C 701 - 800
Terms
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- shrapnel
- n. fragments from a bomb
- humid
- adj. moist
- brawn
- n. muscles; strength
- arcane
- adj. understood only by a few
- inveigh
- v. to protest
- enthrall
- v. to hold as if in a spell; to captivate
- offal
- n. waste parts, especially from slaughtered animals
- lank
- adj. long and slender; lean
- seedy
- adj. worn and shabby; disreputable
- exegesis
- n. critical explanation or analysis, esp. of a text
- prose
- n. the ordinary form of written or spoken language, without rhyme or meter
- ebb
- v. to fall back or recede; to decline
- invoke
- v. to call upon; to appeal to, as for confirmation; to summon
- loggerheads
- n. engaged in a dispute (with 'at')
- denounce
- v. to speak out against; to accuse publicly
- connoisseur
- n. an expert, esp. in the fine arts
- lattice
- n. a structure made of strips of wood or metal that cross over each other to form a pattern (usu. diagonal) of spaces between the strips
- gaffe
- n. a clumsy social error
- shirk
- v. to put off or avoid performing (a duty or responsibility)
- abrupt
- adj. rough and curt in speech or behavior
- reap
- v. to harvest; to obtain as the result of an effort
- dispose
- v. to give a tendency or inclination to
- glum
- adj. silently unhappy; gloomy
- ignoble
- adj. of the common people
- lavish
- adj. generous; extravagant
- concordance
- n. an index of significant words and the phrases containing them in a book
- infamous
- adj. having a bad reputation
- accomplice
- n. accessory; one who assists in a crime
- echelon
- n. a level within an organization
- exhilarate
- v. to refresh or stimulate
- sublimate
- v. to express unacceptable impulses in a constructive form
- grudge
- v. to be reluctant to give or admit
- prophylactic
- adj. acting to prevent something, esp. disease
- venial
- adj. easily excused or forgiven
- malfeasance
- n. wrongdoing, esp. by a public official
- waft
- v. to float; to drift through
- corrode
- v. to eat into; destroy gradually, as by a chemical process
- evasive
- adj. intending to avoid; misleading
- deft
- adj. quick and skillful
- ambiguous
- adj. having more than one possible interpretation
- chameleon
- n. a lizard that rapidly changes its skin color; an inconstant person
- ablution
- n. a washing of the body, especially with religious connotations
- pestilence
- n. a usually fatal epidemic disease; a very harmful influence or agent
- titanic
- adj. very large; of great scope or power
- panegyric
- n. elaborate praise, esp. in a formal, public setting
- forum
- n. a meeting that invites public participation; a medium (e.g., newspaper, etc.) for conducting a discussion
- remorse
- n. sadness or regret for what one has done
- expectorate
- v. to spit
- oratory
- n. public speaking, esp. marked by pompous rhetoric
- incense
- v. to make angry; to enrage
- sanguinary
- adj. murderous or bloodthirsty
- lackey
- n. a follower who carries out another's orders like a servant
- lithe
- adj. limber and graceful; supple
- discerning
- adj. demonstrating insight or good taste
- chimerical
- adj. created by or as if by a fanciful imagination
- engulf
- v. to swallow up; overwhelm
- deign
- v. to stoop to a level considered beneath one's dignity
- nice
- adj. showing or requiring great precision or subtle discernment
- fritter
- v. to spend or waste time a little at a time
- aphorism
- n. a brief expression of a truth or general principle
- writhe
- v. to twist or squirm, as in pain, struggle or embarrassment
- cogitate
- v. to think carefully; to ponder
- ambulatory
- adj. of or for walking; capable of walking
- ravage
- v. to damage; to ruin
- provenance
- n. a place or source of origin
- quench
- v. to put out (e.g., a fire); to suppress
- scythe
- n. a long-handled, bladed instrument used for harvesting crops
- renown
- n. fame or celebrity
- aggregate
- adj. total
- inclined
- adj. disposed; willing
- jaded
- adj. worn out; dulled by excess
- disperse
- v. to scatter in different directions
- burly
- adj. strong and muscular
- divisive
- adj. creating conflict
- descry
- v. to catch sight of, esp. something distant or obscure
- inveigle
- v. to obtain by flattery
- insolvent
- adj. unable to pay debts as they become due
- charisma
- n. a quality of leadership that inspires great devotion in one's followers; personal magnetism or charm
- buffet
- v. to knock about; to push or force roughly
- jackleg
- adj. not qualified for one's work; unscrupulous or lacking professional standards
- carnivorous
- adj. meat-eating
- outlandish
- adj. strange; strikingly different
- pithy
- adj. relating to the central part of something; economically phrased
- nautical
- adj. of or having to do with sailors, ships, or navigation
- lambaste
- v. to scold or criticize harshly; to beat or whip severely
- probity
- n. complete and confirmed honesty
- apathy
- n. lack of emotion; lack of concern, esp. to matters of general importance
- satire
- n. irony, sarcasm, or caustic wit used to attack human vice or folly, esp. in a literary work
- sonorous
- adj. having a full, deep sound; impressive in style of speech
- ramble
- v. to walk or speak aimlessly
- haggle
- v. to argue, as over terms or price
- locus
- n. a place that is the center of great activity or concentration
- droll
- adj. amusing in an odd or wry way
- bagatelle
- n. something of little importance; trifle
- mural
- n. a large picture applied directly to a wall
- rebuke
- v. to criticize sharply
- imply
- v. to suggest; to hint
- asylum
- n. a place of safety
- illicit
- adj. unlawful; improper
- funereal
- adj. appropriate for a funeral