E Wo vocab
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- Figment
- fabrication of the mind; an arbitrary notion; creation, invention, fancy
- Nuance
- a subtle or slight variation (as in color, meaning, quality), delicate gradation or shade of difference; shade, nicety, refinement
- Fiat
- an arbitrary order or decree; a command or act of will or consciousness; edict, dictrum, ukase
- Garner
- to acquire as the result of effort; to gather and store away, as far as further use; to collect, accumulate, accrue
- Sumptuous
- costly, rich, magnificent; lavish, munificent, opulent, splendid
- Fecund
- fruitful in offspring or vegetation; intellectually productive; fertile, teeming, prolific
- Depraved
- marked by evil and corruption, devoid of moral principles; perverted, degenerate, vicious, corrupt
- Sophistry
- reasoning that seems plausible but is actuallyunsound; a fallacy; specious reasoning
- Acuity
- sharpness (particularly of the mind or senses); keeness, acuteness
- Reputed
- according to reputation or general belief; having widespread acceptance and good reputation; putative, reputable, supposed, alleged
- Enervate
- to weaken or lessen the mental, moral, or physical vigor of; enfeeble, hamstring; impair, cripple, paralyze
- Ignominy
- shame and disgrace; dishonor, humiliation, disrepute, odium
- Delineate
- to portray, sketch, or describe in accurate and vivid detail; to represent pictorially; depict, pictive, render
- Ubiquitous
- present or existing everywhere; omnipresent, pervasive, universal
- Esoteric
- intended for or understood by only a select few; private, secret, occult, cryptic, arcane, recondite
- Hallow
- to set apart as holy or sacred, sanctify, consecrate; to honor greatly, revere
- Idiosyncrasy
- a peculiarity that serves to distinguish or identify; eccentricity, quirk, mannerism
- Overweening
- conceited, presumptuous, excessive, immoderate, arrogant, unbridled, inflated
- Penchant
- a strong attraction or inclination; proclivity, propensity, predilection
- Mundane
- earthly, worldly, relating to practical and material affairs; concerned with what is ordinary; prosaic, humdrum, routine, sublunary