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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| equivocate | to hedge |
| superfluous | unnecessary |
| bilateral | two-sided |
| unilateral | one-sided |
| circumspect | cautious |
| commensurate | of like measure |
| malevolence | evil intent |
| neophyte | beginner |
| misanthropist | people-hater |
| bellicose | warlike |
| captious | fault-finding |
| neologism | new word |
| malediction | a curse |
| incredulous | not believing |
| omniscient | all-knowing |
| monomania | obsession with one thing |
| specious | false |
| excoriate | verbally flog |
| prototype | first model |
| xenophobia | fear of foreigners |
| benediction | blessing |
| amorphous | shapeless |
| preponderance | bulk |
| magnanimous | great-minded |
| anthropomorphic | man-shaped |
| mollify | soften |
| ichthyologist | fish scientist |
| polyglot | multi-linguist |
| diaphanous | semitransparent |
| somniferous | bringing sleep |
| sinecure | an easy lucrative job |
| soliloquy | speech to oneself |
| adherent | supporter |
| abjure | renounce |
| caustic | burning |
| confluence | a flowing together |
| depose | topple from power |
| egomania | self-obsession |
| egregious | blatant |
| analgesic | painkiller |
| chiromancy | palm reading |
| oligarchy | government of the few |
| intractable | stubborn |
| intransigent | not compromising |
| perfidious | treacherous |
| perspicuous | brilliantly clear |
| ingenuous | innocent and naive |
| circumlocution | talking in circles |
| gregarious | sociable |
| discursive | rambling |
| egocentric | self-centered |
| tangible | touchable |
| demagogue | corrupt politician |
| preclude | foreclose |
| cryptologist | code breaker |
| ethnocentrism | racial or cultural prejudice |
| pedagogue | teacher |
| recant | retract |
| revoke | cancel |
| pugnacious | combative |
| incisive | sharp |
| diatribe | abusive criticism |
| anomoly | abnormality |
| enumerate | to list |
| circumscribed | limited |
| intercede | mediate |
| disputatious | argumentative |
| loquacious | talkative |
| abrogate | annul |
| prescience | foreknowledge |
| sacrosanct | sacred |
| androgynous | masculine and feminine |
| acronym | initials-name |
| congenital | at birth |
| cacophony | bad noise |
| advocate | speak for |
| ponderous | weighty |
| retribution | revenge |
| android | robot |
| infidel | unbeliever |
| resurgence | rising again |
| punctilious | precise in conduct |
| condescend | lower oneself |
| collateral | side by side |
| irrevocable | beyond recall |
| elucidate | explain |
| epigram | witty comment |
| eccentricity | oddness |
| cognizant | aware |
| stringent | binding |
| anthropoid | manlike |
| diffident | shy |
| pandemonium | demonic clamor |
| urbane | sophisticated |
| tractable | docile |
| supersede | replace |
| temporize | delay |
| somnambulist | sleepwalker |
| sanguinary | bloody |
| inanimate | lifeless |
| introspective | inward looking |
| intervene | come between |
| syndrome | complex of symptoms |
| subordinate | lower |
| dissonant | inharmonious |
| belligerent | warring |
| credible | believable |
| impending | overhanging |
| polyphonic | multi-melodic |
| exculpate | free from blame |
| euphemism | pleasant name |
| benefactor | helper |
| megalomania | delusions of greatness |
| magnate | powerful person |
| vivacious | lively |
| heliotropic | sun-following |
| amour-propre | self-love |
| octagenarian | an eighty-year-old |
| cognoscenti | those who know |
| surfeit | excess |
| primate | apes, monkeys, or humans |
| pellucid | crystal clear |
| circumvent | get around |
| hemiplegia | paralysis on one side |
| narcolepsy | attacks of sleep |
| delineate | to outline |
| emollient | softener |
| retrograde | backward |
| melancholy | dark sadness |
| intracranial | within the skull |
| cardiovascular | of the heart and vessels |
| epiphany | revelation |
| histology | study of living tissue |
| perihelion | orbital point nearest the sun |
| inherent | built-in |
| plutocracy | government of the wealthy |
| sine qua non | essential element |
| corpulent | full-bodied |
| dichotomy | two-part division |
| pathological | diseased |
| cryptic | having hidden meaning |
| isosceles | having two equal sides |
| pathogen | disease-causer |
| vociferous | loudly-voiced |
| rectify | correct |
| sanctimonious | affectedly holy |
| tortuous | twisting |
| rectilinear | right-angled |
| metamorphosis | change of shape |
| petroglyph | rock carving |
| chronic | lasting |
| hyperbole | overstatement |
| sonorous | full-sounding |
| germane | related |
| convivial | festive and jovial |
| cognomen | nickname |
| anarchist | one against government |
| animadversion | criticism |
| pusillanimous | small-minded |
| subterfuge | evasive dodge |
| saturnine | gloomy and remote |
| luminary | enlightening person |
| exorbitant | unreasonable |
| expatriate | banish |
| filigree | lacy design |
| eulogy | words of praise |
| sedentary | sitting |
| euphoria | joy |
| bonhomie | good-naturedness |
| bona fide | good faith |
| bon vivant | indulger in luxury |
| mutable | changeable |
| impute | attribute discredit |
| status quo | the present state |
| paradign | model |
| schism | division |
| bootless | useless |
| rubicund | red |
| apotheosis | raising to god status |
| precursor | forerunner |
| transpose | switch |
| invective | bitter denunciation |
| prestidigitation | sleight of hand |
| cosmology | study of the universe |
| effusion | outpouring |
| anthology | literary collection |
| posthumous | after death |
| euphony | beautiful sound |
| refractory | stubborn |
| platitude | flat trite remark |
| acrophobia | fear of heights |
| agoraphobia | fear of openness |
| veracity | truthfulness |
| verisimilitude | similarity to truth |
| idiosyncrasy | peculiarity |
| alumni | graduates |
| causus belli | cause of war |
| interregnum | time between rulers |
| infraction | breaking |
| condign | worthy |
| colloquy | conversation |
| viable | able to live |
| synopsis | summary |
| terra firma | solid ground |
| sanction | authorize |
| russophobe | one who fears russia |
| prognosis | medical forecast |
| polychrome | many-colored |
| philanthropy | love of mankind |
| perspicacity | insight |
| mobocracy | mob rule |
| gerontocracy | government of the old |
| magniloquence | great eloquence |
| kelptomaniac | pathological thief |
| joie de vivre | joy of living |
| in loco parentis | in place of parents |
| mundane | worldly |
| synthesis | combination |
| unequivocal | direct. |
| nihilism | belief in nothing |
| audiophile | stereo buff |
| entomology | insect zoology |
| omnifarous | of all kinds |
| invidious | envy causing |
| deduction | reasoning down from principles |
| induction | factual reasoning |
| hagiocracy | government of the saints |
| diction | word choice |
| disconsolate | inconsolable |
| disingenuous | insincere |
| fractious | unruly |
| nondescript | of no category |
| prolific | productive |
| chronicle | a history |
| primeval | of the first ages |
| panegyric | elaborate eulogy |
| fidelity | faithfulness |
| magnum opus | great work |
| antediluvian | from before the flood |
| comport | behave |
| insurgence | uprising |
| expeditiously | rapidly |
| renovate | restore |
| carnage | butchery |
| decadent | downfallen |
| supercilious | scornful |
| inexorable | inescapable |
| emissary | messenger |
| improvident | without foresight |
| moribund | dying |
| Terms | 250 |
| Creator | woojoo |
| Created | April 20, 2008 |
| Group | Amador Valley |
| Subjects | None |
| Access | Anyone |
| Edit | Group: Amador Valley |