Power Plus Chapters 1-10
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- arable
- adj. suitable for cultivation of land
- polemical
- adj. relating to controversy or argument
- churlish
- adj. boorish or vulgar
- soporific
- adj. tending to induce sleep
- untenable
- adj. impossible to defend or justify
- servile
- adj. submissive; slavish
- perambulate
- v. to walk about; to stroll
- luminous
- adj. emitting light
- pellucid
- adj. transparent; clear
- plethora
- n. an overabundance; excess
- pander
- v. to exploite weaknesses of others; to cater to the vices of others
- ameliorate
- v. to make better; to improve
- quotidian
- adj. everyday; commonplace
- wrenching
- adj. causing mental or physical pain
- cogent
- adj. convincing; reasonable
- vacillate
- v. to waver; to sway indecisively
- dilatory
- adj. tending to delay or procrastinate
- expiate
- v. to make amends for
- cosmopolitan
- adj. worldly; sophisticated
- revere
- v. to regard with respect, awe, or adoration
- puerile
- adj. childish; juvenile
- gibberish
- n. nonsense; unintelligible speech
- recrimination
- n. a counter-accusation
- perquisite
- n. a tip or payment in addition to regular wages
- indolent
- adj. lazy
- contemptuous
- adj. haughty; scornful
- orotund
- adj. full and rich in sound (in speech)
- circuitous
- adj. indirect; roundabout
- desiccate
- v. to dry out; to remove moisture
- promulgate
- v. to announce; to make known
- peremptory
- adj. not allowing refusal or delay; imperative
- equanimity
- n. composure; calmness
- profligate
- adj. wasteful and immoral
- risible
- adj. relating to laughter; laughable
- frangible
- adj. fragile; easy to break
- procrustean
- adj. strictly disregarding individual differences or circumstances
- vernacular
- n. everyday language
- entreat
- v. to earnestly request or petition
- kudos'
- n. acclaim or praise
- disconcert
- v. to frustrate; confuse
- bumpkin
- n. an unsophisticated, awkward person
- timorous
- adj. timid
- hortatory
- adj. encouraging; inciting
- scullion
- n. a servant of menial tasks
- ubiquitous
- adj. occurring or seeming to occur everywhere; omnipresent
- vestige
- n. a trace or evidence of something that once existed
- stringent
- adj. restrictive; imposing demanding standarads
- innocuous
- adj harmless
- dulcet
- adj. melodious; pleasing to the ear
- axiom
- n. a universal truth; an established rule
- provocative
- adj. tending to excite or stimulate
- efficacious
- adj. effective; producing the desired outcome
- convoluted
- adj. complicated; intricate
- vitriolic
- adj. harsh in tone; bitterly critical
- rife
- adj. abundant; prevalent
- prognosticate
- v. to predict
- staid
- adj. showing dignity and often strait-laced propriety
- consternation
- n. alarming dismay or concern
- circumlocution
- n. unnecessarily wordy or evasive language
- unimpeachable
- adj. unquestionable; beyond doubt
- contrive
- v. to plan cleverly; to devise
- vitiate
- v. to corrupt morally; to contaminate
- largesse
- n. generosity
- apocryphal
- adj. of questionable authenticity, but widely believed
- culpable
- adj. deserving blame or condemnation; guilty
- talisman
- n. magic charm or superstitious object for protection or luck
- archaic
- adj. no longer current or applicable; antiquated
- comprise
- v. to include or consist of; contain
- aleatory
- adj. dependent on luck or chance
- iniquity
- n. an evil or wicked act
- usurp
- v. to take over; to seize power
- majordomo
- n. chief butler or assistant
- sybaritic
- adj. marked by luxury or pleasure
- eidetic
- adj. pertaining to extraordinary detailed and vivid recall
- Stygian
- adj. dark and forbidding
- lionize
- v. to assign great social importance to; to treat as a celebrity
- intrinsic
- adj. of or relating to a thing's basic nature; inherent
- sophistry
- n. a deliberately deceptive or misleading argument
- probity
- n. integrity; respectability
- platitude
- n. an obvious remark; a cliche
- putrid
- adj. rotten and foul smelling
- incantation
- n. a chant; a recited magical spell
- camaraderie
- n. rapport and goodwill
- interlocutor
- n. someone who participates in a conversation
- antediluvian
- adj. extremely old; antiquated
- patronizing
- adj. treating with condescension; acting superior
- brigand
- n. a robber or bandit
- metamorphosis
- n. a transformation or dramatic change
- anecdote
- n. a short account of an incident
- inundate
- v. to overwhelm; to fill beyond capacity
- preamble
- n. a preliminary statement; an introduction
- indecorous
- adj. lacking good taste; improper
- coterie
- n. a small group of people who share interests and meet frequently
- inimical
- adj. unfriendly; hostile; injurious
- frenetic
- adj. wildly excited
- crepuscular
- adj. pertaining to twilight
- donnybrook
- n. a fight; an uproar
- foist
- v. to pass off as genuine or valuable
- tacit
- adj. indicated but not expressed; implied silently
- incongruous
- adj. incompatible, unsuitable for the situation
- moratorium
- n. a suspension of activity; an authorized delay
- litany
- n. any long, repetitive, or dull recital
- livid
- adj. extremely angry
- maxim
- n. an established principle; a truth or rule of conduct
- peregrination
- n. travel by walking
- carte blanche
- n. boundless authority; unlimited power to act
- blithe
- adj. carefree and lighthearted
- recalcitrant
- adj. stubbornly resistant; showing opposition
- nexus
- n. a link, tie or bond
- incumbent
- adj. obligatory; necessary
- abstemious
- adj. using or consuming sparingly
- compendium
- n. a list or collection of items
- otiose
- adj. useless; futile
- allay
- v. to relieve; to alleviate
- lugubrious
- adj. mournful; gloomy
- sanctimonious
- adj. showing false piety or righteiousness
- sectarian
- adj. narrowly confined to a particular group
- depredate
- v. to plunder and pillage
- zealous
- adj. fervent; fanatical
- estrange
- v. to alienate
- perspicacious
- adj. keen; mentally sharp
- penultimate
- adj. next to last
- exegesis
- n. an explanation of a text; a critical interpretation
- accoutrement
- n. an accessory item of dress or equipment
- lurid
- adj. shocking; explicit
- benign
- adj. beneficial; favorable
- anomaly
- n. a deviation from the norm; an odd or peculiar occurrence
- inveigh
- v. to disapprove angrily; to protest
- scapegoat
- n. one who bears the blame for others
- coeval
- adj. of the same time period
- imbroglio
- n. a difficult and embarrassing situation
- internecine
- adj. mutually destructive
- asperity
- n. roughness or harshness; severity
- hubris
- n.. overbearing pride; arrogance
- pervasive
- adj. permeating; spreading throughout
- expurgate
- v. to remove vulgar or objectionable material
- atelier
- n. an artist's or designer's workshop
- flippancy
- n. disrespect
- nomenclature
- n. technical names or naming system in an art or science
- venerate
- v. to respect or revere
- nonchalant
- adj. unconcerned; indifferent
- haughty
- adj. condescendingly proud; arrogant
- replete
- adj. full; abundant
- renunciation
- n. rejection; refusal to acknowledge
- toady
- n. person who flatters for personal gain
- interminable
- adj. tiresome and long; seemingly endless
- corroborate
- v. to strengthen by adding evidence
- veneer
- n. a thin, attractive layer that conceals something common or coarse
- truncate
- v. to shorten
- catharsis
- n. a release of emotional tension