harpervocab6to10
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- equivocal
- deliberately misleading, ambiguous
- trenchant
- forceful, effective, vigorous, cutting, caustic
- invocation
- the act or instance of appealing
- erudite
- scholarly
- aberrant
- deviating from the normal
- dissonance
- harsh disagreeable combo of sounds, discord
- altruistic
- selflessness
- concurred
- to be of the same opinion
- prodigal
- rashly or wastefully extravagant
- translucent
- clear, lucid
- impious
- lacking reverence or respect
- confound
- to cause confusion or become perplexed
- laconic
- few words, concise
- labryinth
- maze
- adamant
- impervious to pleas or reason, stubbornly unyielding
- implicit
- understood, just not directly stated
- enervate
- to weaken or destroy the strength or vitality of
- imminent
- about to occur, impending
- callous
- emotionally hardened
- infinitesimal
- incredibly or incalculably minute
- collusion
- a secret agreement for an illegal/evil purpose
- indecorous
- lacking good taste
- invective
- abusive language
- sardonic
- scornfully or cynically mocking
- loquacious
- very talkative
- licentious
- lacking moral discipline or ignoring legal restraint
- lugubrious
- mournful, dismal, or gloomy to a ludicrous degree
- piquant
- spicy, pleasantly tart
- capitulate
- surrender under specific conditions
- histrionics
- exaggerated emotional behavior calculated for effect
- allay
- to reduce the intensity of something
- hiatus
- a period when something is interrupted
- prodigious
- impressively great in size or extend, extraordinary
- machinations
- act of scheming
- nebulous
- misty, cloudy, hazy, vague
- rectitude
- moral uprightness, righteousness
- reciprocal
- interchanged
- subservient
- subordinate in capacity or function
- magnanimous
- courageously noble in mind and heart, generous
- emaciated
- to make or become extremely thin by starving
- inextricably
- so intricate or entangled as to make escape impossible
- auspicious
- favorable
- tenuous
- long,thin, slender, flimsy, lacking substance
- recalcitrant
- marked by stubborn resistant to authority, defiance
- turbid
- muddy or in a state of turmoil
- ingenuous
- overly straightforward, frank, honest
- languish
- to become week or feeble
- deferential
- marked by or exhibiting deference, respect
- censure
- harsh criticism or disapproval
- commensurate
- of the same extent, size, or duration as of another
- laudatory
- expressing praise
- adduce
- sight as an example or means of proof in an argument
- importune
- to entreat pleasantly, to set with frequent request
- captious
- marked by disposition to point out truths
- redundant
- verbose, needlessly repetitive
- impeccable
- flawless or perfect
- castigated
- to inflict severe pain/punishment on
- hamlet
- small village
- germane
- closely connected, relevant
- relegate
- to assign to an obscure place, position, or condition
- raillery
- good nature teasing or riducule
- neologism
- new word or expression
- circuitous
- being or taking a roundabout lengthy course
- commiserate
- to feel or express sorrow or pitiful, sympathize with
- sanguine
- cheerfully confident, optimistic
- nostalgic
- homesick, longing for the past
- fallacious
- deceptive, tending to mislead
- mettle
- courage in fortitude or spirit
- travesty
- an exaggerated or grotesque imitation
- enigmatic
- puzzling, not easily understood
- apathetic
- lacking an interest or concern, indifferent
- abscond
- to leave quickly
- anathema
- curse or excommunication
- impervious
- impossible to penetrate, not affected
- tenable
- capable of being maintained in argument, rationally defensable
- dulcet
- pleasing to the ear, having a soothing quality
- truculent
- disposed to fight, argumentative
- imperative
- expressing a command or plea
- succinct
- concise, terse
- inveigled
- to win over by coaxing, flattery, or artful talk
- glutted
- to fill esp with food, satiate- oversupply
- facetious
- humorous, playfully sarcastic
- charlatan
- a fraud, claims skills they don't have
- collated
- to assemble in logical sequence
- hauteur
- arrogance, disdained
- quixotic
- caught up in pursuit of unreachable goals
- malediction
- calling down of a curse
- relevant
- having a bearing or connection with the matter at hand
- esoteric
- meant for or understood by a specific group
- platitudes
- a trite or banal remark esp one that is expressed as significant
- anachronism
- happened in other than chronological order, out of place
- ineffable
- incapable of being expressed in words
- heinous
- grossly wicked or reprehensive
- mendacious
- blind, untruthful, false
- covert
- not openly practiced, done in secret
- compunction
- strong uneasiness caused by a sense of guilt
- acrimony
- bitter, shy, and animosity esp in speech and behavior
- hone
- to perfect, effective
- inexorable
- incapable of being persuaded, relentless
- capricious
- characterized or subject to whim