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Schmitz list 15
vocab list - major tests - word list 15
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Abraded | worn away; eroded |
| Apposite | fitting; suitable |
| Diatribe | tirade; violent denunciation; stream of criticism |
| Gerontocracy | government by the aged |
| Maculated | spotted |
| Quisling | traitor |
| Sedulity | thoroughness; perseverance |
| Seine | type of fishing net |
| Tender | to offer |
| Waffle | talk nonsense |
| Burlesque | 1. comic play; 2. lampoon |
| Exemplar | model type |
| Homiletics | art of preaching and giving sermons |
| Impugn | challenge; question someone’s honor etc. |
| Incubus | encumbrance; nightmarish thing |
| Lope | run with long strides |
| Macerate | soften or break up by soaking; weaken |
| Nostrum | remedy |
| Saw | 1. tool for cutting; 2. wise saying |
| Sibyl | prophetess |
| Brook | 1. small stream; 2. tolerate |
| Emboss | decorate with a raised design |
| Eschew | shun; avoid |
| Limpid | transparently clear |
| Liturgy | form of worship |
| Nexus | connection |
| Odometer | instrument to measure distance covered |
| Purchase | 1. grip; 2. buy |
| Quotidian | daily; routine |
| Seminal | essential; formative |
| Agog | amazed; wide-eyed with enthusiasm |
| Amortize | pay off a debt in installments |
| Curmudgeon | grumpy person |
| Dormancy | state of inactivity |
| Efficacy | effectiveness |
| Epithet | phrase used as a label or to express the essential nature of |
| Figurehead | symbol of power; nominal leader |
| Fracas | fight; disturbance |
| Jamb | door post |
| Milk | to squeeze; obtain by application of pressure |
| Chorales | simple hymns |
| Dissonance | discord; disagreement |
| Frieze | decorative border |
| Gist | essence; main point |
| Latent | hidden; real but undeveloped |
| Partiality | bias |
| Plodding | walking slowly and heavily; uninspired |
| Rekindle | relight; revive |
| Symphony | type of musical composition |
| Tarnished | made dull; spoil (reputation) |
| Compromised | 1. damaged or put in doubt (esp. of reputation); 2. reached an agreement by giving up part of a claim |
| Drabness | dullness |
| Endow | give gift; provide with money etc. |
| Esoterica | obscure details |
| Falters | hesitates |
| Prattle | mindless talk |
| Prohibitive | 1. prohibiting; 2. exorbitantly expensive |
| Purist | conservative; one who insists on correct forms of language etc. |
| Quack | charlatan; fake |
| Taunt | mock; tease |
| Arresting (a) | attracting attention; striking |
| Barrage | extended gunfire to cover an attack; dam across river; deluge or information etc. |
| Chantey | type of song sung by sailors |
| Ferrous | concerned with iron or its compounds |
| Manipulative | scheming |
| Orate | speak in a pompous manner |
| Psychosis | severe mental disturbance |
| Savor | enjoy |
| Table (v) | put down for future discussion |
| Underwrite | give guarantee, insure |
| Dissident | person who disagrees |
| Enigmatic | puzzling |
| Foolhardy | reckless |
| Homogeneity | evenness; uniformity |
| Personification | 1. represent something as a person; 2. a concrete example of |
| Plaque | 1. surface deposit on teeth or in artery etc.; 2. decorative plate or sign |
| Plausibility | believability |
| Resilience | resistance; ability to spring back [resilience (a)] |
| Trilogy | set of three (literary works etc.); tetralogy |
| Vagary | something unaccountable; freak |
| Aisle | corridor; passageway (esp. between rows of seats) |
| Discountenance | disallow |
| Imperative | must be obeyed |
| Indigent | poor; needy [indigence (n)] |
| Nadir | lowest point |
| Paranoia | mental state characterized by delusions or excessive fear |
| Prudence | caution; wisdom |
| Resuscitation | revival from unconsciousness [resuscitate (v)] |
| Shirk | avoid (esp. work) |
| Teetotalism | total abstinence from alcohol |
| Balm | soothing ointment or anything soothing [balmy (a)] |
| Calibrate | mark an accurate scale on a device |
| Cataclysmic | violently disruptive [cataclysm (n)] |
| Impropriety | inappropriate behavior |
| Pith | center; soft part of stem; essence |
| Primordial | present from the beginning of time |
| Reconnaissance | examination or survey conducted in advance [reconnoiter (v)] |
| Sinistral | left-handed (or counterclockwise) [dextral - right handed] |
| Tempers | moderates |
| Undermine | subvert; attempt to overthrow |
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