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Term Definition
Meretricious falsely attractive; tawdry
Imperturbability quality of being calm and not easily disturbed
Feckless feeble; helpless; lacking in initiative
Equivocation speaking ambiguously
Deliberate 1. slow (a); 2. to think over (v); 3. on purpose (a)
Cardinal 1. high ranking church official; 2. major, important
Boor ill-mannered person
Blandishment words used to coax or flatter
Abjure renounce; swear to refrain from something
Abate reduce in intensity
Augury prediction, looking for omens
Boycott refuse to have dealings with
Glib slick; superficial esp. in speech
Incise cut into
Moralistic concerned with morals
Ostracism shunning; social isolation
Penchant inclination; leaning; tendency; predilection
Rarefy make less dense
Repine fret; be discontented
Stipulate specify
Diaphanous transparent; thin and delicate
Feint pretended attack; a move intended to deceive
Inured hardened; habituated
Mettlesome spirited
Puissance power
Recondite obscure
Stygian very dark
Touting advertising; supporting
Virtuosity skill, expertise
Volubility excessive talkativeness
Caret punctuation mark signifying omission
Contiguous adjacent; touching; abutting
Damp (used of vibration) reduce in extent
Ellipsis omission of essential words
Extirpation wiping out; complete destruction
Foppish behaving or dressing like a dandy; excessively concerned with fashion
Gaffe blunder; social mistake
Hortatory encouraging; exhorting
Opprobrious expressing great scorn [opprobrium (n)]
Recumbent reclining; lying down
Ambidextrous able to use both left and right hands equally well
Culpability guilt ; blameworthy]
Discernment judgment; perceptiveness
Encomium praise
Inveigle coax; cajole; wheedle; entice
Minatory threatening
Ossified turned to bone; become rigid
Plumb measure depth of (v); exact (a. slang)
Quintessential most typical; the perfect example of
Runic mysterious; magical
Accretion accumulation of matter; growth produced by adding from the outside
Anachronistic occurring in the wrong time period
Chronic long lasting (often used for diseases in which case the opposite is acute)
Churlishness rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
Demagogue mob leader (who appeals to base instincts)
Effrontery daring; audacity (has a negative connotation)
Idyll story or incident in peaceful or ideal setting
Interregnum interval between reigns or governments
Nugatory of minor significance; futile
Sinecure job which pays salary but requiring little effort
Anodized electroplated; coated with thin layer of metal
Aphoristic expressed tersely
Canonical orthodox [canon (n) = set of accepted works]
Commensurate equal in significance
Dexterity skill, esp. with hands
Extant still in existence (opposite of extinct)
Impugned challenged; called into question
Probity uprightness; honesty
Raconteur person who relates a story
Solicitous kindly; expressing care and concern
Amalgamate join; consolidate
Baleful evil
Coerce force [coercion (n); coercing (a)]
Inchoate undeveloped; nascent
Iniquitous evil; unjust [iniquity (n)]
Libertine dissolute person; prodigal
Millinery hats and hat-making
Natty neat; dapper; smart
Occluded obscured; blocked
Sidereal of or related to stars
Avaricious greedy for money
Extirpate wipe out totally
Halcyon peaceful and happy; calm (esp. of summer weather)
List 1. to lean to one side; 2. to write in order
Maudlin sad; sentimental; inclined to weep
Refulgent glowing; radiant
Subliminal below the threshold of consciousness
Testiness irritability; irascibility [testy (a)]
Vituperate attack bitterly
Whittle 1. carve with knife; 2. reduce step by step
Colander bowl with holes used to drain vegetables etc.
Cumbersome bulky; difficult to carry [encumber = to burden]
Diaphanous transparent; thin and delicate
Dispatch 1. send (v); 2. speed; celerity (n)
Epistemology theory of knowledge
Froward stubborn; wayward; disobedient
Supine lying flat on one’s back
Throwback exhibiting primitive, or ancestral, traits
Untoward unexpected
Verisimilar true to life; giving the appearance of reality

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Terms 100
Creator gurpreet
Created October 15, 2007
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gurpreet : Changed Mettlesome → spirited [mettle (n)] to Mettlesome → spirited
gurpreet : Changed Rarefy → make less dense [rarefaction (n)] to Rarefy → make less dense
gurpreet : Changed Virtuosity → skill, expertise [virtuoso (n); virtuosi (n.pl)] to Virtuosity → skill, expertise
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  1. Feckless → feeble; helpless; lacking in initiative - 1 miss
  2. Cardinal → 1. high ranking church official; 2. major, important - 1 miss
  3. Boycott → refuse to have dealings with - 1 miss
  4. Glib → slick; superficial esp. in speech - 1 miss
  5. Diaphanous → transparent; thin and delicate - 1 miss
  6. Touting → advertising; supporting - 1 miss