Wordly Wise 3000 Book 9
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- acolyte
- n. a person who assists in some religious services by carrying out minor duties; one who attends or assists, a follower
- bibulous
- adj. given to the consumption of alcoholic drinks
- coalesce
- v. to grow togethe; to unite to form a whole
- covert
- adj. not openly acknowledged; secret
- declaim
- v. to recite something in the style of a public speech; to speak in a loud, theatrical way
- delineate
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v. 1. to describe vividly and in detail
2. to draw an outline of; to represent by drawing - demagogue
- n. a leader who seeks power by appealing to people's emotions and prejudices and by making false claims and promises
- encomium
- n. an expression of warm and enthusiastic praise; a tribute
- obdurate
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adj. resistant to persuasion; inflexible
-persistent in wrongdoing - prescience
- n. foresight; knowledge beforehand of events
- protagonist
- n. the chief character in a drama or story
- sedulous
- adj. completed with careful persverance; diligent
- trenchant
- adj. expressed with vigor and penetrating insight; keenly perceptive
- utopia
- n. a place or state of perfect social and political conditions
- valedictory
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n. a farewell address, especially one given at a graduation ceremony
adj. of or relating to such a farewell address - absolve
- v. to clear guilt, or to free from a promise or a responsibility
- adumbrate
- v. 1. to forshadow in an indirect way 2. to outline in a sketchy way; to partially disclose
- apothegem
- n. a short instrictive saying
- asperion
- n. a defamatory expression; slander
- coadjutor
- n. one who works with another; usually in a subordinate position; an assistant
- congenital
- adj. exisisting at or dating from birth; being an essential characteristic
- elan
- n. a lively spirit with a distinctive style
- germane
- adj. pertinent and fitting
- hiatus
- n. an interruption or gap in space, continuity, or time
- immure
- v. to confine within or as if within walls; to imprision
- ineluctable
- adj. not to be avoided or changed; inevitable
- internecine
- adj. 1. marked by slaughter; mutually destructive 2. relating to conflict within a group
- invoke
- v.1. to appeal to earnestly 2. to cite in justification
- prototype
- n. a person or thing that serves as an example of its kind; an original
- quadrennial
- adj. 1. occurring every four years 2. lasting 4 years
- amalgam
- n.1. an alloy of mercury and other metals 2. a mixture of different elements
- antediluvain
- adj. very old or old-fashioned
- apothecary
- n. one who prepares and sells ointments, drugs, and similar items for medical purposes
- ascetic
- adj. refaining from self-indulgence
- beneficent
- adj, doing or producing good
- charlatan
- n. one who falsly claims knowledge or ability
- denizen
- n. an inhabitant, resident, or frequenter of a place
- doyen
- n. 1 a senior member of a group, especially one who is highly respected 2. the oldest example of a category
- flora
- n. plants considered as a froup in a particular area or era
- imbibe
- v. 1. to consume by drinking 2. to absorb or take in mentally
- nostrum
- n. a medicine or remedy whose effectiveness has not been proven
- obviate
- v. to prevent or make unnecessary; to get rid of
- perennial
- adj. lasting indefinitley or recurring
- putative
- adj. commonly accepted or supposed; assumbed to exist
- savant
- n. a person with detailed knowledge in a specialized field
- approbation
- n. an expression of approval; praise
- benighted
- adj. existing in a state of moral, cultural, or intellectual darkness; unenlightened
- bourgeois
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n. the middle class or member of
adj. 1 very converned with middle class walues such as respectability and material well being, with an inclination toward mediocrity 2. reflecting mediocrity - credo
- n. a strongly held belief; a guide to one's actions
- empirical
- adj. based on experience or observation as opposed to theory; capable of being confirmed by observation
- eschew
- v. to stay away from; to shun, especially on practiacl or moral grounds
- expatiate
- v. to speak or write about in great detail; to elaborate, usually usually used with on or upon
- inconclast
- n. one who attacks established beliefs, customs, or institutions
- indigence
- n. an extreme level of poverty
- laudable
- adj. praiseworthy
- mandate
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n. a clear command or instruction
v. to require or order - ostensible
- adj. only seemingly so; apparent
- recalcitrant
- adj. unwilling to accept another's authority, stubbornly defiant
- regurgitate
- v.1 to expel partialy digested food from the stomach 2. to repeat mindlessly what one has learned
- risible
- adj. provoking or causing laughter
- archaic
- adj. related or belonging to an earlier time
- carouse
- v.to take part in noisy, often drunken, merrymaking
- chicanery
- n.clever deception through the use of misleading or confusing words or acts
- contentious
- adj.causing or marked by argument or conflict
- dissemble
- v. to conceal with an intent to deceive
- egregious
- adj.conspicuously bad; flagrant
- execrate
- v.to utterly abhor; to denounce as detestable
- fealty
- n.faithfulness; allegiance
- microcosm
- n.a small system that operates or develops like a larger system; a miniature world
- paroxysm
- n. a sudden, violent, and uncontrollable action or occurrence
- pecuniary
- adj.having to do with money
- rectitude
- n.high moral character
- stratagem
- n.a clever scheme for gaining an end
- stultify
- v.to render useless or ineffectual; to weaken
- vendetta
- n.a blood feud; a prolonged and bitter feud
- actuate
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v.1. to cause to put into mechanical motion
2. to cause to take action - brackish
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1. made up of a mixture of fresh water and seawater; adj.salty water
2. having an unpleasant taste - cognitive
- adj. relating to mental processes such as awareness, remembering, and reasoning
- dissertation
- n.a lengthy, usually written discussion of a topic, often for a college or university degree
- dolorous
- adj. causing or marked by pain, misery, or sorrow
- endemic
- adj.widespread or peculiar to a certain place or among a certain people
- fecund
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adj.1. producing or capable of producing many offspring
2. intellectually or artistically productive; creative - genealogy
- n.the history of a family and how its members are related to one another; also the study of such family histories
- inebriated
- adj.deprived of good sense and judgment; especially as the result of imbibing alcohol
- insidious
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adj.1. seemingly harmless while actually being dangerous; treacherous or deceptive
2. spreading harmfully in a subtle or gradual way - interloper
- n.one who intrudes on or interferes in the affairs of others
- precursor
- n.a person or thing that comes before and indicates the approach of another; a forerunner
- presentiment
- n.a feeling that something is about to occur
- ramification
- n.an outgrowth of a simple idea or plan; a resulting development or consequence
- torpor
- n.a state of mental or physical sluggishness or inactivity
- abjure
- v.to renounce formally
- amorphous
- adj.without a definite shape, boundary, or character
- animus
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n.1. an attitude or spirit within a person that strongly influences him or her
2. deep-seated ill will - dichotomy
- n.division into two distinct parts or groups
- exemplar
- n.an example or model, especially an ideal one
- herculean
- adj.of extraordinary size, power, or difficulty
- inchoate
- adj.not fully formed or realized
- invidious
- adj.likely to cause resentment or animosity
- melange
- n.a mixture of dissimilar materials
- nefarious
- adj.very wicked
- nihilism
- n.a viewpoint that denies any meaning of life
- ratify
- v.to approve, confirm, or verify
- subsume
- v.to encompass in a larger or more comprehensive group; to include
- variegated
- adj.varied as to form, type, or color
- vitiate
- v.to impair or weaken
- aborigine
- n.an original inhabitant, especially one displaced by later settlers
- abrogate
- v.to put an end to; to abolish or repeal
- appurtenance
- n.an item of equipment; an accessory
- bivouac
-
n.1. a temporary camp or shelter
2. to stay in such a camp - cetacean
- n.a member of the order of marine mammals that includes whales, dolphins, and porpoises
- decry
- v.to criticize strongly; to denounce
- desuetude
- n.a state of disuse
- leviathan
- n.anything that is of enormous size
- mawkish
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adj.1. excessively sentimental
2. having an unpleasant, sikly sweet taste - misapprehend
- v. to fail to understand correctly
- parochial
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adj.1. limited or narrow in scope or outlook
2. of or related to a church parish - purvey
- v.to be in the business of supplying goods, especially good or provisions, for use
- recourse
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n.1. a turning to someone or something for aid
2. a source of help or support - replete
- adj.well supplied; full
- waive
- v.to give up as a right; to forgo
- acumen
- n.keenness of the mind; shrewdness
- apotheosis
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n.1. the elevation of a person of thing to divine status
2. the highest point or best example - askew
- adj,adv.turned or twisted to one side; out of line
- chasten
- v.to correct or improve by disciplining; to cause to be more careful or restrained
- demarcation
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n.1. the act or process of setting a boundary; the boundary itself
2. separation; distinction - dictum
- n.a statement or pronouncement
- erstwhile
- adj.of an earlier time; former
- forte
- n.an activity at whicha person excels
- habitue
- n.a person who regularly goes to a particular place
- nonplus
- v.to cause to be at a loss as to what to say or do
- peripatetic
- adj.of or relating to going from place to place, especially on foot
- prodigal
- n.one who spends lavishly or wastefully
- sycophant
- n.one who uses flattery to win favor or to ingratiate him or herself
- vacuous
- adj.lacking intelligence or ideas; intellectual emptiness
- wraith
- n.a shadowy or ghostlike figure
- apposite
- adj.highly relevant; apt
- calumny
- n.a false accusation meant to hurt someone's reputation; slander
- domain
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n.1. an area or territory over which control is exercised
2. a field of activity, knowledge, or concern - dorsal
- adj.of, on, or near the back
- enervate
- v.to lessen the vigor or strength of; to enfeeble
- epicure
- n.one with discriminating taste, especially but not exclusively relating to food and drink
- exculpate
- v.to clear from alleged guilt or fault
- heterogeneous
- adj.differing in kind or parts; varied
- infinitesimal
- adj.extremely small in size or quantity
- lateral
- adj.of, at, from, or towards the side
- primeval
- adj.of or relating to the earliest ages; primitive
- quintessence
- n.the best or most typical example
- serrated
- adj.having a saw-toothed or notched edge
- veritable
- adj.being, in fact, the thing named or described; literally so. Often used to emphasize the aptness of a metaphor
- viviparous
- adj.producing living young instead of eggs, in the manner of most mammals and some reptiles and fish