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Vocabulary
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| callow | (adj.) inexperienced or immature |
| ameliorate | (v.) to make a bad situation better |
| serendipity | (n.) to find something good without looking for it |
| backpfeifgesicht | (n.) a person who needs to be slapped |
| jayus | (adj.) a joke so unfunny and poorly told that you can't help but laugh |
| alexithymia | (n.) an inability to describe emotions in a verbal manner |
| evanesce | (v.) to slowly disappear or fade away |
| indelible | (adj.) impossible to erase or forget |
| salience | (n.) noticability or importance |
| espy | (v.) to suddenly see or notice something |
| plethoric | (adj.) having a large quantity of something |
| confute | (v.) to show something is not true |
| repartee | (n.) quick and clever reply |
| jocose | (adj.) in a playful way |
| insipid | (adj.) dull and boring |
| taciturn | (adj.) quiet, silent, or not talkative |
| occult | (adj.) hidden, not easily seen |
| fealty | (n.) being faithful and devoted |
| guileless | (adj.) honest and straightforward |
| nonplussed | (adj.) very confused and doesn't know what to do |
| mendacious | (adj.) a lying or false character |
| veracious | (adj.) always telling the truth |
| lachrymose | (adj.) sad, easily brought to tears |
| pulchritude | (n.) a physical beauty |
| desultory | (adj.) jumping from one thing to another, disconnected |
| preponderance | (adj.) superiority in importance or quantity |
| latitudinarian | (n.) a person who is open-minded and tolerant |
| opprobrium | (n.) shameful act, public disgrace |
| abnegation | (n.) denial of comfort to one's self |
| melioration | (n.) making something better or improving it |
| sagacity | (n.) the quality of having or showing good judgement, wisdom, or shrewdness |
| recalcitrant | (adj,) defiant and unapologetic |
| analeptic | (adj.) boosting of the brain's alertness and energy |
| analycity | (n.) the quality of being logical and clear |
| philharmonic | (adj.) loves or appreciates music |
| exegeses | (n.) detailed explanation of a text |
| waul | (v.) to make loud and high-pitched sounds |
| adjuration | (n.) a strong, earnest request |
| benison | (n.) a special or kind favor |
| egalite | (n.) the fairness and equality for everyone |
| descry | (v.) to see or notice something |
| mien | (n.) how someone looks or acts |
| cede | (v.) to give ownership or control to someone else |
| myriad | (adj.) having a large number or amount of something |
| caprice | (n.) a sudden change of mood or behavior |
| emulous | (adj.) wanting to be better than others |
| sybarite | (n.) someone who loves pleasure and luxury |
| sordid | (adj.) deranged, crazy |
| salubrity | (n.) the state of being healthy and refreshed |
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