C 401-600
Terms
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copy deck
- impugn
- challenge; call into question
- lampoon
- harmful or vicious satire
- intact
- whole; with no part removed
- buoy
- to keep afloat; to raise the spirits of
- touchy
- likely to take offense easily
- woo
- to seek the attention of
- affix
- to fasten; to attach
- flout
- to intentionally and obviously disobey
- kleptomania
- an abnormal impulse to steal
- ablution
- a washing of the body, especially with religious connotations
- scale
- to climb
- heinous
- extremely wicked; abominable
- forgery
- something counterfeit; an illegally produced imitation
- agnostic
- one who believes that the existence of God can neither be proved nor disproved; noncommittal
- doctrinaire
- inflexibly maintaining an idea without regard to practicality
- progenitor
- a direct ancestor
- carnal
- relating to physical, esp. sexual desires
- stratagem
- a scheme or maneuver, often deceptive
- dolor
- sorrow, grief
- intercept
- to stop something from reaching its intended destination
- kennel
- a shelter or boarding house for dogs
- badger
- to nag
- roost
- a place such as a rod or branch on which birds rest; to rest as if on such a place
- ogle
- to stare at with desire
- rivet
- to fasten or hold securely
- forthcoming
- about to appear; available when needed; communicative
- guffaw
- to laugh loudly and crudely; a loud burst of laughter
- ellipsis
- in a sentence, the omission of a word or words replaced by three periods
- corpse
- a dead body
- impromptu
- without preparation
- tremulous
- shaking; fearful
- harridan
- a hag; a shrew; a witch
- daunt
- to make afraid; intimidate
- magazine
- a storage area, particularly for ammunition
- loathe
- to dislike something greatly
- cogent
- appealing forcibly to the mind; convincing
- delirium
- madness; over-excitement
- potable
- drinkable
- blockade
- a hostile act of isolation
- best
- to defeat
- fickle
- unreliable in faith; changing in affections
- vagabond
- a person without a permanent home
- omnibus
- including or dealing with many items at once; a volume of reprinted works of a single author or of reprinted works on a single theme
- vitiate
- to make faulty or impure; to spoil
- amenable
- responsive to advice or authority
- deleterious
- harmful; destructive
- syntax
- the way words are arranged to form phrases, clauses and sentences
- subtend
- to extend under or be opposite to; to form the outline of
- freelance
- without long-term commitment to any employer
- eddy
- a current, as of water or air, moving contrary to the direction of the main current, esp. in a circular motion
- icon
- an image; a symbol; a representation of a holy person
- allay
- to reduce the intensity of; to calm
- cryptography
- secret writing
- shade
- a small variation, a nuance; a small amount
- bathos
- excessive or trivial sentimentality; an abrupt transition in style from the elevated to the commonplace, producing a laughable effect
- eject
- to throw out; to cast out
- dauntless
- incapable of being intimidated
- converge
- to come together
- liberal
- generous; giving freely
- sapient
- intelligent; wise
- dual
- composed of two parts
- introverted
- directing one's interest inward
- rail
- to speak bitterly or reproachfully
- futile
- having no useful result
- infuse
- to pour into; to fill
- accouterment
- secondary items of equipment or dress
- derogatory
- belittling; tending to diminish
- quadruped
- a four-footed creature
- own
- to admit, esp. taking personal responsibility for one's own actions or thoughts
- vilify
- to make open, evil and deliberate statements about
- bow
- forward part of a ship; prow
- integral
- essential; necessary to be complete
- pompous
- characterized by excessive self-importance or exaggerated dignity
- careen
- to lean to one side or swerve while in motion (of a vehicle)
- commiserate
- to express sympathy
- hoax
- an act meant to trick or fool
- forthright
- direct and without evasion; honest
- parable
- a short story with a moral or religious theme
- amuck
- frenzied, esp. violently
- savanna
- a flat, treeless plain in a tropical or subtropical region
- effluent
- a stream, especially of sewage
- pellucid
- transparently clear
- sanguinary
- murderous or bloodthirsty
- nice
- showing or requiring great precision or subtle discernment
- caricature
- a drawing or description that ridiculously exaggerates features
- corps
- a group of person working together or related by a common association
- quid pro quo
- an equal exchange or substitution
- abominate
- to feel hatred and disgust for
- smug
- show offensive satisfaction with oneself
- instigate
- to stir up or arouse; to foment
- parameter
- one of a set of measurable factors that determine a system's behavior and are varied in an experiment
- arbitrate
- to settle a dispute or a fight between two parties
- lackey
- a follower who carries out another's orders like a servant
- wend
- to go or proceed
- churlish
- having a bad disposition; rude; boorish
- ichthyology
- the study of fish
- bar
- to keep out; exclude
- chortle
- to chuckle in a snorting way
- crux
- an essential or pivotal point; a perplexing difficulty
- amnesty
- governmental pardon
- junket
- a pleasure trip taken as a business expense or paid for by the public
- disburse
- to pay out money
- disciple
- a follower of another who helps to spread teachings
- florescence
- the act or condition of blooming; a period of success or achievement
- fetching
- attractive
- affiliate
- to associate or unite with
- discard
- to throw out
- oaf
- a stupid, clumsy person
- vaunt
- to show off; to brag
- offal
- waste parts, especially from slaughtered animals
- androgynous
- having both male and female characteristics
- disown
- to refuse to recognize as one's own; to reject
- ebb
- to fall back or recede; to decline
- contagious
- transmissible by direct or indirect contact; likely to affect others
- jangle
- to make a grating sound or have a grating effect
- indubitable
- certain; indisputable
- emissary
- a person sent on a mission to represent another
- byline
- a line at the head of a newspaper article carrying the author's name
- leaven
- to add yeast; to fill (something) with a substance that changes it or makes it lighter
- virago
- a noisy, domineering woman;a scold
- queasy
- sick to one's stomach; nauseated
- convoke
- to call together in a meeting
- frivolous
- of little importance
- complexion
- general character or appearance; natural appearance of the skin, esp. the face
- android
- an automaton that resembles a human being
- larder
- a place, e.g., a pantry or cellar, where food is stored
- annotate
- to provide with explanatory or critical notes
- pachyderm
- a large, thick-skinned mammal
- oblation
- an offering
- infuriate
- to cause to become very angry; enrage
- foliage
- leaves
- dwindle
- to decrease gradually until little remains
- incarcerate
- to restrict by imprisonment; to keep in prison
- upbraid
- to criticize sharply, esp. by a figure of authority
- recuperate
- to recover from illness or exhaustion; to regain health
- restitution
- compensation for a loss
- wanton
- immoral; excessively unrestrained; undisciplined
- sheepish
- embarrassed, usually with an awareness of fault
- intimate
- to make known subtly; to hint
- persist
- to continue despite difficulty
- tawdry
- tastelessly showy
- relish
- to enjoy
- carp
- to complain; to seek fault, esp. over unimportant matters
- feud
- a bitter, prolonged quarrel
- bleak
- gloomy and somber; dreary
- ovation
- enthusiastic and lengthy applause
- gaunt
- thin and bony; appearing exhausted
- mare
- a female horse
- gallant
- brave and noble
- senile
- showing the marked deterioration of old age
- gradient
- a ramp or slope
- insidious
- subtly harmful; stealthy, sneaky
- hedge
- to protect against possible loss by taking compensatory measures; to avoid making a direct statement
- rustle
- to move with soft sounds; to steal cattle
- flower
- to reach the best or most vigorous stage
- kindling
- dry sticks of wood used to start a fire
- tyro
- beginner in learning anything
- martial
- warlike
- filament
- a fine wire or thread
- kinetic
- relating to motion
- addled
- confused
- disinterested
- free from bias
- mawkish
- overly sentimental
- decadence
- a period of decline, as in morals
- metaphysical
- highly abstract or theoretical; lacking physical form
- fritter
- to spend or waste time a little at a time
- poach
- to trespass on another's property to take fish or game
- gratuitous
- unnecessary or inappropriate
- revile
- to attack with harsh language
- genteel
- refined in manner; polite, often in an affected or exaggerated manner
- bibliography
- a list of sources of information on a given subject
- mean
- lowly, insignificant, petty
- abridge
- to reduce in scope
- dirge
- slow, sad music, esp. a funeral hymn
- hover
- to float as if suspended; to be in a state of uncertainty
- groundless
- lacking justification; unsubstantiated
- deadpan
- showing no expression
- mandarin
- a high government official; a member official; a member of an elite group, esp. having high status in intellectual or cultural circles
- anthology
- a collection of literary works
- chafe
- to rub; to scrape; to irritate; to annoy
- quarters
- a place of residence, esp. for military personnel; an assigned station or place, as for officers and crew on a warship
- jest
- to be playful in speech and actions; to joke
- scuttle
- to open holes in a ship in order to sink it
- frantic
- very excited by strong emotion; characterized by rapid and unorganized activity
- lexicon
- a dictionary; a collection of terms used in a specific profession or subject
- declaim
- to recite a speech, poem, etc.; to announce formally
- elegy
- a poem that mourns a death; a composition that resembles such a poem in mood
- verify
- to establish the truth of
- broach
- to raise for discussion
- urn
- a vase, usually a footed base, esp. used for warming and serving tea or coffee
- tinge
- a faint coloring; a trace amount
- custodian
- caretaker
- dispirited
- sad
- miser
- a greedy person who hoards money, even at the expense of personal discomfort
- tentative
- experimental; not sure
- degenerate
- to decline to an inferior state; oft. in mental or moral quality
- slip
- a docking space for a ship between two piers
- hellion
- rascal; troublemaker
- jut
- to stick out; project