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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| interloper | intruder |
| internecine | civil war |
| interpolate | insert |
| interregnum | no government |
| interpose | insert |
| juxtapose | side by side |
| propinquity | closeness |
| quiescent | dormant |
| acquiese | give in |
| requiem | mass |
| unrequited | unreturned |
| abtruse | obscure |
| extrude | force out |
| malleable | pliable |
| illiterate | can't read |
| pagan | worships idols |
| mead | alcoholic drink |
| prologue | foreword |
| renege | take back |
| dole | charitable gift |
| dolorous | sad |
| torque | metal collar |
| gable | wood |
| hart | strength |
| fell | cut down |
| kith | family |
| epithet | nickname |
| altercation | fight |
| altruism | selflessness |
| ephemeral | short term |
| epitaph | writing on tombstone |
| epitome | defenition of |
| eponymous | named after someone |
| paradigm | model |
| paradox | contradiction |
| paragon | model |
| parameter | boundary |
| peripatetic | nomadic |
| periperal | outskirts |
| anathema | outrage |
| antithesis | opposite |
| archaic | old fashioned |
| archetype | model |
| archipelago | group of islands |
| archive | records |
| anarchy | take over |
| oligarchy | small group of people |
| demagogue | governmental leader |
| demographer | studies population |
| endemic | restricted to a certain area |
| pandemic | widespread |
| gregarious | sociable |
| aggregate | total |
| egregious | terrible |
| icon | idol |
| iconoclast | overthrowing tradition |
| conducive | agreeing to |
| trigger | start |
| traduce | slander |
| redoubt | fort |
| hegemony | leadership |
| exegesis | interpretation |
| annunciation | announcement |
| renunciation | abandonment |
| polity | organized society |
| politic | wise |
| potentate | ruler |
| puissant | powerful |
| regalia | clothing |
| regency | government |
| viceroy | governor |
| bas-relief | raised above |
| debase | degrade |
| declivity | downward slope |
| proclivity | inclination |
| leaven | expand |
| legerdemain | magic tricks |
| leverage | advantage |
| levitate | to float |
| levity | truth |
| penchant | liking |
| ponderous | ackward |
| imponderable | difficult to estimate |
| preponderant | dominant |
| echelon | level |
| transcendent | mystical |
| incumbent | holding an office |
| recumbent | to recline |
| succumb | give in |
| hypochondria | fears pain |
| hypothesis | theory |
| cataclysm | disaster |
| catapult | launch |
| subjective | emotional |
| sublimate | channelling |
| suborn | bribe |
| subterfuge | cheating |
| verisimilitude | truthfulness |
| verity | truth |
| aver | to affirm |
| acquistive | greedy |
| inquisition | questioning |
| irritable | querulous |
| dynamo | energetic |
| dynasty | family |
| demise | death |
| emissary | ambassador |
| premise | theory |
| meritricious | cheap |
| meritorious | admirable |
| importune | beg |
| opportunist | taking advantage |
| presumption | assumption |
| subsume | to include |
| sumptuary | historical |
| acerbic | sarcastic |
| acrid | bitter |
| exacerbate | to make worse |
| acrimony | anger |
| acumen | inclination |
| acute | severe |
| peremptory | brisk |
| preempt | prevent |
| redemption | saving |
| technocracy | an elite group of technical experts |
| plutocrat | rich person |
| pecuniary | financial |
| impecunious | poor |
| comportment | bearing |
| purport | pretend to be |
| recluse | isolated |
| accredited | giving credit |
| congenial | agreeable |
| superficial | surface |
| pernicious | harmful |
| deleterious | harmful |
| auxiliary | helpful |
| ancillary | helpful |
| cohesive | solid |
| unsavory | unappealling |
| demonstrative | very open |
| credible | reliable |
| credulous | believable |
| inscrutable | impossible to understand |
| supercilious | feelings of superiority |
| munificent | pertaining to money |
| detonated | exploded |
| haughty | arrogant |
| gentrified | refined |
| ingenuous | inexperienced |
| gratuitous | inappropriate |
| garner | to gather |
| censure | to criticize |
| erudite | scholarly |
| perfunctory | hasty |
| salubrous | safe |
| fabricate | make up |
| vindictive | fault finding |
| brevity | shortness |
| terse | abrupt |
| virulent | deadly |
| maudlin | overdone in a showy way |
| enervated | weakened |
| beleaguered | under attack |
| besmirched | damaged reputation |
| indubitable | not certain |
| pragmatic | practical |
| sanguine | happy |
| impartial | neutral |
| atypical | not typical |
| amoral | not moral |
| despondent | severe depression |
| tumultous | rocky |
| Terms | 173 |
| Creator | mozentera |
| Created | September 16, 2007 |
| Groups | None |
| Subjects | None |
| Access | Anyone |
| Edit | Creator Only |