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Word of the Day 1130
Word of the Day Final
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| an element in experience or in artistic representation evoking pity or compassion | pathos |
| an emotion of sympathetic pity | pathos |
| assisting or designed to assist memory | mnemonic |
| drooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak | languid |
| sluggish in character or disposition : listless | languid |
| lacking force or quickness of movement : slow | languid |
| a volley of abuse or denunciation : a strongly worded attack | broadside |
| all the guns on one side of a ship; also : their simultaneous discharge | broadside |
| a sheet of paper printed usually on one side (as an advertisement) | broadside |
| having knowledge or experience | conversant |
| a mass departure : emigration | exodus |
| to direct the expression of (a desire or impulse) from a primitive to a more socially and culturally acceptable form | sublimate |
| to cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state | sublimate |
| troublesome | importunate |
| troublesomely urgent : overly persistent in request or demand | importunate |
| a person who is not a member of the clergy | layman |
| a person who does not belong to a particular profession or who is not expert in some field | layman |
| exhibiting violent or unwise speed | precipitate |
| precipitous, steep | precipitate |
| falling, flowing, or rushing with steep descent | precipitate |
| to become enclosed in a capsule | encapsulate |
| to show or express in a brief way : epitomize, summarize | encapsulate |
| to enclose in or as if in a capsule : to completely cover | encapsulate |
| marked by force and violence of movement or action | impetuous |
| marked by impulsive vehemence or passion | impetuous |
| to make a difference in treatment or favor on a basis other than individual merit | discriminate |
| to distinguish by discerning or exposing differences; especially : to distinguish from another like object | discriminate |
| to perceive a difference in : differentiate | discriminate |
| to see the special features of | discriminate |
| of, relating to, or located on or among the internal organs of the body | visceral |
| dealing with crude or elemental emotions | visceral |
| not intellectual : instinctive | visceral |
| felt in or as if in the internal organs of the body | visceral |
| to chew again what has been chewed slightly and swallowed : chew the cud | ruminate |
| to engage in contemplation : meditate | ruminate |
| a group of islands | Archipelago |
| an expanse of water with many scattered islands | Archipelago |
| tending to cause tears : mournful | lachrymose |
| given to tears or weeping : tearful | lachrymose |
| a dealer in men's clothing and accessories | haberdasher |
| a dealer in notions | haberdasher |
| tremendous in size, volume, or degree : gigantic, colossal | gargantuan |
| to give a clarifying explanation | elucidate |
| to make lucid especially by explanation or analysis | elucidate |
| marked by bad temper, malevolence, or spite | splenetic |
| of doubtful authenticity | Apocryphal |
| to make or become fit (as for a specific or new use or situation) often by modification | adapt |
| to regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless | condone |
| a throwing of something out a window. | defenestration |
| a usually swift dismissal or expulsion (as from a political party or office) | defenestration |
| to execute promptly | expedite |
| to accelerate the process or progress of: speed up | expedite |
| issue or dispatch | expedite |
| extremely or excessively particular, exacting, or meticulous in taste or standards | finicky |
| requiring much care, precision, or attentive effort | finicky |
| of or relating to the art of preaching; also : preachy | homiletic |
| to assail by words or arguments: oppose or attack as false or lacking integrity | impugn |
| a lighthearted unconcern | insouciance |
| propagandistic language marked by euphemism, circumlocution, and the inversion of customary meanings : double-talk | newspeak |
| marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness | obsequious |
| to reduce the violence (disease); to ease (symptoms) without curing the underlying disease | palliate |
| to cover by excuses and apologies | palliate |
| to moderate the intensity of | palliate |
| of acute mental vision or discernment: keen | perspicacious |
| something given or received for something | Quid pro quo |
| alleviation of grief and anxiety | solace |
| a source of relief and consolation | solace |
| a state of mental and motor inactivity with partial or total insensibility | torpor |
| apathy or dullness | torpor |
| a state of lowered physiological activity typically characterized by reduced metabolism, heart rate, respiration, and body temperature that occurs in varying degrees especially in hibernating and estivating animals | torpor |
| a lacking in smoothness or dexterity | ungainly |
| hard to handle : unwieldy | ungainly |
| having an awkward appearance | ungainly |
| using conversational style | colloquial |
| used in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation; also : unacceptably informal | colloquial |
| of or relating to a conversation, conversational | colloquial |
| usually green film formed on copper and bronze by exposure to moist air and often valued aesthetically for its color | patina |
| a surface appearance of something grown beautiful especially with age or use | patina |
| an appearance or aura that is derived from association, habit, or established character | patina |
| a superficial covering or exterior | patina |
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jamielee22
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