G.A.W. Vocab

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aberration: Deviation from proper or expected course; departure from normal or typical.
abeyance: temporary inactivity, cessation, or suspension.
Condition of being temporarily set aside, "held in abeyance"
acerbic: sour in taste, or harsh/severe tempered.
harsh expression, "acerbic tasting," "acerbic criticism"
acuity: sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception.
admonish: to caution or advise against something.
"Parents admonished their children..."
adroit: Moving with ease and agility in the use of the hands or body.
aesthete: A person who has, or claims to have, refined sensitivity toward the beauties of art and nature.
altruistic: unselfishly concerned for or devoted to the welfare of others (opposite of egotistic)
ameliorate: To make or become better; improve.
To make more bearable or satisfactory.
amorphous: Lacking definite form/ having no specific shape; formless.
"amorphous cloud" or "amorphous personality"
antediluvian: Extremely old and antiquated. Specifically of/belonging to the period before the Flood.
apocryphal: Of doubtful authorship or authenticity; most likely not genuine.
arable: Land that is fit for cultivation.
ascetic: A person who gives up material comforts and leads a life of harsh self-discipline, usually as an act of religious devotion.
assuage: To make milder/ less severe; alleviate.
Relieve or ease, as in "assuage pain"
atrophy: A wasting away, deterioration, or reduction.
"atrophy of revolutionary ideology..."
avarice: insatiable greed and desire for wealth.
Characterized by cheapness and a desire to gain and hoard wealth.
aviary: Large cage or enclosure in which birds are kept.
avow: To acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly; confess (as in guilt)
bilk: To cheat out of money or assets; to obtain by fraud or deceit
"bilking wealthy clients."
broach: To mention or suggest for the first time (broach a subject or discussion)
buttress: Any prop or support.
External prop built to steady a structure by opposing its outward thrusts.
celerity: swiftness of action or motion; speed.
charlatan: a person who pretends to be more knowledgeable or skilled than they are; ex: a quack.
cherubic: Having a sweet nature befitting an angel. "cherubic face" "cherubic curls"
churlish: Boorish
Rude
Peasantlike, as in behavior
circuitous: Roudabout, lengthy, and indirect
"circuitous route" or "circuitous argument"
clandestine: Kept/done in secret, often in order to conceal an illicit or improper purpose. "clandestine military operations."
commensurate: having the same measure;
of equal extent or duration; proportionate
"salary commensurate with work performance"
concomitant: Happening at the same time or in conjunction with another.
"event and concomitant circumstances.
confluence: A coming together of people or things.
A flowing together of two or more streams, rivers, etc. & the place at which they meet.
conjugal: Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of marriage. "conjugal vows"
The relation of husband and wife.
contentious: Tending to argue or strife; quarrelsome
Causing, involving, or characterized by argument/controversy. "contentious issues"
conundrum: Anything that puzzles. Usually a riddle.
copious: Large in quantity/number, abundant, plentiful.
Having or yielding an abundant supply;
exhibiting fullness/abundance (as in thoughts or words)
corpulence: bulkiness/ largeness of body/fatness
coterie: Group of people who associate closely and frequently;
exclusive group/clique.
credulous: Willing to believe or trust too readily, esp. w/out proper or adequate evidence.
Gullible, or marked by or arising from credulity-- "credulous rumor"
cryptic: Mysterious in meaning; puzzling and ambiguous- "cryptic message"
Having a hidden meaning.
curmudgeon: Bad-tempered, difficult person full of resentment and stubborn notions.
dearth: Paucity; inadequate supply; scarcity/lack of- "dearth of food"
Insufficiency- "dearth of good engineers"
demagogue: Person, esp. orator or political leader, who gains power and popularity by arousing the emotions, passions, and prejudices of the people.
desecrate: To violate sacred character of a place or language.
To divert from sacred to profane use or purpose-- "desecrate a cemetary"
diatribe: Bitter, shaprly abusive denunciation, attack, or criticism. "repeated diatribes against the senator."
diffidence: Lack of self-confidence;
Timid, shy.
dilatory: tending to delay or procrastinate.
Intended to cause delay, gain time, or defer a decision, "dilatory strategy."
disaffected: Discontented or disloyal, as toward government or authority.
Resentful/rebellious against authority.
discursive: Passing aimlessly from one subject to another.
Digressive, rambling.
dissemble: To give a false or misleading appearance to/conceal the truth or real nature of one's motives or thoughts; act hypocritically "dissemble one's incompetence."
disparage: Depreciate. To speak of/ treat slightingly, belittle, ridicule, mock.
dispassionate: Devoid of or unaffected by passion, emotion, or bias.
Impartial/calm
"dispassionate critic"
dissonant: Disagreeing or harsh in sound; discordant.
Out of harmony.
dissuade: To deter by advice or persuasion NOT to do something.
To advise or urge against- "dissuade an action."
divination: Practice of attempting to foretell future events or discover hidden knowledge by occult or supernatural means.
dotard: Person, esp. old person, exhibiting a decline in mental faculties.
Weak-minded, foolish person.
duplicity: Deceitfulness in speech or conduct.
Speaking/acting in two different ways concerning the same matter with intent to deceive.
The state of being double.
egregious: Extraordinary in some bad way, glaring, flagrant-- "an egregious mistake."
Distinguished or eminent.
elegiac: Expressing sorrow or lamentation for that which is undeniably past-- "elegiac lament for youth"
elucidate: To make lucid, vivid, or clear; throw light upon/ explain.
To provide clarification.
emanate: To flow out, issue forth, or proceed, as from a source or origin.
To send forth/ emit.
emulate: To try to equal or do better than; imitate with effort to equal or surpass.
To rival with some degree of success. "emulate Michelle Kwon as an ice skater."
enigmatic: Resembling a puzzling, inexplicable occurence or situation.
Puzzling/baffling/cryptic.
ennui: Feeling of complete weariness and discontent, resulting from lack of interest/ boredom.
"endless lecture produced unbearable ennui."
ephemeral: Lasting a very short time.
short-lived; transitory.
Transient, momentary, brief.
epicure: (noun) Person who develops, by education or training, a refined taste, esp. in food and wine; connoisseur.
Person devoted to sensuous pleasure and luxurious living.
equivocate: To use ambiguous and unclear expressions, usually to avoid commitment or to mislead.
To avoid making an explicit, definite statement.
erudition: (n) knowledge acquired by study, research, etc; learning.
Profound, scholarly knowledge.
esoteric: (adj) Belonging to a select few. esp. understood by and meant for only those who have special knowledge or interest.
Not publicly disclosed.
espouse: To take in marriage OR
To give one's loyalty or support to, as in a cause.
To take up a cause or ideology and make one's own; adopt.
ethereal: Light, airy, of a thin substance; lacking in clarity.
Extremely delicate/ refined; intangible.
Heavenly or celestial/not of this world.
extol: To praise highly, laud; praise formally and eloquently.
Glorify or honor; exalt.
fatuous: (adj) Foolish or lacking sense, esp. in an unconscious, complacent manner; silly.
Foolish/unintelligent
OR
Unreal/illusory
fecund: (adj)Producing or capable of producing offspring, fruit, vegetation, etc. in abundance; prolific/fruitful.
Very productive or creative intellectually.
felicity: State of being happy, esp. in high degree; bliss.
Instance of display of happiness.
Appropriate and pleasing manner or style.
fetid: having an offensive odor; stinking.

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