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143 Cards in this Set

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aberrant
adj.
deviating from normal or correct.
abscond
v.

to leave secretly and hide, often to avoid the law.
advocate
v., n.
to speak, plead, or argue for a cause, or in another’s behalf. (n) -- one who advocates.
alacrity
n. eager and enthusiastic willingness
approbation
n an expression of approval or praise
austere
adj, without adornment; bare; severely simple
Ascetic
n. One who practices rigid self denial esp. religious devotion.
axiomatic
adj.
taken as a given, possessing self evident truth
canonical
adj
following or in agreement with accepted, traditional standards
capricious
adj, inclined to change one's mind impulsively, erratic, unpredictable.
chicanery
n. trickery or subterfuge
disabuse
v. to undeceive; to set right.
discordant
adj. conflicting, dissonant or harsh sound
effrontery
n. extreme boldness, presumptuousness
enervate
v. to weaken, to reduce in vitality
ennui
n. dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy.
equivocate
v. to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent.
erudite
adj. very learned, scholarly
exculpate
v. exonerate; to clear of blame;
exigent
adj, urgent, pressing; requiring immediate action or attention
extemporaneous
adj. improvised, done without preparation
filibuster
n. intentional obstruction esp using prolonged speechmaking to delay legislative action
fluminate
v. to loudly attack or denounce
ingenuous
adj. artless, frank and candid, lacking in sophistication
inured
adj accustomed to accepting something undesirable
irascible
adj easily angered, prone to temperamental outbursts
magnanimity
n. quality of being generously noble in mind and heart, esp forgiving
nascent
adj. coming into being in early developmental stages
nebulous
adj. vague, cloudy, lacking clearly defined form.
neologism
n. a new word, expression or usage; the creation or use of new words or senses
obtuse
adj, lacking sharpness of intellect; not clear or precise in thought or expression.
obviate
v. to anticipate and make unnecessary.
paean
n. a song or hymn of praise and thanksgiving
perfidy
n. intentional breach of faith, treacherous (perfidious)
perspicacious
adj. acutely perceptive, having keen discernment (n. perspicacity)
precipitate
adj. acting with excessive haste or impulse
prescience
n. foreknowledge of events; knowing of events prior to their occurring (prescient)
prevaricate
v. to deliberately avoid the truth; to mislead
solicitous
adj. concerned and attentive; eager
tortuous
adj. winding, twisting, excessively complicated
truculent
adj fierce and cruel; eager to fight
veracity
n. truthfulness and honesty
avarice
n. greed, esp for wealth (avaricious)
bucolic
adj. rustic and pastoral; characteristic of rural areas and inhabitants
cacophony
n. harsh, jarring, discordant sound.
castigation
n. sever criticism or punishment (v. castigate)
chary
adj wary; cautious; sparing
cogent
adj. appealing forcibly to the mind or reason; convincing
dearth
n. smallness of quantity or numbers, scarcity; a lack
demur
v. question or oppose
dogmatic
adj; expressing rigid opinion based on unproved or unprovable principles
ebullience
n. quality of lively or enthusiastic expression of thoughts or feelings
elegy
n. a mournful peom, esp one lamenting the dead
emollient
adj/n soothing, esp to the skin, making less harsh, mollifying, an agent that softens or smoothes the skin.
furtive
adj; marked by stealth, covert, surreptitious.
impecunious
adj. lacking funds; without money
incipient
adj. beginning to come into being or to become apparent
intransigent
adj. refusing to compromise
inveigle
v. to obtain by deception or flattery
penurious
adj.penny pinching, excessively thrifty, ungenerous
pernicious
adj. extremely harmful; potentially causing death.
prodigious
adj. abundant in size, force or extent; extraordinary
quaff
v. to drink deeply
redoubtable
adj awe inspiring, worthy of honor
quiescence
n. stillness, motionlessness, quality of being at rest
torpid
adj. lethargic, sluggish, dormant
urbane
adj. sophisticated, refined, elegant
acumen
n. keen, accurate judgment or insight.
adulterate
v. to reduce purity by combining with inferior ingredients.
amalgamate
v. to combine several elements into a whole.
aver
v. to state as fact; to declare or assert
bombastic
adj. pompous speech
diatribe
n. a harsh denunciation
dissemble
v. to disguise or mislead
evanescent
adj. tending to disappear like vapor, vanishing
grandiloquence
n. pompous speech or expression
hackneyed
adj. rendered trite or commonplace by frequent usage
halcyon
adj. calm and peaceful
hegemony
n. the consistent dominance of one state or ideology over others
iconoclast
n. one who attacks or undermines traditional conventions or institutions.
idolatrous
adj. given to intense or excessive devotion to something (n. idolatry)
impassive
adj. revealing no emotion
imperturbable
adj. marked by extreme calm; impassivity and steadiness
implacable
adj. not capable of being appeased or significantly changed.
impunity
n. immunity from punishment or penalty
inchoate
adj. in an initial stage, not fully formed.
infelicitious
adj. unfortunate, inappropriate
insipid
adj. without taste or flavor, lacking in spirit, bland.
loquacious
adj. extremely talkative
mendacity
n. the condition of being untruthful, dishonesty
misanthrope
n. one who hates all other humans
obdurate
adj. unyielding, hardhearted, intractable
obsequious
adj. exhibiting a fawning attentiveness
opprobrium
n. disgrace, contempt, scorn
pedagogy
n. profession or principles of teaching or instruction
pedantic
adj. overly concerned with the trivial details of learning or educations Show offish of one's knowledge.
penury
n. poverty, destitution
pith
noun. the essential or central part
pithy
adj. precise and brief.
polemical
adj. controversial; argumentative
prodigal
adj. recklessly wasteful, extravagant; profuse; lavish
proliferate
v. to grow or increase swiftly and abundantly
querulous
adj. prone to complaining or grumbling, peevish
rancorous
adj. characterized by bitter, long lasting resentment
recalcitrant
adj. obstinately defiant of authority, difficult to manage.
repudiate
v. to refuse to have anything to do with, disown.
salubrious
adj. promoting health or well being
specious
adj. seeming true, but actually being fallacious; misleadingly attractive; plausible but false
spurious
adj. lacking authenticity or validity; false; counterfeit.
surfeit
n/v. an overabundant supply; excess; to feed or supply to excess.
aggrandize
v. to increase in intensity, power, influence or prestige
acerbic
adj. having a sour or bitter taste or character, sharp, biting
alchemy
n. medieval science aimed at the transmutation of metals esp. base metals into gold
astringent
adj/n. having a tightening effect on living tissue, harsh, severe,
credulous
adj. tending to believe too readily; gullible
dilettante
n. one with an amateurish or superficial interest in the arts or a branch of knowledge.
garrulous
adj. pointlessly talkative, talking too much
glib
adj. marked by ease or informality; nonchalant; lacking in depth; superficial
hubris
n. overbearing presumption or pride, arrogance
immutable
adj. incapable of change
impetuous
adj. hastily or rashly energetic; impulsive and vehement
inimical
adj. damaging; harmful; injurious
intrepid
adj steadfast and courageous.
intractable
adj. not easily managed or directed; stubborn; obstinate
laconic
adj. using few words; terse
mercurial
adj. characterized by rapid and unpredictable change in mood
neophyte
n. a recent convert; a beginner; a novice.
phlegmatic
adj. calm; sluggish; unemotional
probity
n. adherence to highest principles; complete and confirmed integrity; uprightness
profligate
adj. excessively wasteful; recklessly extravagant;
prosaic
adj; dull, lacking in spirit or imagination
quixotic
adj. foolishly impractical; marked by lofty romantic ideals.
quotidian
adj. occurring or recurring daily; commonplace
rarefy
v. to make or become thin, less dense, to refine
recondite
adj. hidden; concealed; difficult to understand; obscure
refulgent
adj. radiant; shiny; brilliant
sedulous
adj. diligent; persistent; hardworking
soporific
adj. causing drowsiness; tending to induce sleep.
tacit
adj. implied; not explicitly stated
trenchant
adj; sharply perceptive; keen; penetrating.
untenable
adj. indefensible; not viable; uninhabitable
vacillate
v. to waver indecisively between one course of action or opinion and another.
vituperate
v. to use harsh, condemnatory language; to abuse or censure severely or abusively; berate.