Set: Unfamiliar words from 1200 (part 1)

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abaft on or toward the rear of a ship
accrue a natural growth, a periodic increase
addled rotten
adjure solemnly ordered
agrarian relating to land
alchemist practicer of a pseudoscience forrunner of chemistry
amass to collect together, accumulate
amendment a positive change
anaphylaxis an allergic reaction
anchorage something that can be relied on
anoint to crown, ordain
apposite suitable; apt; relevant
aberrant abnormal
adage an old saying now accepted as true
aghast astonished, amazed, horrified
apocalyptic pertaining to a discovery or new revelation
artifice skill in a craft
aseptic germ free, antiseptic
askance a sideways glance of disapproval
asperity harshness
assay to determine quality of, appraise
autocrat an absolute ruler
aver to affirm as true
azure the clear blue color of the sky
baroque extravagant, ornate, embellished
batten to thrive by feeding; grow fat
bauble showy, usually cheap, ornament
beget (esp. of a male parent) to procreate or generate (offspring)
beholden obligated; indebted
behoove to be worthwhile to, as for personal profit or advantage
bestial brutal, beast like
betroth to promise in marriage
biennial occuring every two years
bode to foretell something
boor a rude person
breadth distancce from one side to another
brindled mixed with a darker color
broach to introduce into conversation
bumptious arrogant
bungler a clumsy person
bucolic having to do w/ shepherds or the country
burly strong, bulky
cabal a small group of secret plotters
caliber quality
canard a false statement or rumor
cant insincere, esp. conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety
carte blanche unlimited authority
cataclysm an extreme natural force
cavil to engage in petulant or peevish argument; wrangle
chaffing teasing
chaste virtuous, free of obscenity
chimera an impossible fancy/delusion
chortle to make a delighted, chuckling sound
churlishness crude or surly behavior
cloture a method of closing a debate and causing an immediate vote to be taken on the question
codify to organize laws or rules into a systematic collection
coffer a chest where money or valuables are kept
cohort a group, band
commiserate to show sympathy for
comport to bear or conduct (oneself); behave
connivance secret cooperation in wrongdoing
connotative containing associated meanings in addition to the primary one
consort a companion, spouse
consternation amazement or terror that causes confusion
contumacious resisting authority
coterie a clique, social group
covenant a binding and solemn agreement between two or more
coy modest, bashful
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Terms 68
Creator streetballa3433
Created July 29, 2007
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ephesus : What does the 1200 mean in the name of this?
streetballa3433 : from a word list of 1200 words, I picked out the ones i thought were hard
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  1. chaste → virtuous, free of obscenity - 5 misses
  2. addled → rotten - 3 misses
  3. canard → a false statement or rumor - 3 misses
  4. apocalyptic → pertaining to a discovery or new revelation - 2 misses
  5. baroque → extravagant, ornate, embellished - 2 misses
  6. bucolic → having to do w/ shepherds or the country - 2 misses
  7. cavil → to engage in petulant or peevish argument; wrangle - 2 misses