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WWAW 21-22
Word Within A Word
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Mollify | Make Soft |
| Itchycologist | Fish Scientist |
| Circumlocution | Talking in Circles |
| Caustic | Burning |
| Polyglot | Multi-linguist |
| Discursive | Rambling |
| Egregious | Blatant |
| Gregious | Sociable |
| Depose | Topple from power |
| Abjure | Renounce |
| Adherent | Supporter |
| Confluence | A Flowing Together |
| Chiromancy | Palm Reading |
| Egomania | Self-obsession |
| Sinecure | An Easy, Lucrative Job |
| Soliloquy | Speech to Oneself |
| Oligarchy | Government by Few |
| Anagelstic | Pain Killer |
| Intransigent | Not Compromising |
| Intractable | Stubborn |
| Perspicuous | Brilliantly Clear |
| Somniferous | Bringing Sleep |
| Perfidious | Treacherous |
| Diaphanous | Semitransparent |
| Ingenuous | Innocent and Naive |
| Bellicose | Warlike |
| Malevolence | Evil Intent |
| Malediction | A Curse |
| Neologism | New Word |
| Specious | False |
| Omniscient | All Knowing |
| Monomania | Obsession with One Thing |
| Amorphous | Shapless |
| Incredulous | Not Believing |
| Magnanimous | Great Minded |
| Captious | Fault Finding |
| Anthropomorphic | Man-Shaped |
| Misanthropist | People Hater |
| Benediction | Blessing |
| Commesurate | Of Like Measure |
| Xenophobia | Fear of Foreigners |
| Prototype | First Model |
| Neophyte | Beginner |
| Preponderance | Bulk |
| Excoriate | Verbally Flog |
| Bilateral | Two Sided |
| Equivocate | To Hedge |
| Circumspect | Cautious |
| Unilateral | One Sided |
| Superfluous | Unnecessary |