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WWW List 23 big word
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| perspicuous | brilliantly clear |
| egomania | self-obsession |
| cacophony | bad noise |
| congenital | at birth |
| acronym | initials-name |
| androgynous | masculine and feminine |
| sacrosanct | sacred |
| prescience | foreknowledge |
| abrogate | annul |
| loquacious | talkative |
| disputatious | argumentative |
| intercede | mediate |
| circumscribed | limited |
| enumerate | to list |
| anomaly | abnormality |
| diatribe | abusive criticism |
| incisive | sharp |
| pugnacious | combative |
| revoke | cancel |
| recant | retract |
| pedagogue | teacher |
| ethnocentrism | racial or cultural prejudice |
| cryptologist | code breaker |
| preclude | foreclose |
| demagogue | corrupt politician |
| tangible | touchable |
| egocentric | self-centered |
| soliloquy | speech to oneself |
| sinecure | easy lucrative job |
| mollify | make soft |
| abjure | renounce |
| oligarchy | government of the few |
| intransigent | not compromising |
| ingenuous | innocent and naive |
| gregarious | sociable |
| analgesic | pain killer |
| neologism | new word |
| xenophobia | fear of foreigners |
| amorphous | shapeless |
| prototype | first model |
| incredulous | not believing |
| malevolence | evil intent |
| commensurate | of like measure |
| captious | fault-finding |
| bilateral | two-sided |
| preponderance | bulk |
| specious | false |
| monomania | obsession with one thing |
| omniscient | all-knowing |
| neophyte | beginner |
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