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ALL WORDS MAY 25
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| brittle | breakable |
| combustion | to catch on fire |
| inquire | ask info from someone else |
| pry | inquire to closely into a person's business, ask lots of personal questions |
| revelation | surprising and unknown fact, something you find out |
| mollified | appease the anger of someone, to calm down |
| enmity | hatred of someone |
| rebuffed | to reject to something aburptly |
| assent | the expression of approval or agreement, "gave a nod of assent" |
| torpor | state of physical or mental inactivity |
| Bric A Brack | tiny objects, not worth much |
| Trompe-l'oeil | visual illusion in art |
| litterateur | person who is interested in and knowledgable about literature |
| Joie De Vivre | exuberant enjoyment of life "joy of living" |
| exuberant | filled with or characterized by a lively, energy or excitement |
| moue | pouting expression used to convey annoyance or distaste / from French and pronounced "moo" |
| bricolage | construction /creation from diverse range of available things |
| neophyte | person who is new to subject/skill/belief |
| ambisinister | clumsy w both hands |
| ambidextrous | skilled w both hands |
| cavalcade | formal procession of people walking/on horseback/riding vehicles |
| wunderkind | person who achieves great success when reletively young |
| fartlek | system of training for distance runners |
| malapropism | mistaken use of word in place of similar sounding word "Texas has a lot of electrical votes" |
| verdiscent | greenish color |
| nom de plume | assumed name by writer instead of real name |
| synecdoche | figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole "nice wheels" - wheels means car but it's only a part of a car, for example |
| deglutition | action/process of swallowing |
| consentient | of the same opinion in a matter; in agreement |
| armamentarium | medicines,equipment, and techniques available to medical practitioner |
| practitioner | person actively engaged in an art,discipline, or profession, especially medicene |
| fracas | noisy disturbance or quarrel |
| ortho | straight |
| impulsive | doing things without thinking |
| salubrious | health giving; healthy |
| sachem | supreme political leader |
| turbid | cloudy, opaque, or thick with suspended matter. |
| biennial | event celebrated or taking place every 2 years |
| sternutation | action of sneezing |
| pontificate | express one's opinions in a way considered annoyingly pompous and dogmatic |
| dogmatic | when you think your opinion is the only one, stubbornly having ideas and not being open to other ideas |
| lament | to sob |
| appease | to make someone happy |
| garble | to jumble or confuse |
| inert | inactive or sluggish |
| grievance | complaint |
| impair | to weaken or damage |
| precise | exact |
| relevant | closely connected, appropriate for a situation |
| furtive | secretive or sly |
| imperceptible | very slight, hard to seen, not able to be felt, invisible |
| contort | to move into funny shapes, twist, bend |
| gimp | limp, not working |
| snappish | nervous, irritable |
| intuition | having a feeling about something, like you know what's going to happen |
| instinctual | behavior you're born with, not something you learn, something you just know to do - |
| demented | forgetful |
| rant | to go off yelling and angry |
| gawking | staring |
| attest | to show or prove "I can attest to that" |
| devil's advocate | to say the opposite side / to bring up the contradictory view |
| defamation | to say something bad about someone |
| assault | to hurt |
| muster | to gain, build up, gather |
| counter / counter argument | to say the opposite / |
| gravitate | to have an attraction to friends or other people |
| homogeny | a group of the same |
| mandated | required |
| nuisance | something bothersome or annoying |
| demise | the downfall, going away |
| confisgate | to take away |
| eloquent | Smart, well-spoken, good writers |
| subconsciously | not on purpose, just sort of a feeling, |
| bluff | lie |
| slender | slim |
| dormant | inactive |
| persistent | not giving up |
| abated | to get less and less, or go away |
| ruefully | sadly |
| crude | simple |
| gratified | pleased |
| primitive | in the early stages |
| vital | very important |
| rectify | make better |
| tatter | rip up |
| windbreaker | jacket |
| unduly | extremely |
| incessant | continuing without interruption/pause |
| bough | main branch of tree |
| chipper | cheerfully |
| unwittingly | |
| accidentally | |
| immense(ly) | huge/big / enormously |
| rummage | to search in a messy way |
| furor | craziness |
| perceive | to feel or understand |
| expectantly | excited feeling that something's about to happen |
| intuition | a feeling about something , to just know |
| attest | to prove, to testify, to swear |
| mandated | ordered, required |
| chiseled | carved out, something with grooves |
| barbaric | wild, animal like, beastly |
| hulking | strong, large |
| barbarian | a person with no manners, monster-like, animal like |
| bard | poet |
| mopish | gloomy, lazy |
| seizure | when the body goes unconscious and loses control |
| crusade | a battle, a fight, a journey, campaign |
| campaign | an organized course of action to achieve a goal, presidents have one on their way to election |
| nuisance | something that's annoying or bothersome |
| demise | the death, the going away of something |
| confisgate | to take away, without asking |
| eloquent | smart and well-spoken |
| subconsciously | to know something |
| elaborate (verb) | to give more detail |
| elaborate (noun) | very detailed, fancy |
| explicitly | clear |
| rancid | having a bad odor or taste |
| resurgence | coming back to popularity |
| tedious | boring, long, |
| arduous | tedious, boring |
| whim | a sudden change or mind "on a whim" |
| virtues | good characteristics of people, like honesty, or compassion |
| dilapidated | old and falling apart |
| reciprocal / to reciprocate | something you do in return, do something for someone after they do for you |
| reluctant | not wanting to do something, hesitating |
| hesitant | afraid or not wanting to do something |
| tenant | person who lives in an apartment |
| exclusive | unique |
| stationary | paper or notes that you send |
| suspicious | unsure, weird, could be responsible for a crime |
| chandelier | beautiful lights |
| alcove | little room |
| gruesome | gross |
| corpse | dead body |
| measly | few or small |
| stubble | hair on a man's face or chin from not shaving |
| asylum | protection from nation to someone who is political refugee |
| limper | not stiff, without energy |
| hassock | footstool |
| delicate | fragile |
| tantrum | to fight or argue |
| rigid | straight, uptight, stiff |
| facade | side or front of a building |
| ample | more than enough |
| confidential | kept secret |
| vigil | staying awake at night |
| meager | little amount |
| pyrotechnic | relating to fire |
| coroner | person who investigates how a person died |
| heir | person who inherits money from someone who died |
| legacy | something left behind from someone who died usually |
| appraise | assess the monetary value |
| impish | doing naughty things for fun |
| elfin | small, mischevious |
| scrutiny | critical observation "looked carefully" |
| intern | student who works |
| regal | grand |
| adjacent | next to |
| eccentric | strange |
| autopsy | examine a dead person to find out the cause of death |
| culprit | person responsible for crime |
| sanity | reasonable, good mental health |
| corrupt | dishonest |
| reverence | showing respect |
| hobbling | walking awkwardly |
| crippled | handicapped /disabled |
| invalid | not allowed OR a disabled person |
| pretentious | showing off |
| stint | short time period |
| wreak | cause damage |
| incriminating | make someone appear guilty |
| inscrutable | impossible to understand |
| divisive | causes disagreement |
| jaunty | cheerful |
| pompous | know it all |
| obedient | good listener |
| indignant | angry |
| logical | makes sense |
| pension | money you put away for retirement |
| exquisite | valuable |
| sappy | overly happy, emotional |
| uppity | snobby |
| hors d'oeuvres | appetizers |
| tardy | late |
| prattle | talking in foolish way |
| appetizers | what you eat before entreé at a restaurant |
| paternal | having to do with father |
| maternal | having to do with mother |
| embrace | hug |
| coiffeur | person's hairstyle |
| abstention | declining to vote / stay away from something |
| clutch | to hold on to tightly |
| irrational | doesn't make sense |
| fond | to like |
| philosopher | someone who thinks a lot |
| coax | to persuade |
| lopsided | unbalanced, shaky |
| contemplate | to think for a while |
| abruptly | suddenly |
| addled | confused |
| grief | extremely sad |
| forage | search for food |
| amplify | make louder |
| sullen | depressed |
| dainty | small |
| snarl | aggressive growl |
| flailed ("flailing arms" | swinging arms |
| bureaus | drawers |
| custody | to be under protection |
| pitifully | `sad |
| ration | a fixed amount |
| stocky | solid sturdy, built stock |
| talisman | stone or ring; something that brings good luck |
| chancellor | chief minister |
| turmoil | great confusion |
| mosque | Islam temple |
| ethereal | airy, light |
| catatonic | unresponsive |
| shabby | worn down |
| gaunt | bony |
| manically | insane, maniac, crazy |
| rubble | broken down bits of things, after knocking down |
| strewn | scattered or sprinkled |
| debris | remains of something broken down |
| deserters | leaving behind |
| procession | people moving in an orderly fashion, people moving together |
| diminuitive | unusually small |
| refrain | to stop yourself from doing something |
| dissidents | people who oppose something |
| dubious | doubting of something, to be suspicious, to not believe in something |
| flogging | to get beat from a stick |
| churlish | rude |
| brute | violent person |
| sedate | to put someone or something to sleep |
| berate | to criticize angrily |
| sedate | put someone to sleep |
| unison | do something together |
| instantaneous | done instantly |
| canister | round big container |
| oblivious | clueless |
| woozy | dizzy |
| obituary | notice of death in newspaper |
| paraphernalia | equipment / stuff |
| prop | something you use to hold something up "to prop up" |
| caption | something that describes a picture |
| mementos | souvenirs |
| baffled | perplexed, confused |
| bodice | upper part of dress |
| ritual | religious ceremony |
| petrified | frightened |
| distraught | upset |
| demean | discredit, make someone feel wrong |
| brewery | place where they make and sell beer |
| guffaw | laugh |
| flattery | praising someone |
| obsequious | overly obedient, attentive, annoyingly in someone's face, a kiss up, a brown-noser |
| oath | promise |
| deception | lying |
| rigid | stiff |
| interrogate | ask questions over and over |
| bribery | to offer someone something in place of something else |
| impractical | doesn't make sense |
| vague | unclear, undefinite |
| amnesia | to forget everything by memory |
| eluding | avoiding |
| bonbon | candy |
| incinerator | machine that burns something |
| confer | discuss |
| broker | person who buys and sells goods for others |
| propellant | substance that pushes or makes something move forward or in the sky |
| ailment | an illness |
| malady | a disease |
| graft | piece of wood |
| ransom | sum of money for release of prisoner |
| legit | legal |
| hack | to break into a system, like to sneak into a computer |
| faltered | to loose strength |
| elope | run away to get married without a real wedding |
| loathe | to feel dislike or disgust, opposite of love |
| alibi | someone who covers for someone in a crime, statement for someone who is accused of a crime to say that they didn't do it |
| opaque | not able to see through, dark, unclear |
| transparent | see through, clear |
| prejudice | judgement against a group |
| propensity | tendency, likelihood, proneness |
| prone | to be likely to do something |
| propagation | growing rapidly |
| recalcitrant | uncooperative |
| taper | narrow |
| immaculate | clean or perfect spotless |
| opulent | luxurious, rich, lavish |
| reckless | not careful, causing harm |
| rouse | to stir someone up / excite them (positive or negative) |
| abdicate | to take away a position, to get off the throne |
| apprehension | anxiety, worry about something |
| foolhardy | doing something reckless or not carefully |
| impasse | a blockage, something you can't get around |
| linger | to wait around |
| Ostentatious | showy, bragging, trying to show off |
| refute | disprove, prove wrong, disagree |
| abhor | to really hate |
| censor | to take out the bad parts |
| tapioca | a food like pudding |
| delusional | having crazy thoughts that don't make sense |
| conspire | to hatch a plot |
| lukewarm | a little hot, just warm, Nonchalant |
| tentative | not certain, not for sure, hesitatingly |
| kindling | something with fire |
| tinder | something with fire |
| eddied | swirled |
| bluff | a lie |
| punky | soft or rotten |
| willow | type of tree |
| hummock | a hump |
| refract | bounce back |
| intercede | to get in the middle of something |
| petition | written request we wrote a petition for extra recess |
| nonchalantly | in a casually calm and relaxed manner |
| trendsetter | person who leads the way in fashion or ideas |
| stealthily | secretly or quietly |
| penetrating | able to make a way through something the sun penetrated a way through the clouds |
| calamity | disaster |
| aphorism | witty saying |
| aneurysm | dangerous health condition in brain |
| fuse | combine or come together |
| endorse | to voice support of something "Joe Biden endorsed Kamala for president" |
| bargain | make an offer;trade |
| alimony | when a spouse has to pay their former spouse after a divorce |
| photogenic | look good in photos |
| throttle | device controlling the flow of fuel/power to an engine |
| hoard (verb or noun) | to collect something selfishly "he hoarded all the candy" / a stash |
| trove | collection of valuable things |
| guild | a society of merchants |
| crypt | underground room |
| horde | large group of people |
| conscientious | describes someone who cares about doing things right and accurate |
| objector | someone who tries to stop things from happening |
| poreclain | ceramic material for dishes or a nice sink or table |
| congeal | solidify, come together |
| behemoth | giant |
| undermine | to weaken someone's authority |
| portent | omen |
| uprise | protest |
| pantomime | act out |
| stern | serious |
| carp | a fish |
| slit | cut |
| pomade | waxy water substance |
| treason | crime of betraying one's country |
| lade | load |
| propaganda | information, used to persuade an audience |
| bouffant | hairstyle |
| barricade | barrier or a wall that blocks something else |
| poindexter | boringly studious person |
| emulate | imitate or try to do something the way someone else does The boy emulated the athlete by training the way he does. |
| gunnysack | bag |
| earnest | sincere |
| conspire | secret plan |
| veil | covering of face |
| prefect | captain |
| beseech | to beg |
| mourn | say sorry to someone when they die |
| bewildered | confused |
| sodden | soaked |
| vapid | dull |
| surly | glum, grumpy, rude |
| smuggle | sneak something in |
| bargain | offer a trade |
| resist | stop from doing someone |
| The Resistance | an opposing group |
| dither | indecisive |
| pus | the gross stuff that oozes out of an infection |
| brandih | waving around |
| scathing | angry looking , harshly critical |
| discern | percieve of something |
| coward | someone afraid of things |
| cremated | burnt instead of being in a grave |
| succinct | short |
| laureate | person honored for intellectual achievement |
| tawny | orage;brownish |
| prowl | sneak |
| plausible | believable |
| misshapen | deformed shape |
| innocuous | harmless, not a big deal |
| jive | style of dance |
| nonplussed | confused and unsure how to react |
| armamentarium | tools and techniques available to a doctor |
| practitioner | person working in a profession |
| turbid | cloudy or thick, opaque |
| synecdoche | figure of speech where a part represents the whole |
| harbinger | a feeling something is coming |
| terse | abrupt |
| capitalism | economic system based on private business |
| morbid | unhealthy interest in death or disease |
| swindle | cheat someone |
| defraud | illegally get $ |
| retort | sharp reply |
| elated | very happy |
| covert | secret |
| intone | speak in a certain voice |
| obscenities | rude language |
| grandeur | magnificence |
| swathe | wrap |
| corral | enclose |
| emaciated | extremely thin |
| thwart | prevent |
| exertion | effort |
| fixate | focus intensely |
| pungent | strong smell of taste |
| banal | ordinary |
| deprecate | express disapproval |
| satin | smooth fabric |
| provocative | intended to attract attention |
| gossamer | very light and delicate |
| commotion | noisy confusion |
| catacombs | underground burial chamber |
| straddle | sit with one leg of each side |
| salvation | rescue or saving |
| gorge | fill with food |
| causualty | relationship between cause and effect |
| deteriorate | become worse |
| conceal | hide |
| devise | think up |
| unrelenting | not easing up |
| neglect | fail to care for |
| hoist | lift up |
| materialize | become real |
| daunting | intimidating |
| desolate | empty and barren |
| convulse | shake violently |
| conceive | think up |
| happenstance | coincidence |
| subdue | calm or control |
| sated | satisfied |
| treed | forced into a tree |
| groggy | weak or sleepy |
| probe | investigate |
| eradicated | destroyed completely |
| hyperventilating | breathe very fast |
| prod | poke or harass |
| onslaught | fierce attack |
| wrack | cause intense pain |
| parsnip | root vegetable |
| quotas | fixed amount allowed |
| keel | fall over |
| burlap | rough fabric opposite of satin |
| proximity | nearness |
| lethargy | extreme tiredness |
| peruse | read carefully |
| penance | punishment for wrongdoing |
| awning | covering outside a building |
| leach | drain away from soil, ash, or similar material by the action of liquid passing through |
| percolate | filter through a surface |
| futile | pointless |
| sapling | young tree |
| snare | trap for catching birds |
| provocation | action that makes someone annoyed |
| salve | ointment used to promote healing of skin or protection |
| exorbitant | unreasonably high price |
| douse | drench |
| itinerary | planned schedule |
| sadism | tendency to derive pressure from causing pain |
| ambiguous | open to more than one interpretation |
| latter | situated toward the end of something |
| lapel | part of jacket |
| incentive | something that motivates or encourages someone |
| waterfowl | aquatic birds |
| commotion | state of confusion and noisy disturbance |
| brusque | abrupt |
| onerous | very difficult |
| picturesque | very beautiful |
| camaraderie | mutual trust and friendship among people who spend a lot of time together |
| entourage | group of people surrounding an important person |
| cloying | overly sweet or disgusting |
| resonate | produced or filled with deep vibrating sound |
| embodiment | a form of an idea or feeling, representation of something |
| erratic | unpredictable |
| noose | a loop with a running knot |
| vexed | annoyed |
| emanate | to give or spread out |
| abberation | a mistake or something unusual that doesn't fit a pattern |
| rabid | highly emotional |
| precarious | in a risky or dangerous situation |
| vantage | a good spot to see or understand something better |
| divulge | to reveal something not supposed to be told |
| awl | sharp tool used for poking holes |
| joshing | joking |
| coercion | practice of persuading someone by threats |
| cosset | care and protect in an overindulgent way |
| derision | mockery |
| ingenious | creative |
| pestilential | contagious |
| chortling | laughing |
| hoax | trick |
| squabble | argument |
| debilitating | making someone very weak |
| sinus | cavity within a bone |
| garrote | a weapon or method used to choke or strangle someone, usually wire or rope |
| dilated | make bigger |
| hunch | lean or curl forward |
| tantamount | equal to |
| disconcerted | confused |
| circuitous | in a roundabout |
| speculate | to inference |
| telltale | sign showing hints |
| predecessor | someone that comes before you |
| grovel | lie or crawl on ground |
| surreptitiously | doing something secretively |
| admonitory | giving a warning |
| confounded | confused |
| syringe | tube or nozzle for sucking in liquid , used for healing wounds |
| sardonic | sarcastic |
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