Hathaway Vocab 3
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 anomaly | (n) something different, abnormal, peculiar, or not easily classified |
| banal | (adj) stresses the complete absence of freshness, novelty, or immediacy |
| moot | (adj) a. open to question, debatable; subjected to discussion b. deprived of practical significance : made abstract or purely academic |
| satiate | (v) to satisfy (as a need or desire) fully or to excess |
| sophomoric | (adj) conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature |
| vindicate | (v) to free from allegation or blame, to exculpate* |
| exculpate* | (v) to clear from blame; prove innocent |
| astute | (adj) having or showing shrewdness and perspicacity* |
| perspicacity* | (n) the capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly |
| exhort | (v) (transitive sense) to incite by argument or advice : urge strongly |
| malcontent | (adj) dissatisfied with the existing state of affairs : discontented |
| puerile | (adj) juvenile : childish, silly |
| quandary | (n) a state of perplexity or doubt |
| unequivocal | (n) a. leaving no doubt : unambiguous b. unquestionable |
| cacophony | (n) a. harsh or discordant sound : dissonance b.specifically : harshness in the sound of words or phrases |
| caricature | (n) exaggeration by means of often ludicrous* distortion of parts or characteristics |
| ludicrous* | (adj) broadly or extravagantly humorous; completely devoid of wisdom or good sense |
| ascribe | (v) to refer to a supposed cause, source, or author |
| pertinent | (adj) having a clear decisive relevance to the matter in hand |
| tenuous | (adj) having little substance or strength; flimsy, weak |
| whet | (v) to make keen or more more acute : excite, stimulate |
| conundrum | (n) a. a question or problem having only a conjectural* answer b. an intricate and difficult problem |
| conjectural* | (adj) based on guesswork or incomplete evidence |
| admonish | (v) to express warning or disapproval to especially in a gentle, earnest, or solicitous* manner |
| solicitous* | (adj) showing concern or care; fearful or anxious about someone or something |
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