serving to correct or cure something synonym: restorative, palliative, rectifying |
| Restive | demonstrating difficulty in staying still synonym: restless, agitated, skittish |
| Sporadic | happening occasionally and irregularly synonym: occasional, intertmittent, scattered |
| Stigmatize | label or mark as disgraceful synonym: condemn, disparage, pillory |
| Undermine | weaken or sabotage, often subtly synonym: subvert, compromise, impair |
| Utterly | completely and without exception synonym: wholly, absoutely, outright |
| Weary | feeling tired or exhausted synonym: fatigued, sapped, enervated |
| Zealous | intensely passionate synonym: fervent, ardent, fervid |