Elite Vocab Set 901-925
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tatztastic on August 11, 2009
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 charlatan | n. a fake; one who pretends to have expert knowledge |
| misogyny | n. hatred of women |
| putative | adj. put forth or accepted as true on inadequate grounds; supposed |
| gnarled | adj. twisted; knotty |
| remiss | adj. careless in, or negligent about, attending to a task |
| nostalgia | n. a general longing for the past or to return home |
| threadbare | adj. old and worn out |
| impinge | v. to have an effect on something, esp. a negative one; to enroach |
| masquearde | v. to wear a disguige; to put on a false appearance |
| anthropocentric | adj. interpreting everything in terms of human experience and values |
| premises | n.land and the buildings that are on it |
| arbitrate | v. to settle a dispute or a fight between two parties |
| bliss | n. perfect happiness |
| declaim | v. to recite a speech, poem etc; to announce formally |
| loathe | v. to dislike something greatly |
| chronic | adj. continuing for a long time; recurrent |
| grave | adj. serious; dignified; formal |
| obfuscate | v. to make diffucult to understand; to make indistinct |
| clemency | n. mercy, or leniency towards an offender |
| myraid | n. an indifinitely large number |
| subside | v. to settle down |
| tome | n. a large, orten scholarly book |
| androgynous | adj. having both male female characteristics |
| sheer | adj. transparently thin; complete, unmixed; nearly vertical |
| divulge | v. to reveal or make known |
| apocryphal | adj. probably untrue or true; of questionable authorship |
| discord | n. conflict or disargeement |
| seminal | adj. original and inspiring further similarefforts |
| cavalcade | n. an order of events; a procession |
| accelerate | v. to increase speed |
| lexicographer | n. a person who writes or compiles dictionaries |
| mot juste | n. exactly the right word or expression |
| compunction | n. a feeling uneasiness caused by a sense of guilt |
| appall | v. to horrify |
| rhetoric | n. persuasive or artful use of language |
| bustle | n. energetic, often noisy, activity; a stir; v. to move about energetically |
| scrupulous | adj. conscientious and exact; having principles |
| trivial | adj. of little worth or importance |
| miser | n. a greedy person who hoards money, even at the expense of personal discomfort |
| augment | v. to make greater, in size, extent, or quantity |
| axiom | n. premise; true statement; a saying |
| sequester | v. to move or set apart; to quarantine |
| sedate | adj. calm; quiet |
| assuage | v. to lessen pain or distress |
| bask | v. to enjoy a warm or pleasant feeling |
| tendentious | adj. having a bias; favoring a cause (usually in print) |
| decipher | v. to read or interpret something confusing or illegible; to convert from a code |
| hymn | n. a religious song; a song of praise |
| felicitous | adj. well chosen; appropriate |
| wry | adj. dryly humorous, with a touch of irony |
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