70 terms

French	English
Brobdingnagian	Unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
Trow	[Archaic] To think; to suppose
Daedalian	"Skillful" "inventive" from Daedalus-mythical Greek inventor
Supernumerary	More than is needed, desired, or required
Bourgeoisie	Middle class
Rapport	Relation of mutual understanding or trust and agreement between people
Gentry	The most powerful members of a society
Gal	A unit of gravitational acceleration equal to one centimeter per second per second (named after Galileo)
Tach	Swift or speed
Avarice	Extreme greed for material wealth
Luddite	Someone who is against technological innovation and progress
Deluge	An overwhelming number or amount
Silica	A material formed from oxygen and silicon
Contumacy	Obstinate rebelliousness and insubordination
Dispositive	Providing a final resolution (as of an issue)
Fiduciary	A person who holds assets in trust for a beneficiary
Ruse	An action designed to confuse or mislead, a trick
Avant garde	Cutting-edge; new; experimental
Abate	Become less in amount or intensity
Abdicate	give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations
Capacious	Large in capacity
Deleterious	Harmful, injurious
Demagogue	A leader who exploits popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power
Ephemeral	Enduring a very short time
Florid	Elaborately or excessively ornamented
Perfidious	Disloyal
Prosaic	Not challenging
Querulous	Habitually complaining
Sagacity	Ability to make good judgments
Acerbic	Harsh or corrosive in tone
Alacrity	Speed or quickness; Eagerness
Conflagration	A very intense and uncontrolled fire
Evince	Show Clearly
Exigent	Requiring precise accuracy
Grandiloquence	Pompous speech or expression
Iconoclast	Someone who tries to destroy traditional ideas or institutions
Legerdemain	An illusory feat
Nadir	An extreme state of adversity
Panacea	A remedy for all ills; cure-all; an answer to all problems
Probity	Complete and confirmed integrity
Pulchritude	Physical beauty
Quixotic	Idealistic but impractical
Undulate	Increase and decrease in volume or pitch, as if in waves
Winsome	Charming
Inveterate	Firmly established, long-standing; habitual
Strident	Unpleasantly loud and harsh
Limpid	Transmitting light, transparent
Anachronistic	Chronologically misplaced
Enmity	A state of deep-seated ill-will
Cantankerous	Stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate
Candor	The quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
Fractious	Unpredictably difficult in operation
Indolent	Lazy
Lithe	Gracefully slender
Hoary	Showing characteristics of age, especially having gray or white hair
Schism	Division of a group into opposing factions
Demiurge	A subordinate deity, in some philosophies the creator of the universe
Ucalegon	A neighbor whose house is aflame
Anachronistic	Chronologically misplaced
Hedonist	Someone motivated by desires for sensual pleasures
Acerbic	Harsh or corrosive in tone
Abjure	Formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure
Anathema	A detested person
Boon	A desirable state
Elemency	Mercy
Diaphanous	So thin as to transmit light
Dither	To be indecisive
Effrontery	Impudence, Nerve, Insolence
Harangue	A long, strongly expressed speech or lecture
Largess	Niberality in bestowing gifts

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