GIGUNDA 101-200
Terms
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- Remonstrate
- to object
- Discursive
- rambling
- Egregious
- conspicuous
- Inept
- not capable
- Concoct
- to devise
- Precipitate
- to cause to happen before expected
- Supposition
- something that is assumed
- Carousal
- noisy revelry
- Whimsical
- playful and unpredicatable
- Equanimity
- composure
- Pillage
- to loot
- Raconteur
- a person skilled at telling stories
- Infringe
- to violate, trespass
- Vitrolic
- bitter and sarcastic
- Mordant
- biting or sarcastic
- Oscillate
- to vary between opinions
- Expiate
- to make up for
- Heinous
- offensive
- Grandiose
- pretentious
- Puerile
- childish or immature
- Resourceful
- able to deal effectively with the situation
- Versatility
- having a variety of functions
- Arid
- dry, barren
- Nexus
- a bond or tie between members of a group
- Labryinth
- a maze
- Bizarre
- extremely strange
- Keel
- the "backbone" of a ship
- Lethargic
- drowsy and sluggish
- Proclivity
- tendency
- Acclimate
- to accustom to a new climate or situation
- Cajole
- to coax
- Chagrin
- embarrassment
- Bumptious
- excessively self-assertive
- Nonplussed
- puzzled
- Cobbled
- mended or patched
- Invective
- abusive language
- Deplete
- to use up or exhaust
- Incriminate
- to involve in a crime
- Mendicant
- a beggar
- Apathy
- lack of emotion or interest
- Initiative
- the ability to begin and follow through with a plan
- Circuitously
- in a roundabout manner
- Deface
- to spoil the appearance of
- Marred
- damaged or defaced
- Subtle
- not immediately obvious
- Fledgling
- someone young and inexperienced
- Impalpable
- intangible or imperceptible
- Quatrain
- a stanza or poem of four lines
- Obese
- extremely fat
- Simulate
- imitate
- Amenity
- an attractive or desirable feature
- Premonition
- a feeling that something is about to happen
- Transmuted
- transformed
- Reverberate
- to echo
- Pervasive
- spreading throughout
- Pendantic
- book-smart but not practical
- Scourge
- a means of vengeful punishment
- Apothesis
- an exalted or glorified example
- Aggrandize
- to increase in greatness, power or wealth
- Hindrance
- an impediment
- Implacable
- incapable of appeasement
- Debauched
- morally corrupt
- Ocular
- relating to the eye
- Tawdry
- gaudy and cheap
- Vulnerable
- open to attack
- Thwart
- to prevent
- Straitlaced
- prudish
- Intemperate
- lacking in self-control
- Gauche
- lacking social grace
- Inadvertant
- unintentional
- Attribute
- an essential quality
- Anarchy
- marked by chaos or confusion
- Yeti
- the abominable snowman
- Enjoin
- to prohibit
- Exacerbate
- to make worse
- Autonomy
- independence
- Segueing
- proceeding to what follows without delay
- Languish
- to become weak or feeble
- Umbrage
- offense or resentment
- Sonorous
- having an impressive sound
- Satiate
- to satisfy completely
- Salutary
- beneficial
- Dun
- to demand the payment of a debt
- Erudite
- scholarly
- Prognosticate
- to predict
- Portico
- porch
- Venal
- capable of being bribed
- Falsetto
- a male voice above normal range
- Banshee
- an Irish female spirit who foretold death by wailing
- Culpable
- deserving blame
- Guerilla
- a member of an irregular military force
- Adulation
- excessive praise
- Jaded
- wearied or worn out
- Absolve
- to free from blame
- Detrimental
- causing harm or damage
- Palingenesis
- rebirth or regeneration
- Nadir
- the lowest point
- Diversion
- something that distracts and entertains
- Fraility
- infirmity
- Contrive
- to invent