2nd Six Weeks
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- parochial
- limited in range or scope, narrow, provincial
- soporific
- something that tends to cause sleep and to dull awareness or alertness
- corroboration
- confirmation
- equivocate
- to attempt to lie, to mislead, or to hide the truth
- Expeditious
- Done with speed and efficiency
- orthodox
- conforming to established standards, conventional
- penchant
- a strong inclination
- collaborate
- to work together
- despotic
- ruling oppressively and absolutely; tyrannical
- odious
- deserving hate or contempt
- avarice
- greed for wealth
- treachery
- violation of faith; betrayal of trust; treason
- callous
- hardened; insensitive, indifferent, unsympathetic
- desultory
- jumping around, aimless, random
- surreptitious
- secret, clandestine, stealthy
- proliferation
- an increase in number, multiplication
- Discrepant
- Disagreeing, inconsistent
- cryptic
- mysterious, secret
- Caricature
- A portrayal where features are distorted, a parody
- Apathy
- A lack of concern or feeling, indifference
- imperious
- extremely overbearing
- edifying
- instructing and improving spiritually or morally
- mutability
- the degree to which something is subject and likely to change
- neologism
- a newly coined word or phrase; new use of a word (often disapproved of)
- parody
- humorous or ridiculous imitation
- sublime
- exalted, noble, uplifting
- acquiesce
- to give in, to comply
- replete
- filled to capacity, abundantly supplied
- amity
- friendship
- mollify
- to soothe or to appease, to assuage
- protract
- to prolong
- apocryphal
- of doubtful origin or authenticity, not genuine
- rupture
- to break apart, to burst
- extraneous
- not essential or vital
- admonish
- to caution, to advise, or to counsel against something
- prodigious
- extraordinary in bulk, quantity, or degree, great in size, enormous
- incontrovertible
- indisputable
- inimitable
- not able to be imitated
- trifling
- not significant, frivolous
- dupe
- to trick, to fool, to deceive, or to cheat; to bilk
- deplete
- to use up gradually, to lessen in amount or value
- fallow
- inactive, plowed but not sowed
- hedonist
- one who seeks pleasure as the sole aim in life
- tempestuous
- turbulent, stormy
- sordid
- filthy, foul
- larceny
- the act of stealing another's property
- profane
- showing contempt toward sacred things
- strident
- loud and harsh sounding
- veracity
- devotion to the truth
- peripheral
- on the edge, not important
- laconic
- using a minimum of words; concise to the point of seeming rude
- Deplore
- To regret deeply or strongly; to feel or to express deep grief for
- plight
- difficult or adverse situation
- repertoire
- a list of works of music or readings that are ready for performance
- stolid
- showing little emotion
- circumspect
- careful to consider consequences, cautious, prudent
- homogeneous
- of the same kind
- espousing
- marrying, giving one's loyalty; adopting or embracing a cause
- indefatigable
- tireless, incapable of being fatigued
- Empathy
- Understanding or identification with another's feelings or situation
- emaciated
- very thin (usually as a result of starvation), wasting away
- magnanimity
- having a lofty, generous, and courageous spirit
- surfeited
- fed or supplied to excess
- Cosmopolitan
- Dealing with the whole world
- Galvanize
- To stimulate or to excite as if by an electric shock
- clemency
- leniency
- humility
- the quality or state of being humble in spirit
- diffuse
- to spread in all directions
- scrupulous
- very principled, very careful and conscientious
- abstemious
- sparing (usually in eating or drinking); temperate
- finesse
- delicate skill
- debunk
- to expose the falseness or hypocrisy of something
- untenable
- not able to be defended
- blasphemous
- irreverent, profane
- coalesce
- to merge, to fuse, to join, or to unite
- respite
- a rest, a delay, a period of relief
- irascible
- irritable, easily angered, cranky, cross
- Equivocal
- Ambiguous (usually intended to mislead)
- hyperbole
- obvious exaggeration
- interminable
- having or seeming to have no end, wearisomely protracted
- Allure
- To influence, sway, or entice with some tempting appeal
- Ecstasy
- Extreme happiness
- naive
- unsophisticated; inexperienced
- exorcise
- to expel an evil spirit, to get rid of something troublesome
- ponderous
- very heavy, unwieldy from weight
- affinity
- a likeness, a natural relationship, a kinship
- portent
- a sign or forewarning
- Auspicious
- Favorable
- solicitous
- worried, concerned
- obsequious
- overly attentive, like a sycophant, servile
- dissipation
- wasteful spending, squandering
- adulterate
- to make impure by adding lesser substances; to corrupt
- empirical
- based on observation or experiment and not on theory
- Implacable
- incapable of being appeased
- animosity
- harsh feelings, enmity, resentment, hatred
- buttress
- a support or prop
- mirth
- gladness and merriment usually accompanied by laughter
- zeal
- enthusiasm, fervor
- bastion
- a fortification, a stronghold
- Cordial
- Courteous and gracious; friendly; warm