Lists 14-18 Combined
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128 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 ancillary | subordinate, subsidiary |
| antediluvian | of or relating to the period before the Biblical flood, a very old (or old fashioned) person |
| propinquity | nearness of blood or in place or time |
| apocryphal | of doubtful authenticity, fictitious |
| venal | capable of being bought, corrupt |
| pariah | one that is despised or rejected |
| venial | pardonable |
| perfidious | disloyal |
| viable | capable of developing adequately |
| tacit | implied |
| matriculate | to enroll as a member of a body and especially of a college or university, enroll as a student |
| inert/inertia | lacking the power to move |
| curtail | to make less by as if by cutting off or away some part |
| polyglot | containing matter in several languages |
| bonhomie | good-natured |
| gist | the main point or essence |
| dissonance | lack of agreement |
| impetus | a driving force |
| proselytize | to recruit someone |
| dissemble | to hide under a false appearance |
| expansive | friendly and open and willing to talk |
| peccadillo | a slight offense |
| incertitude | uncertainty |
| flout/flaunt | to display ostentatiously |
| synergy | a total greater than the sum of its parts |
| heinous | shockingly brutal or cruel |
| feign | to pretend |
| paragon | model of perfection |
| decadence | moral decay or decline |
| unremitting | constant |
| exculpate | free from blame |
| pedant | one who flaunts learning |
| pedantic | tending to show off one's learning |
| virago | a domineering or aggressive woman |
| insidious | intended to entrap; sneaky |
| derigueur | strictly required as by etiquette |
| gesticulate | to make gestures for emphasis |
| innocuous | harmless or inoffensive |
| ambivalent | undecided |
| argot | slang |
| excoriate | to criticize severely |
| predilection | a strong liking |
| cajole | to coax |
| officious | too helpful; meddlesome |
| prototype | a standard or typical example |
| demur | to question or oppose |
| demure | modest and reserved |
| mollify | to calm or soothe |
| schism | a division; a split; a break |
| asperity | harshness |
| lacerate | cut or tear irregularly; mangle |
| impromptu | without advance preparation |
| monomania | obsession with one thing |
| dilettante | an amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledge |
| jeremiad | a long and mournful complaint |
| misnomer | an incorrect or inappropriate name |
| myopia | nearsightedness |
| myopic | nearsighted |
| abstain | to choose not to do something |
| acclimate | to get used to something |
| traduce | to slander someone's reputation |
| endemic | confined to a particular country or area |
| nugatory | worthless |
| scurrilous | vulgar |
| arcane | known or understood by only a few |
| bromide | a trite or obvious remark |
| corroborate | to support with evidence |
| martinet | a strict disciplinarian |
| insatiable | incapable of being satisfied |
| germinate | to cause to grow or sprout |
| reverie | a daydream |
| intelligentsia | the highly educated |
| enormity | extreme wickedness |
| amenable | open to change or influence |
| expedite | to speed up |
| replete | fill to satisfaction |
| nominal | existing in name only |
| banal | unoriginal |
| torpor | extreme mental and physical sluggishness; lethargic |
| emeritus | retired but retaining title |
| indefatigable | tireless, incapable of being fatigued |
| puerile | childish or immature |
| soporific | causing sleep |
| preeminence | superiority |
| fallacious | misleading |
| pejorative | disparaging, belittling, insulting |
| altruism | unselfish concern for the welfare of others; selflessness |
| indolent | habitually lazy or inactive |
| inimical | hostile; unfriendly |
| leery | wary, suspicious |
| modicum | a small amount |
| discursive | rambling |
| lucid | clear; easily understandable |
| sangfroid | composure or coolness |
| execrable | utterly detestable |
| quixotic | idealistic but impractical |
| inalienable | not able to be taken away |
| temerity | rashness, boldness |
| temerarious | daring, rash, reckless |
| maudlin | insincerely emotional |
| charlatan | one who pretends to have knowledge in order to swindle others |
| inchoate | in an initial stage; not fully formed |
| chasm | a deep, gaping hole; a gorge |
| importune | to beg |
| inopportune | coming at a bad time |
| fractious | easily irritated or annoyed |
| nettlesome | causing irritation or annoyance |
| querulous | habitually complaining |
| quid pro quo | something given in exchange or return for something else |
| surfeit | excess |
| jaded | wearied, worn-out, dulled |
| capricious | changeable |
| trepidation | fear, anxiety |
| splenetic | bad-tempered, irritable |
| ubiquitous | present or existing everywhere |
| prevarication | lying, deviation from the truth |
| recalcitrant | stubbornly disobedient, resisting authority |
| truncate | to shorten |
| spartan | marked by simplicity and lack of luxury |
| punctilious | very careful and exact |
| slough | to cast off |
| pandemonium | chaos |
| calumny | a malicious attack |
| non sequitur | something that does not logically follow |
| ersatz | fake or artificial |
| chary | exercising caution; hesitant |
| egregious | extremely bad |
| desecrate | to treat with disrespect |
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