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Schmitz List 12
Schmitz Vocab - Word List 12
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Abysmal | very deep; very bad |
| Approbation | approval [opp. disapprobation] |
| Bentÿ(n) | inclination; aptitude |
| Cadge | get by begging |
| Debacle | disaster |
| Extemporize | speak without preparation or rehearsal |
| Incumbents | occupiers of a job or position |
| Lambaste | attack verbally |
| Noisome | disgusting |
| Pastiche | "work (usually artistic) which imitates, or is composed of parts taken from varied sources" |
| Arboreal | living in trees; concerned with trees |
| Centrifuge | device to separate substances by spinning them at high speed |
| Cloistered | isolated |
| Disabuse | make someone aware of an error in thinking |
| Engendering | causing; bringing into being |
| Intemperate | excessive; immoderate |
| Lugubrious | sad; gloomy |
| Nonplussed | confused |
| Pedagogy | science of education; teaching |
| Satiate | satisfy; fill completely |
| Slake | quench; satisfy |
| Artless | without effort; without trickery; simple |
| Comeliness | beauty; prettiness |
| Doff | take off (esp. of a hat) |
| Don | put on (esp. of clothes) |
| Erudition | learning; scholarly knowledge |
| Plaintive | sad; mournful |
| Suborn | bribe |
| Tendentious | dogmatic; biased |
| Tortuous | indirect; winding |
| Verbiage | excessive or meaningless wordiness |
| Atonement | making amends for sin or crime |
| Complaisance | flexibility; willingness to please |
| Daguerreotype | forerunner of the photograph |
| Fawn | behave in a sycophantic way; grovel |
| Gregariousness | sociability; liking for crowds |
| Nascent | emerging; newly formed |
| Paean | praise; tribute (esp. in song) |
| Reproof | scolding; criticism [reprove (v)] |
| Scurvy | 1. disease due to lack of vitamin C; 2. contemptible; rascally |
| Tutelary | serving as a guardian |
| Abscission | cutting; process causing leaves to fall off |
| Contentious | causing argument [contention (n); contend (v)] |
| Debilitating | weakening [debilitate (v)] |
| Foible | quirk; minor weakness |
| Importune | beg; solicit |
| Pertain | be relevant to |
| Slew | glut; excess |
| Toady | sycophant; flatterer |
| Torrid | hot and steamy |
| Veracious | true [veracity (n)] |
| Asperity | using harsh or critical tone |
| Blowhard | boastful person |
| Disingenuous | crafty |
| Evanescent | short-lived |
| Intangible | cannot be touched; abstract |
| Labile | changing rapidly; unstable |
| Malapropism | use of similar sounding but incorrect word |
| Postureÿ(v) | to put on an act |
| Proximate | immediate; nearest |
| Pugnacious | "aggressive, ready to fight" |
| Foreshadowed | indicated a future event |
| Gaucherie | awkwardness [gauche (a)] |
| Heterodox | unorthodox |
| Inscrutability | quality of being difficult to comprehend |
| Limerick | short amusing poem |
| Mannered | stylized; pretentious |
| Pluckÿ(n) | courage |
| Sedulous | persevering; eager and thorough |
| Syllogism | type of logical reasoning |
| Vicissitude | unexpected change in fortune or circumstances |
| Acolyte | disciple; follower or attendant |
| Admonitory | scolding |
| Caprices | whimsies; fancies |
| Cornucopia | symbol (horn filled with fruit etc.) denoting natural abundance |
| Deferential | showing respect [deference (n); defer (v)] |
| Intractability | stubbornness; resistance |
| Luminary | eminent person |
| Minion | underling; servant |
| Undergird | support; strengthen |
| Vitiate | weaken; sap energy |
| Coterie | clique; small group with common interests |
| Denigrate | decry; criticize; belittle |
| Empirical | found by experiment or practice |
| Gainsay | contradict |
| Hyperbole | exaggeration [hyperbolic (a)] |
| Modest | 1. bashful; unpretentious; 2. not excessive |
| Prolixity | wordiness [prolix (a)] |
| Rebus | puzzle in which pictures give clues |
| Sere | withered; old |
| Vulpine | "like a fox [compare withÿbovineÿ(cow-like);ÿporcineÿ(pig-like) |
| Corroborate | give supporting evidence |
| Exacerbated | made worse |
| Exactÿ(v) | to demand; extort |
| Faddish | whimsical; following a fashion |
| Hapless | unlucky |
| Misconstrue | put a wrong interpretation on something |
| Perennial | long-lasting |
| Rent | torn (past participle of the verbÿto rend) |
| Shard | fragment of pottery |
| Xenophobe | person afraid of foreigners |
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