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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 disseminate | to spread; to circulate |
| sordid | filthy, morally degraded |
| cynicism | (usually scornful) doubtfulness; sneering |
| proffer | to offer; to present (usually humbly) |
| interpolate | to insert; to inject |
| renege | to default, to retract |
| turgid | swollen; polluted |
| blatant | fragrant; conspicuously offensive |
| ruminate | to mediate; to contemplate |
| amuck | frenzied; berserk |
| intractable | uncooperative; disobedient |
| sunder | to separate; to divide |
| ubiquitous | omnipresent; everywhere at the same time |
| preclude | to prevent; to hinder |
| cryptic | secretive; mysterious |
| flag | to droop; to become weak |
| rusticate | to vacation; to sojourn |
| docile | pliable; manageable |
| pristine | pure; clean; like new |
| crop | to clip; to cut |
| synopsis | outline, summary |
| anachronism | an incongruity in time; an obsolete form |
| licentious | immoral; sexually undisciplined |
| gyrate | to spin; to revolve |
| intangible | incapable of being touched or pinpointed |
| apocalyptic | doomed; catastrophic |
| precis | summary; synopsis |
| intransigent | uncompromising; implacable; immovable |
| rift | split; crevice |
| dissemble | to feign; to fake |
| scintillate | to flash; to gleam |
| corpulent | fat; obese |
| besiege | to surround; to put pressure on |
| salacious | lustful; libidinous |
| diatribe | tirade; verbal outburst |
| remonstrate | to argue; to object |
| corollary | deduction; result |
| polyglot | of or having several languages |
| insuperable | indomitable; unsurpassable |
| trepidition | alarm; reluctance |
| analgesic | pain relieving; pain assuaging |
| replicate | to repeat; to reproduce |
| garrulous | talkative; verbose |
| anathema | curse; malediction |
| probity | honesty; uprightness |
| estrange | to alienate; to turn away |
| insidious | wicked; malignant |
| dichotomy | split; contradiction |
| languish | to weaken; to suffer |
| didactic | educational; instructive |
| ambiance | mood; atmosphere |
| inchoate | incipient; beginning |
| prescient | clairvoyant; prophetic |
| cordon | barrier (usually in the form of a rope, etc.) |
| volition | freedom of choice |
| reproach | to blame; to censure |
| habituate | to accustom; to familiarize |
| diurnal | quotidian; daily |
| gregarious | social; enjoying company |
| quell | to suppress; to pacify |
| enrapture | to enchant; to fascinate |
| allocate | to set apart; to allot |
| saccharine | overly sweet; artificially sweet; cloying |
| verdancy | greenness; viridity |
| polemic | argument; rhetoric |
| rummage | to search; to hunt |
| vent | to relieve |
| anecdote | short story; brief narrative |
| incumbent | obligatory; compelling |
| maul | to beat or bruise; to tear |
| disconcert | to unsettle; to agitate |
| porcine | pig-like; swinish |
| gainsay | to deny; to dispute |
| circumspect | careful; chary |
| indubitable | beyond doubt; unquestionable |
| disengage | to release; to free |
| postprandial | after dinner; after a meal |
| ukase | order; proclamation |
| amalgamate | to mix; to combine |
| sardonic | scornful; mocking |
| buffoon | clown; fool |
| gravitate | to be attracted to; to fall toward |
| potable | drinkable; fit to drink |
| distend | to expand; to dilate |
| sanction | to authorize; to legitimize |
| amenity | pleasantness; refinement |
| fulgent | shining; brilliant |
| inimitable | matchless; impossible to imitate |
| underscore | to stress; to emphasize |
| commensurate | comparable; proportionate |
| drudgery | tedious task; menial work |
| internecine | mutually destructive; pertaining to a struggle within a group |
| propinquity | proximity; nearness |
| eclectic | selective; varied |
| rotund | corpulent; stout |
| kinetic | mobile; moving |
| quip | joke; jest |
| disjointed | dislocated; displaced |
| proscribe | forbid; denounce |
| ambrosia | food of the gods; especially delicious food |
| sinuous | curving; winding |
| circumscribe | to limit; to confine |
| relegate | to consign; to assign |
| infringe | to violate; to trespass |
| engima | mystery; unexplainable phenomenon |
| writhe | to squirm; to twist |
| raucous | harsh-sounding; rowdy |
| bravado | bragging; false courage |
| chauvinism | partisanship; narrowness |
| pseudonym | false name; alias |
| invective | denunciation; fulmination |
| sylvan | woody; forested |
| foible | weakness; frailty |
| reiterate | to repeat over and over; to restate |
| disabuse | to disillusion; to disenchant |
| ovine | sheep-like; easily led |
| circumvent | to bypass; to go around |
| synthesis | integration; unification |
| betroth | to engage; to promise to marry |
| proselytize | to convert; to win over |
| trek | journey; voyage |
| prate | to babble; to talk foolishly |
| nonentity | nobody; insignificant person |
| compliant | submissive; obedient |
| accommodate | to aid; to give assistance |
| salubrious | healthy; salutary |
| duplicity | dishonesty; two-facedness |
| rife | widespread; prevalent |
| specious | deceptively believable; misleadingly attractive |
| alleviate | to relieve; to mitigate |
| metaphorical | symbolic; emblematic |
| pragmatic | practical; utilitarian |
| centrifugal | away from the center; outward movement |
| disparate | distinct; dissimilar |
| revile | to hate; to vituperate |
| enhance | to add; to enrich |
| condone | to tolerate; to excuse |
| reciprocate | to return; to give back |
| emulate | to imitate; to copy |
| gaffe | social blunder; faux pas |
| ply | to practice; to employ |
| banter | to tease; to twit |
| traumatize | to wound; to injure |
| discrete | separate; distinct |
| agnosticism | uncertainty; doubt (especially regarding a higher power) |
| reverberate | to echo; to resound |
| embodiment | incarnation; representation |
| burnish | to polish; to buff |
| posit | to postulate; to take for granted without proof |
| connive | to plot; to scheme |
| jargon | specific language; gibberish |
| dulcet | melodious; musical |
| inclement | rainy or stormy; showing no mercy |
| dubious | doubtful; questionable |
| plenary | full; entire |
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