Question | Answer |
umbrage | shade cast by trees; foliage giving shade; offense; a vague suspcion |
surmise | to think or believe without certain supporting evidence; to conjecture or guess; likely idea that lacks definite proof |
unctuous | excessicely smooth or smig; trying too hard to give an impression of earnstness; fatty, oily |
proclivity | a natural or habitual inclination or tendency |
expiate | to make amends, make up for |
petunlant | peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset |
ingratiate | to make oneself agreeable and thus gain favor or acceptance by others |
exhort | to urge strongly |
expostulate | to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnst reasoning |
inadvertent | resulting from or marked by lack of attention; unintentional; accidental |
lurid | causing shock, horror, or revulsion; sensational; pale or sallow in color; terrible or passionate in intensity or lack of restraint |
transcend | to rise above, or beyond, exceed |
ferment | a state of great excitement, agitation, or turbulance; to be in or work into such a state |
commiserate | to sympathize with, have pity or sorrow for, share a feeling of distress |
lassitude | weariness of body or mind, lack of energy |
inveigh | to make a violent attack in words, express strong disapproval |
bombastic | pompous or overblown in language; full of high sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas |
aplomb | poise, ,assurance, great self-confidence |
provincial | pertaining to an outlying area; narrow in mind or outlook; a person with a narrow point of view |
peculate | to steal something that has been given into one's trust; to take improperly for one's one use |
appropation | the expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise; official approval |
assuage | to make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm; to put an end to, appease, satisfy, quench |
hackneyed | used so often as to lack freshness or originally |
callow | without experience; immature; not fully developed |
adventitious | resulting from chance rather than from an inherent cause or character; accidental |
sangfroid | composure or coolness especially in trying circumstances |
prerogative | a special right or privilege; a special quality showing excellence |
innuendo | a hint; indirect suggestion or reference |
interloper | one who moves in where he or she is not wanted or has no right to be, an intruder |
drivel | saliva or mucus flowing form the mouth or nose;foolish;aimless talk; to utter nonsense or childish twaddle; to waste or fritter away foolishly |
ex officio | by virtue of holding a certain office |
stringent | strict, severe; regorously or urgently binding or compelling, sharp or bitter to the taste |
coalition | a combination, union, or merger or some specific purpose |
permeate | to spread through, penetrate, soak through |
occult | mysterious, magical, supernatural; matters involving the supernatural |
hiatus | a gap, opening, break (in the sense of having an element missing) |
vitriolic | bitter, sarcastic; highly caustic or biting (like a strong hold) |
infringe | to violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds |
decadence | decline, decay or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay; excessive self-indulgence |
epitome | a summary, condensed account; represents a larger reality |
circuitous | roundabout, not direct |
noncommittal | not decisive or definite; unwilling to take a clear position or to say yes or no |
simulate | to make a pretense of, imitate; to show the outer signs |
wheedle | to use coaxing or falttery to gain some desired end |
abominate | to have an intense dislike or hatred for |
ameriorate | to improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming |
elicit | to draw forth, to bring out from some source (such as another person) |
meritorious | worhty, deserving recognition and praise |
precipitate | to fall as moisture; to hurl down from a great height; characterized by a distinct haste |
ascribe | to assign or refer to, attribute |
intrinsic | belonging to someone or something by its very nature, essential, inherent |
intercede | to plead on behalf of someone else; to seve as a third party or go-between in a disagreement |
acculturation | the modification of the social patterns, traits; the resultant blend |
nominal | existing in name only, not realtoo small to be considered taken seriously |
millennium | a period of one thousand years, a period of great joy |
jaded | wearied, wornout, dulled ( in the sense of being satiated by excessive indulgence |
enjoin | to direct or order; to prohibit |
obium | hatred, contempt |
ignoble | mean, low, base |
squeamish | inclined to nausea; easily chocked or upset |
corpulent | fat; having a large, bulky load |
bovine | resembling a cow or ox; sluggish, unresponsive |
acrimonious | stinging, bitter in temper or tone |
gauntlet | a challenge |
susceptible | open to; easily influenced |
expurgate | to remove objectionable passage or words from a written text; to purify |
disspassionate | impartial, calm, free from emotion |
perfidy | faithlessness, treachery |
disavow | to deny responsibility for or connection with |
intemperate | immoderate, lacking in self-control; inclement |
dissipate | to cause to disappear; to scatter, dispel; to spend foolishly, squander; to be extravagant in pursuit of pleasure |
dissension | disagreement, sharp difference of opinion |
impugn | to call into question, to attack as false |
hypothetical | based on an assumption or guess; used as a provisional or tentative idea to guide or direct investigation |
relegate | to place in a lower position; to assign, to refer, turn over; to banish |
abate | to make less in amount, degree, etc.; to subside, become less; to nullify; to deduct, omit |
grandious | grand in an impressive or stately way; marked by pompous affection or granduer; exaggerated |
redoubtable | inspiring fear or awe; illustrious, eminent |
stalwart | strong, sturdy, brave; a strong supporter |
mitiagte | to make milder or softer, to moderate in force or intensity |
desecrate | to commit sacrilege upon, pollute |
infraction | a breaking of a law or obligation |
cadaverous | pale, gaunt, resembling a corpse |
inconsequential | trifling, unimportant |
beneficent | performing acts of kindness or charity; confering benefits, doing good |
austere | severe or stern in manner; harsh or sour in flavor |
punctilious | very careful and exact; attentive to fine points |
pillage | to rob of goods; booty, act of looting |
crass | coarse, unfeeling; stupid |
restitution | the act of restoring someone or something to the rightful owner or to a former state or position |
vulnerable | open to attack |
prate | to talk a great deal in a foolish or aimless fashion |
reprove | to find fault with, scold, rebuke |
debase | to lower in character, quality, or value; to degrade |
disconcert | to confuse; disturb the composure of |
concoct | to create |
penury | severe poverty |
pretentious | doing for show |
adulation | extreme flattery |
novice | beginner |
nebulous | cloudlike |
dilatory | intending to delay |
recapitulate | to review a series of facts, to sum up |
culpable | deserving blame |
anathema | an object of extreme dislike |
supposition | something that is assumed or taken for granted without conclusive evidence |
torpid | sluggish; dull; inactive |
egregious | standing out in a bad way |
irresolute | RON KLOSKA (can not make up somes mind) |
equivocate | talking in a way that allows more than one interuption |
resuscitate | bring back to life |
avarice | a greedy desire |
slovenly | untidy, dirty, careless |
astute | shrewd, crafty |
evanescent | passing by |
expedite | to make easy |
consternation | dismay, confusion |
subservient | subordinent in capacity or role; submissively obiedient; seving to promote some end |
seditious | resistant to lawful authority; having the purpose of overthrowing an established government |
tenuous | thin' slender, not dense; lacking clarity or sharpness, of slight importance or significance; lacking a sound basis, poorly supported |