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Vocab Week 3
abstain - yen (pg. 63-82)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| somnolent | adj. sleepy, drowsy |
| sedulous | adj. working hard and steadily; diligent |
| redoubtable | adj. fearsome; formidable |
| redolent | adj. aromatic; fragrant; suggestive |
| recant | v. to formally take back a previous statement |
| quotidian | adj. daily; customary; boring |
| puerile | adj. childish; foolishly immature |
| precipitous | adj. resembling a cliff; extreme in some way done suddenly and without consideration |
| peerage | n. the nobility |
| paucity | n. smallness of number/scarcity of amount |
| patrimony | n. property inherited from one's father or other ancestor |
| parochial | adj. restricted; limited; narrow; local |
| pariah | n. a social outcast |
| paragon | n. a model of excellence |
| ossify | v. to stop developing; to become stagnant or rigid, as bone |
| noisome | adj. unpleasant, offensive, esp. to the sense of smell |
| missive | n. a written message |
| maudlin | adj. excessively sentimental |
| lascivious | adj. lustful |
| intransigent | adj. refusing to compromise or agree |
| interlocutor | n. someone who takes part in a conversation, esp. formally |
| insuperable | adj. impossible to overcome |
| impetus | n. an impending or originating force; something that pushes you to begin |
| idiosyncrasy | n. a particular, peculiar, or eccentric trait |
| husband | v. to use sparingly; to conserve |
| hirsute | adj. having excessive body hair |
| harrowing | adj. very distressing; painful |
| gauche | adj. socially awkward |
| exhort | v. to urge strongly |
| engender | v. to beget; to cause; to promote |
| edify | v. to instruct or improve (someone) morally or intellectually |
| disseminate | v. to scatter widely; (of information) to make known |
| cynosure | n. the center of attention |
| constituent | n. an essential part |
| circumlocution | n. an indirect or wordy way of expressing an idea |
| cantonment | n. the part of the town or district in which the troops are quartered |
| bereft | adj. devoid of, without |
| beatific | adj. showing joy or saintliness |
| abjure | v. to reject, renounce |
| yen | n. a longing or yearning for something |
| visceral | adj. instinctive; relating to the internal organs |
| vicarious | adj. felt as if one were taking part in the experiences of another |
| verve | n. energy in movement; exuberance |
| variegated | adj. distinctly marked with different colors; diverse |
| unstinting | adj. not holding back; marked by lavish overabundance |
| turgid | adj. swollen, as from fluid; excessively ornate or complex in style |
| tortuous | adj. winding, twisted |
| tendentious | adj. having a bias; favoring a cause (usually in print) |
| temporize | v. to act evasively in order to gain time |
| subvert | v. to corrupt; to overthrow completely |
| spurious | adj. not genuine; false |
| soporific | adj. promoting sleep |
| sophistry | n. the use of fallacious arguments, esp. with the intention of deceiving |
| vilify | v. speak or write about in an abusively negative manner |
| verbose | adj. wordy |
| vacuous | adj. lacking substance or intelligence |
| tout | v. to solicit customers; to praise or recommend highly |
| temperance | n. moderation in action or thought |
| swarthy | adj. of dark color or complexion |
| strident | adj. loud and harsh; often grating and discordant; hard on the ears |
| statuesque | adj. unusually large or outstanding in carriage and/or demeanor |
| sordid | adj. extremely dirty; morally corrupt |
| self-aggrandizing | adj. enhancing or exaggerating one's own importance, power, or reputation |
| scrupulous | adj. morally careful; conscientious and exact; having principles |
| scruple | n. a moral principle that restrains actions |
| sardonic | adj. bitterly sneering; mocking; sarcastic |
| salutary | adj. beneficial; favorable to health |
| salient | adj. important, prominent, most noticeable |
| repartee | n. a quick, witty reply; a series of such replies |
| reiterate | v. to repeat; to occur again |
| rankle | v. to cause persistent irritation |
| querulous | adj. inclined to find fault; complaining; full of complaint |
| purport | v. to claim, esp. falsely |
| pugnacious | adj. combative, quick to fight |
| phlegmatic | adj. having a calm, sluggish temperament; unemotional |
| philistine | n. a narrow-minded person with no interest in the arts |
| pejorative | adj. insulting or offensive; downgrading, demeaning |
| pedantic | adj. putting unnecessary stress on minor or purely academic knowledge |
| pauper | n. one who is extremely poor, esp. one living on public charity |
| parlance | n. mode of speech |
| paraphernalia | n. miscellaneous articles of equipment or adornment |
| parable | n. a brief narrative founded on real scenes or events, usually with a moral |
| officious | adj. assertive of authority in an annoyingly domineering way, esp. with regard to petty or trivial matters |
| niggardly | adj. stingy; wanting to save money |
| nebulous | adj. unclear; vague |
| myriad | n. an indefinitely large number/ adj. very large in number |
| matinee | n. an entertainment (esp. theatrical) held in the daytime |
| machination | n. an artful or secret plot or scheme |
| liable | adj. legally obligated; also, likely (with reference to an unfavorable outcome) |
| injunction | n. a court order requiring or prohibiting an action |
| infirmity | n. a physical, mental, or moral weakness or flaw |
| incisive | adj. keen or penetrating in thought or expression |
| implode | v. to violently collapse inward |
| impasse | n. a dead-end |
| hemorrhage | n. discharge of blood from a ruptured or wounded blood vessel |
| gesticulate | v. to make gestures, esp. while speaking |
| foible | n. a minor weakness of character |
| flue | n. a smoke-duct in a chimney |
| extrapolate | v. to predict by extending known information |
| espy | v. to keep close watch |
| ensconce | v. to settle securely or snugly |
| electorate | n. the total group of qualified voters |
| dour | adj. stern, joyless |
| disrepute | n. the state or condition of being held in low regard |
| detriment | n. injury or damage |
| demographics | n. the distribution of human population groups |
| craven | adj. cowardly; contemptibly timid |
| corollary | n. a natural consequence or effect; a deduction or an inference |
| cordial | adj. warm, sincere, friendly, and gracious |
| contravene | v. to act counter to; violate |
| concerted | adj. planned or accomplished together |
| commiserate | v. to express or feel sympathy or pity |
| commensurate | adj. equal in proportion; having the same size, duration, etc. |
| chattel | n. any article of personal property (often applied to slaves) |
| carouse | v. to party, celebrate |
| apposite | adj. appropriate |
| amorous | adj. feeling strong attraction, esp. sexual |
| allude | v. to refer incidentally, or by suggestion |
| alabaster | n. a white stone, used as a symbol for whiteness |
| aegis | n. a protection; sponsorship |
| ado | n. trouble; fuss |
| accretion | n. slow growth in size or amount |
| versatile | adj. competent in many things |
| radical | adj. favoring fundamental or extreme change; relating to roots or origins |
| office | n. a duty or function assigned to someone |
| multifarious | adj. many and of various types |
| domestic | adj. relating to the home or family; relating to one's own country |
| champion | v. to support or defend |
| bale | n. a large package prepared for transportation or storage |
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