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Pace Vocab List 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Grandiloquence | lofty, extravagantly, colorful, or pompous especially in language |
| Miasma | an influence or atmosphere that tends to deplete or corrupt |
| Convivial | relating to, occupied with, or fond of feasting drinking, and good company |
| Protean | displaying great diversity or variety; versatile |
| Quiescent | inactivity: tranquility at rest; also causing no trouble or symptoms |
| Erudite | possessing or displaying extensive knowledge acquired chiefly from books: learned |
| Deliquesce | to dissolve or melt away |
| Diaphanous | Of such fine texture as to allow light to pass through; translucent or transparant; also, vague; insubstantial |
| Quixotic | Caught up in the romance of noble deeds and the pursuit of unreachable goals |
| Maudlin | Tearfully or excessively sentimental |
| Salient | Shooting out or up; projecting; forcing itself on the attention; prominent; |
| Cajole | To persuade with flattery, repeated appeals, or soothing words; to coax |
| Trenchant | Characterized by or full of vigor |
| Perfunctory | Done merely to carry out a duty; performed mechanically or routinely |
| Languid | Drooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion; weak; weary; heavy |
| Antediluvian | very old, old-fashioned or out of date |
| Anachronism | Something or someone that is not in it's correct historical or chronological time |
| Confluence | A coming together of people or things |
| Malediction | a curse |
| Equanimity | Mental or emotional stability or composure, especially under strain; calmness |
| Cryptic | Complicated or mysterious |
| Malcontent | Not satisfied or content with current prevailing conditions |
| Circumambulate | To walk around, especially ceremoniously |
| Credulous | Willing to believe or trust too readily; gullible |
| Corpulent | Large or bulky of body |
| Congenital | Of or pertaining to a condition related to birth |
| Misogyny | Hatred, dislike, or mistrust of women |
| Enshroud | To shroud or to conceal |
| Pliable | Easily bent, flexible; Easily influenced or persuaded |
| Sacrosanct | Extremely sacred |
| Abasement | To reduce or lower as in rank, office, or reputation; to humble, to degrade |
| Antipathy | A natural, basic, or habitual repugnance |
| Decry | To speak disparagingly of, to denounce as faulty or worthless |
| Transient | Not lasting enduring or permanent |
| Punctilious | Extremely attentive to detail, strict in formalities |
| Perfidious | Disloyal, unfaithful |
| Opulent | Characterized by rich abundance bordering on ostentation |
| Quagmire | A difficult situation |
| Recalcitrant | Defiant, unapologetic |
| Serendipity | Good luck, finding good things without looking for them |
| Wanton | Undisciplined, rude, lustful |
| Verdant | Green in tint or hue |
| Umbrage | Resentment, offense |
| Turpitude | Depravity, moral corruptness, infamy |
| Zephyr | A gentle breeze |
| Vacuous | Lack of content or ideas, stupid |
| Unctuous | Smooth or greasy in texture, appearance, or manner |
| Torpid | Lethargic, dormant, lacking motion |
| Spurious | False, but designed to seem plausible |
| Rancor | Deep, bitter resentment |
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