Ms. Taylor's Cumulative Vocabulary Units 12-15
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Cmgallacher on April 13, 2010
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 non sequitor | (n) an interference or conclusion that does not follow logically from the facts or premises |
| narcissism | (n) excessive self-love; absorption in oneself; vanity, egotism |
| labyrinth | (n) a bewildering maze; any confusing or complicated situation |
| fulsome | (adj) offensively insincere or excessive; disgusting, sickening |
| auger | (n) a prophet or seer OR (v) to predict, foreshadow, bode |
| impinge | (v) to encroach, intrude, or infringe upon; to make an impression upon; to strike against or collide violently |
| apposite | (adj) appropriate; suitable; apt |
| debilitate | (v) to make weak or feeble; incapacitate |
| vagary | (n) an unpredictable, erratic, or seemingly purposeless action, occurrence, or notion |
| xenophobia | (n) undue or unreasonable fear; hatred, or contempt of foreigners or strangers or of what is foreign or stranger |
| viable | (adj) capable of living or developing under normal circumstances; practical, feasible |
| rapport | (n) a close and harmonious relationship of mutual trust or affinity |
| pastiche | (n) a dramatic, musical, or literary work made up of bits and pieces from other sources, a medley; an imitation; a hodge podge |
| utilitarian | (adj) stressing practicality over other considerations; relating to the belief that what is good or desirable is determined purely by its usefulness |
| precarious | (adj) very uncertain or unstable; dangerous or risky; dependent on and liable to be lost at the will of another |
| parsimonious | (ajd) excessively frugal, miserly, stingy |
| classify | (v) to arrange or organize into categories or classes, categorize; to limit the availability of (something) to authorized persons |
| expound | (v) to elaborate; to explain in detail |
| immaculate | (adj) spotless; pure; without blemish or fault |
| bromide | (n) a platitude or cliché, or commonplace remark; a boring, unoriginal person; a sedative; any compound of bromine and another element such as sodium bromide, NaBr, or potassium bromide, KBr, both of which are sedatives |
| acerbity | (n) sourness or bitterness of taste; harshness or severity of matter or expression |
| imprecation | (n) a curse, malediction; the act of cursing |
| attrition | (n) a reduction or decrease in numbers, size or strength; the process of wearing down by friction or gradual impairment |
| ineluctable | (adj) inescapable, inevitable, not able to be avoided, changed or overcome |
| stigmatize | (v) to mark with a stigma; to brand or mark as disgraceful or ignominious |
| mercurial | (adj) changeable, volatile, fickle, flighty, erratic, inconstant, characterized by rapid and unpredictable changes of mood |
| vestige | (n) a trace or visible evidence of something that once existed but now is lost or vanished |
| resplendent | (adj) shining or gleaming brilliantly; splendid or magnificent |
| complement | (n) something that completes a whole; that which is needed to make a whole; a counterpart (v) to complete |
| cynical | (adj) skeptical, negative, bitterly or seemingly distrustful and pessimistic believing only selfishness motivates human actions |
| naïve | (adj) inexperienced, unsophisticated, gullible, simple, unrealistic due to not yet seeing the harsh adult world; blindly optimistic; characterized by naivety |
| palliate | (v0 to mitigate, extenuate, alleviate; to excuse or make less serious or severe by glossing over; to relieve without actually curing |
| volition | (n) free will, discretion; the power to choose; the act of deciding |
| sub rosa | (adv) in secret; confidently; privately (adj) secretive |
| apogee | (n) the point in the orbit of a heavenly body or artificial satellite farthest from the earth; pinnacle, apex, zenith, peak, the farthest or highest point |
| cull | (v) to pick out or select; to gather or collect |
| apropos | (adj) appropriate, opportune (adv) at the right time; relevantly |
| contretemps | (n) an inopportune or embarrassing occurrence; a mishap |
| dogmatic | (adj) certain of the truth of unprovable ideas; inclined to state opinions as if they were indisputable facts |
| enumerate | (v) to list; to mention separately as if in counting; name one by one |
| Coalesce | to blend together, fuse, or form |
| Derisive | Disdainful, contemptuous, scornful, mocking |
| Convolution | a rolled up coiled condition, a rolling up or twisting together |
| Truncate | to shorten by as if cutting off |
| Probity | complete and confirmed honestly, virtue honor and integrity |
| Noxious | harmful to physical health. morally computing |
| Unimpeachable | beyond doubt or reproach, above suspension, impossible to discredit |
| Licentious | morally or sexually unrestrained, no regard for rules |
| Polemic | controversy, an argument, an aggressive attack |
| Repartee | a swift witty reply, banter |
| Populous | population, full of people, filled to capacity, densely populated. |
| Supervene | to take place or occur as something additional or unexpected |
| Mete | to distribute apportion by or as if by measure into a lot, |
| Curmudgeon | bad tempered, grumpy, cantankerous |
| Beguile | to mislead or deceive from tricky flattery, to charm and divert |
| Ascetic | practicing strict self-denial monks one who expresses religious devotion |
| Adumbrate | to outline or sketch broadly, faint image of |
| Apotheosis | stubbornly or willful, disobedient or rebellious |
| contumacious | evaluation of a person to the rank of a god, celebrity |
| Burgeon | to grow or develop quickly flourish thrive |
| Didactic | intended to teach; morally instructive |
| hauteur | haughtiness of bearing or attitude |
| jeremiad | an elaborate or prolonged lamentation; any tale of woe |
| unscrupulous | unrestrained, without scruples or principles; not honorable |
| juxapose | to place side by side |
| antithesis | the opposition or contrast of ideas |
| faux pas | a slip in manners or conduct; a social blunder |
| disingenuous | lacking genuine candor; insincere |
| fulminate | to denounce or condemn vehemently; to explode, detonate |
| pedantic | marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects |
| exculpate | to clear from a charge of guilt or fault; free from blame; vindicate |
| magnanimous | noble; generous in forgiving; free from petty feelings or acts |
| reiterate | to say, state, or perform again |
| anon | At another time, later, soon, in a short time. |
| strident | loud, harsh, shrill; unpleasant sounding |
| uncanny | strange, mysterious, weird, beyond explanation |
| admonition | gentle reproof; counseling against a fault or error |
| glib | marked by lack of intellectual depth or preparation |
| euphemism | substitution of an inoffensive term for one that is offensive |
| affectation | unnatural or artificial behavior, usually to impress |
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