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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| amorphous | shapeless |
| anthropomorphic | man-shaped |
| bellicose | warlike |
| benediction | blessing |
| bilateral | two-sided |
| captious | fault-finding |
| circumspect | cautious |
| commensurate | of like measure |
| equivocate | to hedge |
| excoriate | verbally flog |
| incredulous | not believing |
| magnanimous | great-minded |
| malediction | a curse |
| malevolence | evil intent |
| misanthropist | people-hater |
| monomania | obsession with one thing |
| neologism | new-word |
| neophyte | beginner |
| omniscient | all-knowing |
| preponderance | bulk |
| prototype | first model |
| specious | false |
| superfluous | unnecessary |
| unilateral | one-sided |
| xenophobia | fear of foreigners |
| abjure | renounce |
| adherent | supporter |
| analgesic | pain-killer |
| caustic | burning |
| chiromancy | palm reading |
| circumlocution | talking in circles |
| confluence | flowing together |
| depose | topple from power |
| diaphanous | semitransparent |
| discursive | rambling |
| egomania | self-obsession |
| egregrarious | blatant |
| gregarious | sociable |
| ichthyoligist | fish-scientist |
| ingenuous | innocent and naive |
| intransigent | not compromising |
| intractable | stubborn |
| mollify | make soft |
| oligarchy | government by few |
| perfidious | treacherous |
| perspicuous | brilliantly clear |
| polyglot | multi-linguist |
| sinecure | an easy lucrative job |
| soliloquy | speech to oneself |
| somniferous | bringing sleep |
| abrogate | annul |
| acronym | initials-name |
| androgynous | male or female |
| anomaly | abnormality |
| cacophony | bad noise |
| circumscribed | limited |
| congenial | at birth |
| cryptologist | code breaker |
| demagogue | corrupt politician |
| diatribe | abusive criticism |
| disputatious | argumentative |
| egocentric | self-centered |
| enumerate | to list |
| ethnocentrism | racial or cultural prejudice |
| incisive | sharp |
| intercede | mediate |
| loquacious | talkative |
| pedagogue | teacher |
| preclude | foreclose |
| prescience | foreknowledge |
| pugnacious | combative |
| recant | retract |
| revoke | cancel |
| sacrosanct | sacred |
| tangible | touchable |
| advocate | speak for |
| android | robot |
| anthropoid | manlike |
| cognizant | aware |
| collateral | side by side |
| condescend | lower oneself |
| diffident | shy |
| eccentricity | oddness |
| elucidate | explain |
| epigram | witty comment |
| inanimate | lifeless |
| infidel | unbeliever |
| irrevocable | beyond recall |
| pandemonium | demonic clamor |
| ponderous | weighty |
| punctilious | precise in conduct |
| resurgence | rising again |
| retribution | revenge |
| sanguinary | bloody |
| somnambulist | sleepwalker |
| stringent | binding |
| supersede | replace |
| temporize | delay |
| tractable | docile |
| urbane | sophisticated |
| amour-propre | self-love |
| belligerent | warring |
| benefactor | helper |
| circumvent | get around |
| cognoscenti | those who know |
| credible | believable |
| dissonant | inharmonious |
| euphenism | pleasant name |
| exculpate | free from blame |
| heliotropic | sun-following |
| hemiplegia | paralysis on one side |
| impending | overhanging |
| intervene | come between |
| introspective | inward looking |
| magnate | powerful person |
| megalomania | delusions of greatness |
| narcolepsy | attacks of sleep |
| octagenarian | an eighty-year-old |
| pellucid | crystal clear |
| polyphonic | multi-melodic |
| primate | monkeys, apes, humans |
| subordinate | lower |
| surfeit | excess |
| syndrome | complex of symptoms |
| vivacious | lively |
| cardiovascular | of the heart and vessels |
| corpulent | full-bodied |
| cryptic | having hidden meaning |
| delineate | to outline |
| dichotomy | two part division |
| emollient | softener |
| epiphany | revelation |
| histology | study of living tissues |
| inherent | built-in |
| intracranial | within the skull |
| isosceles | having two equal sides |
| melancholy | dark sadness |
| metamorphosis | change of shape |
| pathogen | disease-causer |
| pathological | diseased |
| perihelion | orbital point nearest the sun |
| petroglyph | rock carving |
| plutocracy | government of the wealthy |
| rectify | correct |
| rectilinear | right-angled |
| retrograde | backward |
| sanctimonious | affectedly holy |
| sine qua non | essential element |
| tortuous | twisting |
| vociferous | loudly-voiced |
| anarchist | one against government |
| animadversion | criticism |
| bon vivant | indulger in luxury |
| bona fide | good faith |
| bonhomie | good-naturedness |
| chronic | lasting |
| cognomen | nickname |
| convivial | jovial, festive |
| eulogy | words of praise |
| euphoria | joy |
| exorbitant | unreasonable |
| expatriate | banish |
| filigree | lacy design |
| germane | related |
| hyperbole | overstatement |
| impute | attribute discredit |
| luminary | enlightening person |
| mutable | changeable |
| paradigm | model |
| pusillanimous | small-minded |
| saturnine | gloomy and remote |
| sedentary | sitting |
| sonorous | full-sounding |
| status quo | present state |
| subterfuge | evasive dodge |
| acrophobia | fear of heights |
| agoraphobia | fear of openness |
| alumni | graduates |
| anthology | literary collection |
| apotheosis | raising to god status |
| bootless | useless |
| casus belli | cause of war |
| condign | worthy |
| cosmology | study of the universe |
| effusion | outpouring |
| euphony | beautiful sound |
| idiosyncrasy | peculiarity |
| infraction | breaking |
| interregnum | time between rulers |
| invective | bitter denunciation |
| platitude | flat trite remark |
| posthumous | after death |
| precursor | forerunner |
| prestidigitation | sleight of hand |
| refractory | stubborn |
| rubicund | red |
| schism | division |
| transpose | switch |
| veracity | truthfulness |
| verisimilitude | similarity to truth |
| audiophile | stereo buff |
| colloquy | conversation |
| deduction | reasoning down from principles |
| entomology | insect zoology |
| gerontocracy | government of the old |
| in loco parentis | in place of parents |
| invidious | causing envy |
| joie de vivre | joy of living |
| kleptomaniac | pathological thief |
| magniloquence | great eloquence |
| mobocracy | mob rule |
| mundane | worldly |
| nihilism | belief in nothing |
| omnifarious | of all kinds |
| perspicacity | insight |
| philanthropy | love of mankind |
| polychrome | many-colored |
| prognosis | medical forecast |
| Russophobe | one who fears Russia |
| sanction | authorize |
| synopsis | summary |
| synthesis | combination |
| terra firma | solid ground |
| unequivocal | direct |
| viable | able to live |
| antediluvian | from before the Flood! |
| carnage | butchery |
| chronicle | a history |
| comport | behave |
| decadent | downfallen |
| diction | word choice |
| disconsolate | inconsolable |
| disingenuous | insincere |
| emissary | messenger |
| expeditiously | rapidly |
| fidelity | faithfulness |
| fractious | unruly |
| hagiocracy | government of saints |
| improvident | without foresight |
| induction | factual reasoning |
| inexorable | inescapable |
| insurgence | uprising |
| magnum opus | great work |
| moribund | dying |
| nondescript | of no category |
| panegyric | elaborate eulogy |
| primeval | of the first ages |
| prolific | productive |
| renovate | restore |
| supercilious | scornful |
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| Terms | 250 |
| Creator | krueger_class2_5 |
| Created | May 13, 2008 |
| Group | Cannon School |
| Subjects | vocabulary, word within the word |
| Access | Anyone |
| Edit | Creator Only |
Review for Lessons 21-30 in The Word with the Word