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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Nostalgic | longing for the past |
| Brazen | bold and obvious |
| Buffet | to hit |
| Turbid | confused and upset |
| Turgid | egotistical |
| Mummery | funny skit |
| Extrinsic | not a natural part of |
| Culpable | guilty |
| Inextricable | entangled |
| Figment | fantasy |
| Invocation | opening prayer |
| Obsequies | funeral rites |
| Aesthetic | artistic |
| Alabaster | whitish |
| Acrimony | bitterness |
| Mordant | sarcastic |
| Limpid | clear, transparent |
| Capitulate | to surrender |
| Inexorable | unstoppable |
| Chicanery | trickery |
| Advisement | consideration |
| Aggrandizement | exaggeration |
| Seraphic | angelic |
| Fulsome | excessive |
| Furtive | secretive |
| Gainsay | to contradict |
| Gamut | full range |
| Commendatory | praiseworthy |
| Commensurate | corresponding |
| Loquacious | talkative |
| Commodious | spacious |
| Commute | to reduce to something less severe |
| Compendium | comprehensive summary |
| Inalienable | permanent |
| Comport | to behave |
| Compunction | regret |
| Refulgent | brilliance |
| Subterfuge | trickery or deceptive device |
| Concatenate | to unite |
| Concordance | comprehensive index |
| Concur | to agree |
| Subversive | corrupting |
| Epigram | wise old saying |
| Epitomize | to be an example of |
| Epoch | an important period in time |
| Equanimity | calmness |
| Equivocal | unclear |
| Succinct | to-the-point |
| Imperative | essential |
| Condone | to overlook |
| Conflagration | raging fire |
| Endorse | to support |
| Enervate | to weaken |
| Confluence | merging |
| Relegate | to demote |
| Imperious | bossy |
| Inane | crazy |
| Remiss | careless |
| Imperturbable | calm |
| Confound | to confuse |
| Entail | to include |
| Enthrall | to fascinate |
| Recluse | loner |
| Recreant | traitorous |
| Rectitude | integrity |
| Redolent | fragrant |
| Impervious | immune |
| Sully | to taint |
| Sumptuous | extravagant |
| Supercilious | arrogant |
| Impetus | motivation |
| Ephemeral | brief |
| Impious | unholy |
| Incessant | continuous |
| Incipience | the beginning |
| Incontrovertible | undeniable |
| Indigenous | native |
| Incredulity | disbelief |
| Connive | to plot |
| Connoisseur | expert |
| Connote | to imply |
| Consanguinity | genetics |
| Conscript | draftee |
| Biannual | twice a year |
| Biennial | every two years |
| Mercenary | soldier for hire; greedy |
| Prototype | an original model |
| Protract | to prolong |
| Mercurial | explosive |
| Metamorphosis | a drastic change |
| Metaphysical | abstract |
| Lugubrious | mournful |
| Luminous | shining |
| Blazon | to decorate |
| Mettle | courage |
| Macabre | gruesome |
| Minion | subordinate |
| Prodigal | wasteful |
| Prodigious | extraordinary |
| Capricious | unpredictable |
| Captious | overly critical |
| Circuitous | roundabout |
| Pertinacious | persistent |
| Perturbation | an upheaval |
| Pervade | to spread throughout |
| Perverse | twisted |
| Garish | gaudy |
| Garrulous | talkative; sociable |
| Germane | on topic |
| Imbroglio | misunderstanding |
| Advocation | a hobby |
| Badinage | playful chatter |
| Imminent | about to happen |
| Circumspect | careful |
| Clamber | to move clumsily |
| Castigate | to scold severely |
| Machination | a scheme |
| Magisterial | authoritative |
| Magnanimous | noble |
| Clandestine | sly |
| Terms | 120 |
| Creator | mmoreno |
| Created | January 22, 2008 |
| Groups | None |
| Subjects | None |
| Access | Anyone |
| Edit | Creator Only |
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