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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| nostalgic | a longing for the past |
| brazen | bold and obvious |
| buffet | to strike a blow |
| turbid | confused and upset |
| turgid | swollen and egotistical |
| mummery | satire |
| extrinsic | not a natural part of |
| culpable | guilty |
| inextricable | tangled |
| figment | a fantasy |
| invocation | opening prayer |
| obsequies | funeral rites |
| aesthetic | artistic |
| alabaster | whitish |
| acrimony | bitterness |
| mordant | sarcastic |
| limpid | clear |
| capitulate | surrender unconditionally |
| inexorable | unstoppable |
| chicanery | deceit |
| advisement | consideration |
| aggrandizement | exaggeration or superiority |
| seraphic | angelic |
| fulsome | excessive or insincere |
| furtive | sly |
| gainsay | to deny |
| gamut | full range |
| commendatory | praise worthy |
| commensurate | proportionate |
| loquacious | talkative |
| commodious | spacious or roomy |
| commute | to reduce |
| compendium | comprehensive summary |
| inalienable | fixed or permanent |
| comport | to behave |
| compunction | guilt |
| refulgent | shiny |
| subterfuge | trickery |
| concatenate | to link |
| concordance | complete index |
| concur | to agree with |
| subversive | undermining |
| epigram | wise old saying |
| epitomize | to exemplify |
| epoch | significant period in time |
| equanimity | composure |
| equivocal | uncertain |
| succinct | to-the-point |
| imperative | essential |
| condon | to overlook |
| conflagration | raging fire |
| endorse | to support |
| enervate | to weaken |
| confluence | a junction |
| relegate | to demote |
| imperious | domineering |
| inane | silly, illogical |
| remiss | negligence |
| imperturbable | calm and serene (person) |
| confound | bewilder |
| impetus | motivational |
| ephemeral | brief, temporary |
| impious | blasphemous |
| incessant | unending |
| incipience | the beginning |
| incontrovertible | indisputable |
| indigenous | natural |
| incredulity | disbelief |
| connive | to scheme |
| connoisseur | expert |
| entail | to include |
| enthrall | to fascinate |
| recluse | loner |
| recreant | disloyal |
| rectitude | integrity |
| redolent | fragrant |
| impervious | immune to |
| sully | tarnish |
| sumptuous | lavish |
| supercilious | arrogant |
| Terms | 80 |
| Creator | AAtallah10 |
| Created | February 12, 2008 |
| Groups | None |
| Subjects | danforth, semester, vocab |
| Access | Anyone |
| Edit | Creator Only |