Vocab. Words
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- allege
- (v.)to assert without proof or confirmation
- arrant
- (adj.)thoroughgoing, out-and-out; shameless, blatant
- badinage
- (n.) light and playful conversaion
- conciliate
- (v.)to overcome the distrust of, win over; to appease, pacify; to reconcile, make consistent
- countermand
- (v.)to cancel or reverse one order or command with another that is contrary to the first
- echelon
- (n.)one of a series of grades in an organization or field of activity; an organized military unit; a steplike formation or arrangement
- exacerbate
- (v.)to make more violent, severe, bitter, or painful
- fatuous
- (adj.)stupid or foolish in a self-satisfied way
- irrefutable
- (adj.)impossible to disprove; beyond arugement
- juggernaut
- (n.)a massive and inescapable force or object that crushes whatever is in its path
- lackadaisical
- (adj.)lacking spirit or interest, halfhearted
- litany
- (n.)a prayer consisting of short appeals to God recited by the leader alternatin with responses from the congregation; any repetitive chant;a long list
- macabre
- (adj.)grisly, gruesome; horrible,distressing;having death as a subject
- paucity
- (n.)an inadequate quantity, scarcity, dearth
- portend
- (v.)to indicate beforehand that something is about to happen;to give advance warning of
- raze
- (v.)to tear down, destroy completely; to cut or scrape off or out
- recant
- (v.)to withdraw a statement or belief to which one has previously been committed, renounce, retract
- saturate
- (v.) to soak thorougly, fill to capacity; to satisfy fully
- saturnine
- (adj.)of a gloomy or surly disposition; cold or sluggish in mood
- slough
- (v.) to cast off, discard; to get rid of something objectionable or unnecessary; to plod through as if through mud; (n.) a mire; a state of depression
- acclamation
- (n.) a shout of welcome; an overwhelming verbal vote of approval
- bucolic
- (adj.)characteristic of the countryside, rural; relating to shepherds and cowherds, pastoral
- calumniate
- (v.)to slander; to accuse falsely and maiciously
- chary
- (adj.)extremely cautious, hesitant, or slow (to); reserved, diffident
- collusion
- (n.)secret agreement or cooperation
- dilettante
- (n.) a dabbler in the arts; one who engages in an activity in an amateurish, trifling way; (adj.)superficial
- imperturbable
- (adj.)not easily excited; emotionally steady
- increment
- (n.)an enlargement, increase, addition
- mandate
- (n.)an authoritative command, formal order, authorization;(v.)to issue such an order
- paltry
- (adj.)trifling, insidnificant;mean,despicable; inferior, trashy
- paroxysm
- (n.)a sudden outburst; a spasm, convulsion
- pedantry
- (n.)a pretentious display or knowledge; overly rigid attention to rules and details
- peregrination
- (n.) the act of traveling; an excursion, especially on foot or to a foreign country
- redolent
- (adj.)fragrant, smelling stronly; tending to arouse memories to create an aurora
- refulgent
- (adj.)shining, radiant, resplendent
- shibboleth
- (n.)a word, expression, or custom that distinguishes a particular group of persons from all others; a commonplace saying or truism
- tyro
- (n.)a beginner, novice; one with little or no background or skill
- unremitting
- (adj.)not stopping, maintained steadily, never letting up, relentless
- vacillate
- (v.) to swing indecisively from one idea or course of action to another; to waver weakly in mind or will
- vituperative
- (adj.)harshly abusive, severely scolding
- askance
- (adv.)wish suspicion, distrust, or disapproval
- attenuate
- (v.)to make thin or slender; to weaken or lessen in force, intensity, or value
- benign
- (adj.)gentle, kind; forgiving, understanding; having a favorable or beneficial effect; not malignant
- cavil
- (v.)to find fault in a petty way, carp; (n.) a trivial objection or criticism
- charlatan
- (n.)one who reigns knowledge or ability; a pretender, imposter, or quack
- decimate
- (v.) to kill or destroy a large part of
- foible
- (n.) a weak point, falling, minor flaw
- forgo
- (v.) to do wihtout, abstain from, giveu p
- fraught
- (adj.) full of or loaded with; accompanied by
- inure
- (v.) to toughen, harden; to render used to something by long subjection or exposure
- luminous
- (adj.)emitting or reflecting light, glowing; illuminating
- obsequious
- (adj.) marked by slavish attentiveness; excessively submissive, often for purely self-interested reasons
- obtuse
- (adj.)blunt, not coming to a point; slow or dull in understanding; measuring between 90 degrees and 180 degrees; not causing a sharp impression
- oscillate
- (v.)to swing back and forth with a steady rhythm; to flutuate or waver
- penitent
- (adj.)regretful for one's sins or mistakes;(n.)one who is sorry for wrongdoing
- peremptory
- (adj.) having the nature of a command that leaves no opportunity for debate, denial, or refusal; offensively self-assured, dictatorial; determined, resolute
- rebuff
- (v.) to snub; to repel, drive away; (n.) a curt rejection, a check
- reconnoiter
- (v.)to engage in reconnaissance; to make a preliminary inspection
- shambles
- (n.) a slaughterhouse; a place of mass bloodshed; a state of complete disorder and confusion; mess
- sporadic
- (adj.)occurring at irregular intervals, having no set plan or order
- abrogate
- (v.) to repeal, cancel, declare null and void
- ambient
- (adj.)completely surrounding, encompassing
- asperity
- (n.) roughness, severity; bitterness or tartness
- burnish
- (adj.)to make smooth or glossy by rubbing, polish; (n.) gloss. brightness, luster
- cabal
- (n.) a small group working in secret
- delectable
- (adj.)delightful, highly enjoyable; delicously flavored, savory;(n.)an appealing or appetizing food or dish
- deprecate
- (v.)to express mild disapproval; to belittle
- detritus
- (n.)loose bits and pieces of material resulting form disintegration or wearing away; fragments that result from any destruction
- ebullient
- (adj.)overflowing wiht enthusiasm and excitement, boiling, bubbling
- eclectic
- (adj.)drawn from different sources;(n.)one whose beliefs are drawn from various sources
- flaccid
- (adj.)limp, not firm; lacking vigor or effectivenesses
- impecunious
- (adj.)having little or no money
- inexorable
- (adj.)inflexible, beyond influence;relentless,unyielding
- moribund
- (adj.)dying, on the way out
- necromancer
- (n.)one who claims to reveal or influence the future through magic, espeially communication with the dead; in general, a magician or wizard