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Wordy Wed Fall 2025

TermDefinition
METICULOUS Showing great attention to detail.
AMBIGUOUS Open to more than one interpretation; having a double meaning.
RECALCITRANT Stubbornly uncooperative, particularly toward authority.
EUPHEMISM Mild or indirect word substituted for a harsh or embarrassing word.
GREGARIOUS Fond of company; sociable.
SATIATE To satisfy to the full; insatiable is the adjective form meaning unable to be satisfied.
INCANDESCENT Emitting light; full of passion or strong emotion.
LACONIC Using very few words.
FLIPPANT Not showing a serious or respectful attitude.
MOTIF A recurring word, phrase, image, object, symbol, or action that creates unity throughout a text.
DISCERNING Having or showing good judgment.
ACRIMONIOUS Angry and bitter; typically used to describe speech or debate.
REPROACH To express disapproval or disappointment.
DIDACTIC Intended to teach, particularly with a moral instruction as an ulterior motive.
REVERENT Showing a deep and solemn respect.
DERISIVE Expressing contempt or ridicule.
AMBIVALENT Having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas.
ERUDITE Having or showing great knowledge or learning.
SANGUINE Optimistic or positive, especially in a difficult situation.
MAUDLIN Tearfully or weakly emotional; foolishly sentimental.
ABJECT Experienced or present to the maximum degree; very severe.
AUSTERE Severe in manner or appearance; uncompromising.
PARADOX A statement that appears self-contradictory but may include a latent truth.
EPIGRAPH A short, stand-alone quote or paragraph at the beginning of a book.
IMPERIOUS Assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant.
HUBRIS An extraordinary ego; excessively proud.
HAMARTIA A fatal flaw leading to a tragic hero's downfall.
CATHARSIS An emotional discharge leading to a state of moral or spiritual renewal.
DENIGRATE To attack the reputation of; defame.
ABHORRENT Inspiring disgust and loathing.
HARBINGER A person or thing that signals the approach of another.
ZEITGEIST The defining spirit or mood of a particular period of history.
ACQUIESCE To accept something reluctantly but without protest.
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