B 251 - 375
Terms
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- traverse
- to travel over or through
- tortuous
- winding; twisted
- oblique
- not straight to the point; indirect
- sate
- to satisfy (any appetite or desire) fully
- depreciate
- to reduce in price or value
- scurrilous
- using indecent or abusive language
- tangent
- an abrupt digression or change of course
- strident
- loud and shrill or grating
- folly
- an act of foolishness
- ilk
- kind; sort; class
- superannuated
- retired or ineffective because of advanced age
- malfeasance
- wrongdoing, esp. by a public official
- congeal
- to solidify by or as if by freezing
- groggy
- confused, sluggish, or dizzy, as from lack of sleep or drunkenness
- poise
- self-assurance; composure; equilibrium
- compulsion
- irresistible impulse; force
- sensuous
- appealing to the senses, esp. those involved in appreciating beauty
- paradox
- a statement or situation that appears contradictory
- shibboleth
- a custom or phrase distinctive of a particular group, class, etc.
- implode
- to violently collapse inward
- surfeit
- an excess
- usurp
- to take over by force (e.g., property or rights) without legal authority
- demise
- destruction; death
- malcontent
- a dissatisfied person
- predicament
- a troublesome or embarrassing situation
- haven
- a safe place
- vestige
- a trace of something that once existed but has disappeared
- pundit
- a person who gives opinions or commentary; an educated person
- medley
- a mixture of things not usually place together
- scenario
- an outline for a planned serious of events, either real or imagined; a summary of a work of fiction
- lavish
- generous; extravagant
- chaos
- complete disorder
- proliferate
- to grow or reproduce rapidly
- rampant
- unrestrained
- ire
- anger
- consign
- to give to the care of another; to set apart
- insensible
- not able to feel or perceive; unresponsive
- apprehend
- to become aware of through the senses
- divine
- related to a god; supremely good or beautiful
- impertinent
- rude
- forgo
- to abstain from or relinquish; to do without
- travail
- painfully difficult work; pain or suffering from mental or physical hardship
- windfall
- unexpected good fortune
- reproach
- to express disapproval for a fault, usu. out of a sense of disappointment
- pauper
- one who is extremely poor, esp. one living on public charity
- symbiotic
- involving a close relationship of mutual dependence
- disheveled
- disarranged; untidy; rumpled
- uproarious
- extremely funny
- combustible
- capable of catching fire
- belated
- delayed; postponed; detained
- warrant
- to justify or deserve
- apprehension
- worry or unease
- horde
- a group of people; a large crowd
- inscrutable
- hard to understand; enigmatic
- viscous
- resistant to flow; thick (of a liquid)
- salient
- important, prominent, most noticeable
- exorbitant
- excessive
- convey
- to carry or transmit; to communicate
- consolidate
- to combine into a whole; to strengthen
- oracle
- a person thought to be a source of wisdom or prophecy
- calumny
- a false and malicious statement
- fissure
- split; an opening
- shambles
- utter disorder
- dispatch
- v. to send off promptly; n. efficient speed; a message, esp. official or from a journalist
- idiosyncrasy
- a particular, peculiar, or eccentric trait
- infringe
- to trespass; to violate
- sloth
- laziness
- truncate
- to cut short
- dislodge
- to force out of a concealed position
- gadfly
- a person who annoys others
- decry
- to speak out against strongly and openly
- utilitarian
- stressing practical use over other values
- margin
- a border or edge; a limit in condition or ability; an amount or degree of difference
- adversary
- an enemy; opponent
- acquit
- to declare free of guilt; to clear
- rotund
- rounded in figure; plump
- cache
- a hiding place for storage of provisions or valuables
- sporadic
- occurring irregularly
- stratum
- a level or layer
- whimsical
- not able to be predicted; constantly changing
- stringent
- imposing strict standards of performance; constricted
- rife
- prevalent, abundant
- implicate
- to incriminate; to show or suggest involvement
- dilate
- to make; to expand
- caustic
- capable of burning or corroding by chemical action; bitingly sarcastic
- transpose
- to change the relative position or order of
- sustenance
- the support of life or health
- circumvent
- to go around; bypass; to surround
- rapacious
- excessively greedy; taking by force
- accede
- to agree to something
- glutton
- one who eats too much
- plight
- sad situation
- distraction
- mental distress; that which amuses or entertains
- inscribe
- to write, carve or engrave words or letters on or in a surface
- construe
- to interpret
- unmitigated
- absolute; positive; severe
- debunk
- to expose the falsehood of
- martinent
- one who is strict in discipline, and enjoys authority too much
- vertex
- highest point; summit
- presage
- to indicate or warn in advance
- fractious
- disruptive or irritable
- gratis
- free of charge
- appall
- to horrify
- deference
- yielding an opinion, want, or position to another out of respect
- apprise
- to inform or notify
- toady
- a person who flatters others for self-serving reasons; a sycophant
- illicit
- unlawful; improper
- pugilist
- a boxer
- impetus
- an impelling or originating force
- sybarite
- one devoted to luxury
- jargon
- the specialized terminology of a profession; incoherent speech
- asset
- a valuable thing, quality, or resource
- oligopoly
- domination of a market by only a few businesses
- virtuoso
- one with great skill, esp. in music or the arts
- opulence
- extreme wealth; luxuriousness; abundance
- complicity
- association or participation in a wrongful act
- decisive
- conclusive; beyond doubt; showing determination
- denizen
- an inhabitant; one who is often found in a particular place
- municipal
- relating to local government
- supplant
- to take the place of
- deter
- to turn aside or discourage
- bridle
- to restrain
- comprise
- to include; to contain; to be composed of
- incursion
- an attack or raid; the act of entering another's territory
- detest
- to hate