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Words from the Princeton Review prep book.
Terms in this set (83)
bombastic
(adj.) pompous or overblown in language; full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas
requisite
necessary for relief or supply
apocryphal
of questionable authenticity
laconic
brief and to the point
garrulous
full of trivial conversation
ascetic
practicing great self-denial
taciturn
habitually reserved and uncommunicative
tempestuous
(of the elements) as if showing violent anger
demarcation
the boundary of a specific area
execrable
of very poor quality or condition
prolific
bearing in abundance especially offspring
eclectic
selecting what seems best of various styles or ideas
expediency
A means of achieving a particular end, as in a situation requiring haste or caution.
harrowing
extremely painful
prodigious
so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe
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