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Hoen List 31-25

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WordDefinition
unilateral one-sided
neophyte begginer
omniscient all-knowing
incredulous not believing
benediction blessing
vide see
omnibus covering many things
monolithic massive and uniform
malapropism ludicrous missuse of a word
nonplussed perplexed
postlude concluding section
hierarchy ranking
portly stout
imponderable difficult to ponder
interdiction prohibition
contravene go against
altercation heated dispute
hypothecate pledge as security
alter ego second self
heterodox unorthodox
sangfroid cold-blooded composure
paterfamilias male head of family
putative thought-to-be
aver affirm or declare
megaton force of a million tons of dynamite
gregarious sociable
tangible touchable
cacophony bad noise
sacrosanct sacred
loquacious talkative
egocentric self-centered
non sequitur an idea that does not follow
impugn attack as false
perfidy breach of faith
perambulate wander through
acerbity sharpness of temper
fortissimo very loudly
forte strong point
translucent semitransparent
sotto voce in a low voice
declaim speak rhetorically
epigram witty comment
condescend lower oneself
inanimate lifeless
supersede replace
nihilism belief in nothing
retort swift reply
sedate calm
terra incognita unknown land
interstice small space
mutatis mutandis with necessary changes
ratiocination methodical thinking
pathetic fallacy ascribing feelings to things
abase to lower
obsequious servilely following
obiter dictum passing remark
introspective inward looking
exculpate free from blame
heliotropic sun-following
circumvent get around
vivacious lively
au contraire to the contrary
reify treat as real
transmogrify change form
circumambient surrounding
lycanthrope werewolf
in medias res in the middle of things
monism doctrine that reality is one
autodidact self-taught person
gastronome a gourmet or epicure
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