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EV5
Question | Answer |
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draconian | very strict laws and rules |
terse | very concise; brief |
spartan | plain; simple |
halycon | idyllically calm and tranquil |
sophistry | a deliberately misleading argument |
laconic | brief |
succinct | brief |
chimerical | a fantastic scheme; unchecked imagination |
ostracize | to deliberately exclude from a group |
impecunious | poor; penniless; not affluent |
nefarious | extremely wicked; vile |
jovial | good-humored; cheerful |
jocular | good humored; cheerful |
dirge | a funeral hymn; mournful music |
maudlin | excessively sentimental |
quixotic | foolishly impractical |
pandemonium | a wild uproar; tumult |
martinet | a strict disiplinarian |
fiasco | a complete failure |
debacle | a complete failure |
bowdlerize | to remove or delete objectionable parts of a book |
galvanize | to electrify; stir into action |
picayune | something of small value; petty; trifling |
gerrymander | to divide a district so as to give one side an advantage |
maverick | an independent person |
juggernaut | an irresistible force |
serendipity | an accidental but fortunate discovery |
zenith | the highest point |
apex | the highest point |
nadir | the lowest point |