Lessons 21-26
Terms
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- myriad
- countless, innumerable
- mammoth
- an extinct for of an elephant::: gigantic
- nominal
- existing by name only::: insignificantly small
- nebulous
- lazy, vague, or indistinct
- lucrative
- profitable
- obscene
- offensive to accepted standards of decency; repulsive
- nomadic
- wandering, roving
- peremptory
- categorical; dictatorial; allowing no contradiction
- reprisal
- retaliation in kind for injuries received
- recalcitrant
- stubbornly resistant to reason or authority::: a pererse or wayward person
- kudos
- honor; glory; acclaim or praise for exceptional achievement
- mundane
- wordly(as opposed to spiritual); humdrum or everyday
- ostensible
- apparent or profesed
- phobia
- an itense or irrational fear of something; any strong aversion
- obsequious
- excessively submissive to another person's wishes or ideas, often for purely self-interested reasons
- reciprocate
- to give in return for, or in response to, something already given
- novice
- a beginner of any kind:::, one who is just a beginner at some activity requiring skill and experience
- legacy
- gift made by a will; something handed down from an ancestor
- obsolete
- no longer in use; outmoded
- nuance
- a slight or subtle variation in meaning, expression, tone, feeling, color, or the like
- protracted
- extended or prolonged excessively
- nostalgia
- a longing to return to a sentimentalized past; homesickness
- malapropism
- an unconscious and unusuall ludicrous misuse of a word
- motley
- a kind of multi-colored cloth::: multicolored, diverse or valid
- paraphrase
- to restate in other words; to clarify meaning or avoid difficulties
- pandemonium
- general disorder, confusion, noise, and commotion
- ominous
- foreshadowing evil; menacing or threatening
- prerogative
- a special right or privelege given to a person in high rank, position or the like
- mandatory
- required, obligatory
- nepotism
- favoritism shown to relatives or friends by someone in high position
- parody
- a comic imitation of the style, form, or content of a serious piece of work::: to imitate in a mocking or unworthy way
- plaintive
- sorrowful or melancholy; mournful
- liability
- 1.something for which one is legally responsible, usually involving a disadvantsge or risk 2.a handicap, burden
- lurk
- to sneak; to lie hidden or in wait
- purge
- to cleanse, purify::: a medicine that cleanses
- rescind
- to cancel or withdraw
- ostracize
- to banishor exclude from a group; to shun
- procrastinate
- to delay action
- renegade
- a person who deserts one cause or roup for another:::: disloyal or traitorous
- persevere
- to continue steadfastly despite obstacles or discouragement
- officious
- excessively forward in offering unwanted or unneccesary help or advice; meddlesome
- parochial
- located in, or supported by a parish::: resticted in scope or range; narrow or limited
- paradox
- a self- contradictory statement that, on a closer examination proves worthy of belief
- propensity
- a natural tendecy or inclination to
- repercussion
- an indirect effect or esult produced by an event or action
- quell
- to bring to an end, usually by force; to quiet or pacify
- psuedonym
- a facitious name assumed by an author
- medium
- the means by which some goal is achieved or the person through whom it is realized
- probity
- unquestionable honesty or uprightness
- pusillanimous
- contemptibly cowardly or mean-spirited
- lackadaisical
- lacking spirit or liveliness
- prodigious
- extraordinary in size or extent; marvelous
- mercenary
- a hireling, especially a hired proffesional soldier:::: motivated solely by a desire for material gain
- plagiarism
- the use of another person's writings or ideas as one's own ithout acknowledging their source
- resilient
- springy or flexible; able to resume its original shape
- plethora
- superabundance or excess
- precocious
- developing unusually early
- pernicious
- highly injurious or harmful
- premise
- a statement upon hich an arguement is based or a conclusion is drawn::: to state or assume as the basis for something else
- redundant
- unnecessarily repetitive or superfluous
- libel
- defamatory written statement; act of writing something that smears a person's character; V. ADJ. libelous
- predatory
- preying on, plundering, or piratical
- prelude
- an introductory piece of music; anything that precedes or introduces something else
- quixotic
- high-minded but impractical
- replenish
- to refill or provide a new supply of
- propitiate
- to appease or pacify
- negligible
- too small to be significant
- promulgate
- to announce officially as a law or decree
- morass
- a swamp or bog::: a confused or degrading situation that's difficult to get out of
- recant
- t owithdraw formally or publicly
- recrimination
- the act of answering one accusation with another; a bitter reply
- lush
- luxuriant, plentiful:::overelaborate or overripe
- relent
- to become less harsh or severe; to let up or slacken
- narcissistic
- an excessive love or admiration of oneself
- lucid
- clear and intelligible to the understanding
- pensive
- immersed in deep thought, often melancholy, thought
- precarious
- dangerously insecure, unstable or uncertain
- obsession
- an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone
- opportune
- suitable, appropriate, or timely
- permeate
- to spread through; to penetrate
- poignant
- kenly touching or moving
- perjure
- to lie deliberately while under oath to tell the truth
- litigation
- legal action: lawsuit
- proliferate
- to increase rapidly in size or abundance
- prowess
- superior courage, ability, or skill
- malice
- a desire to cause harm of suffering; deep-seated ill will
- raze
- to level to the ground; to blot out or demolish
- reminiscence
- the act or recalling the past, a memory
- remorse
- anguish, self- reproach or bitter regret for wrongdoing
- moot
- debatable, therefore unresolved::: to bring up for discussion