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Stems Lists 27 - 30
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| chronic | lasting |
| hyperbole | overstatement |
| sonorous | Full sounding |
| germane | related |
| convivial | jovial, festive |
| cognomen | nickname |
| anarchist one against government | one against government |
| animadversion | criticism |
| pusillanimous | small minded |
| subterfuge | evasive dodge |
| saturnine | gloomy and remote |
| luminary | enlightening person |
| exorbitant | unreasonable |
| expatriate | banish |
| filigree | lacy design |
| eulogy | words of praise |
| sedentary | sitting |
| euphoria | joy |
| bonhomie | good naturedness |
| bona fide | good faith |
| bon vivant | indulger in luxury |
| mutable | changeable |
| status quo | the present state |
| paradigm | model |
| impute | attribute discredit |
| schism | division |
| condign | worthy |
| bootless | useless |
| interregnum | time between rulers |
| casus belli | cause for war |
| infraction | breaking |
| alumni | graduates |
| idiosyncrasy | peculiarity |
| verisimilitude | similarity to truth |
| veracity | truthfulness |
| agoraphobia | fear of openness |
| rubicund | red |
| apotheosis | raising to god status |
| precursor | forerunner |
| transpose | switch |
| invective | bitter denunciation |
| prestidigitation | sleight of hand |
| cosmology | study of the universe |
| effusion | outpouring |
| anthology | literary collection |
| posthumous | after death |
| euphony | beautiful sound |
| refractory | stubborn |
| platitude | flat trite remark |
| acrophobia | fear of heights |
| colloquy | conversation |
| viable | able to live |
| synopsis | summary |
| terra firma | solid ground |
| Russophobe | one who fears Russia |
| prognosis | medical forecast |
| polychrome | many-colored |
| philanthropy | love of mankind |
| perspicacity | insight |
| mobocracy | mob rule |
| gerontocracy | government of the old |
| magniloquence | great eloquence |
| kleptomaniac | pathological thief |
| joie de vivre | joy of living |
| in loco parentis | in place of parents |
| mundane | worldly |
| synthesis | combination |
| induction | factual reasoning |
| diction | word choice |
| disingenuous | insincere |
| nondescript | of no category |
| chronicle | a history |
| panegyric | elaborate eulogy |
| magnum opus | great work |
| comport | behave |
| expeditiously | rapidly |
| carnage | butchery |
| supercilious | scornful |
| unequivocal | direct |
| nihilism | belief in nothing |
| audiophile | stereo buff |
| entomology | insect zoology |
| emissary | messenger |
| omnifarious | of all kinds |
| invidious | causing envy |
| deduction | reasoning down from principles |
| moribund | dying |
| hagiocracy | government of saints |
| disconsolate | inconsolable |
| prolific | productive |
| fractious | unruly |
| primeval | of the first ages |
| fidelity | faithfulness |
| antediluvian | from before the Flood |
| insurgence | uprising |
| renovate | restore |
| decadent | downfallen |
| inexorable | inescapable |
| improvident | without foresight |
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