Index

Front 1

Doula \DOO-luh\

Back 1

1. A woman who assists
during childbirth labor and
provides support to the mother, her child and the family after childbirth.

Front 2

Affray \uh-FRAY\

Back 2

1. A brawl.
2. A tumultuous assault or
quarrel

Front 3

Seriatim \sir-ee-AY-tim; -AT-im\

Back 3

1. In a series; one after
another.

Front 4

Unguent \UNG-gwuhnt\

Back 4

1. A salve for sores, burns,
or the like.
2. an ointment.

Front 5

1.Reticent \RET-ih-suhnt\

Back 5

1. Uncommunicative.
2. Reluctant; unwilling

Front 6

Vapid \VAP-id or VAY-pid\

Back 6

1. Lacking liveliness.
2. Tang.
3. Briskness, or force.
4. Flat, dull

Front 7

Philter \FIL-tur\

Back 7

1. A potion or charm supposed
to cause the person taking
it to fall in love.

Front 8

Potable \POE-tuh-buhl\

Back 8

1. Fit to drink.
2. suitable for drinking.
3. drinkable.

Front 9

Facsimile \fak-SIH-muh-lee\

Back 9

1. An exact copy

Front 10

Yokel * \YOH-kul\

Back 10

1. a naive or gullible
inhabitant of a rural area
or small town

Front 11

Furbelow \FUR-buh-low\

Back 11

1. Something showy or
superfluous.
2. A ruffle.

Front 12

Wherewithal \WHAIR-with-awl\

Back 12

1. Means.
2. Resources.
3. Specifically : money

Front 13

Aspersion \uh-SPUR-zhuhn; -shuhn\

Back 13

1. The act of defaming or
slandering.
2. A damaging or derogatory
remark; slander.

Front 14

Redoubtable \rih-DOW-tuh-buhl\

Back 14

1. Arousing fear or alarm;
formidable.
2. Illustrious; eminent;
worthy of respect or honor.

Front 15

voluble \VOL-yuh-buhl\

Back 15

1. Characterized by a ready
flow of speech.

Front 16

Virtuoso \ver-choo-OH-so or ver-choo-OH-zoh\

Back 16

1. A person who has great skill at some endeavor.

Front 17

Arrogate \AIR-uh-gayt\

Back 17

1. To claim or seize
without right or
justification.
2. To claim on behalf of
another.
3. To ascribe

Front 18

volte-face \vawlt-FAHS; vawl-tuh-\

Back 18

1. A reversal.

Eg:
as in policy or opinion.

Front 19

Pronunciamento \pro-nun-see-uh-MEN-toe\

Back 19

1. A proclamation.
2. Declaration.

Front 20

Pantheon \PAN-thee-on; -uhn\

Back 20

1. A temple dedicated to all
the gods.
2. A public building
commemorating and
dedicated to the famous
dead of a nation.
3. A group of highly esteemed
persons.

Front 21

Incontrovertible \in-kon-truh-VUR-tuh-buhl\

Back 21

1. Indisputable.
2. Unquestionable.

Front 22

Ragged

Back 22

1. Not aligned along a margin.

Opp:
1. Flush.
2. Justified

Front 23

Flotsam \FLAHT-sum\

Back 23

1. Floating wreckage of a
ship or its cargo.

Front 24

Puerile \PYOO-uhr-uhl; PYOOR-uhl\

Back 24

1. Displaying or
suggesting a lack of
maturity.
2. juvenile.
3. childish.

Front 25

Erudite \AIR-yuh-dyt; -uh-dyt\

Back 25

1. Learned.
2. Characterized by extensive
reading or knowledge;

Front 26

Maudlin \MAWD-lin\

Back 26

1. Excessively sentimental.

Front 27

Celerity \suh-LAIR-uh-tee\

Back 27

1. Rapidity of motion or
action.
2. Quickness.
3. Swiftness.

Front 28

Paean \PEE-uhn\

Back 28

1. A joyous song of praise,
triumph, or thanksgiving.
2. An expression of praise or
joy.

Front 29

Casbah \KAZ-bah or KAHZ-bah\

Back 29

1. A North African castle or
fortress.

Front 30

Prink \PRINGK\

Back 30

1. To dress up.
2. to deck for show.

Front 31

Extol \ik-STOHL\

Back 31

1. To praise highly.
2. To glorify.
3. To exalt

Front 32

Predilection \preh-d'l-EK-shun; pree-\

Back 32

1. A predisposition to choose
or like.
2. an established preference.

Front 33

Extricate \EK-struh-kayt\

Back 33

1. To free or release from
a difficulty or
entanglement.
2. Disengage.

Front 34

Logy \LOH-ghee\

Back 34

1. Marked by sluggishness
and lack of vitality.
2. Groggy

Front 35

Comport \kum-PORT\

Back 35

1. To conduct or behave
(oneself) in a particular
manner.

Front 36

Lalapalooza \lah-luh-puh-LOO-zuh\

Back 36

1. Something superior or
unusual

Front 37

Conversant \kun-VER-sunt\

Back 37

1. Having knowledge or
experience.

Front 38

Pusillanimous \pyoo-suh-LAN-uh-muhs\

Back 38

1. Lacking in courage and
resolution.
2. contemptibly fearful.
3. cowardly.

Front 39

Roister \ROY-stur\

Back 39

1. To engage in boisterous
merrymaking.
2. To bluster; to swagger.

Front 40

Logomachy \loh-GAH-muh-kee\

Back 40

1. A controversy marked by
verbiage.

Front 41

Nimiety \nih-MY-uh-tee\

Back 41

1. Excess.
2. Redundancy

Front 42

Punctilious \punk-TIL-ee-us\

Back 42

1. Precise
2. Exact in the smallest
particulars.

Front 43

Immutable \im-MYOO-tuh-bul\

Back 43

1. Not capable of or
susceptible to change.

Front 44

Lubricious \loo-BRISH-us\

Back 44

1. Stimulating or appealing
to sexual desire or
imagination.
2. Having a slippery or
smooth quality.

Front 45

Detoxify \dee-TAHK-suh-fye\

Back 45

1. To remove a poison or
toxin.
2. Neutralize

Front 46

Redound \rih-DOWND\

Back 46

1. To return; to rebound; to
reflect.
2. To become added or
transferred; to accrue

Front 47

Deglutition * \dee-gloo-TIH-shun\

Back 47

1. The act or process of
swallowing.

Front 48

Anent \uh-NENT\

Back 48

1. About.
2. Concerning.

Front 49

Desideratum \dih-sid-uh-RAY-tum; -RAH-\

Back 49

1. Something desired or
considered necessary.

Front 50

Agitprop \AJ-it-prop\

Back 50

1. Propaganda

Front 51

Temerarious \tem-uh-RAIR-ee-us\

Back 51

1. Rash.

Front 52

Pleonasm \PLEE-uh-naz-uhm\

Back 52

1. The use of more words
than are necessary to
express an idea.
2. A superfluous word or
expression.

Front 53

Detritus \dih-TRY-tuhs\

Back 53

1. Loose material that is
worn away from rocks.

Front 54

Autochthonous \aw-TOCK-thuh-nuhs\

Back 54

1. Aboriginal.
2. Indigenous.
3. Native

Front 55

Flexuous \FLEK-shuh-wus\

Back 55

1. Having curves, turns, or
windings.
2. Lithe or fluid in action
or movement.

Front 56

Abed \uh-BED\

Back 56

1. In bed

Front 57

Gravitas \GRAV-uh-tahs\

Back 57

1. High seriousness.

Front 58

Pecuniary\pih-KYOO-nee-air-ee\

Back 58

1. Relating to money.
2. Monetary.

Front 59

Friable \FRY-uh-buhl\

Back 59

1. Easily crumbled.
2. Pulverized or reduced to
powder.

Front 60

Penchant \PEN-chunt\

Back 60

1. a strong and continued
inclination.
2. Liking

Front 61

Scintillate \SIN-tul-ayt\

Back 61

1. To emit sparks : spark

Front 62

Perforce \pur-FORS\

Back 62

1. By necessity.
2. by force of circumstance.

Front 63

Loquacious \loh-KWAY-shuhs\

Back 63

1. Very talkative.
2. Wordy.

Front 64

Anathematize \uh-NATH-uh-muh-tyze\

Back 64

1. To denounce as accursed

Front 65

Frisson \free-SOHN\

Back 65

1. A moment of intense
excitement.
2. a shudder.
3. An emotional thrill.

Front 66

Raillery \RAY-luh-ree\

Back 66

1. Jest
2. Good-natured ridicule :
banter

Front 67

Forlorn \fur-LORN\

Back 67

1. Sad and lonely because
deserted.
2. Bereft; forsaken.

Front 68

Philomath \FIL-uh-math\

Back 68

1. A lover of learning.
2. a scholar.

Front 69

Esplanade \ESS-pluh-nahd\

Back 69

1. a level open stretch of
paved or grassy ground;
especially : one designed
for walking or driving
along a shore.

Front 70

Postprandial \post-PRAN-dee-uhl\

Back 70

1. Happening or done after a
meal.

Front 71

Expatiate \ek-SPAY-shee-ayt\

Back 71

1. To speak or write at
length or in considerable
detail.
2. To move about freely; to
wander.

Front 72

Rosetta stone \roh-ZEH-tuh-stohn\

Back 72

1. one that gives a clue to
understanding.

Front 73

Impetuous \im-PECH-wuss\

Back 73

1. Marked by force and
violence of movement or
action.

Front 74

Prototype \PROH-tuh-type\

Back 74

1. an original model on which
something is patterned :
archetype

Front 75

Erumpent \ih-RUM-punt\

Back 75

1. Bursting forth

Front 76

Acuity \uh-KYOO-uh-tee\

Back 76

1. Sharpness

Front 77

Kindred \KIN-drud\

Back 77

1. Of a similar nature or
character : like.
2 Of the same ancestry

Front 78

Remunerate \rih-MYOO-nuh-rate\

Back 78

1. To compensate for; to make
payment for.
2. To pay an equivalent to
for any service, loss, or
expense.

Front 79

Farrago \fuh-RAH-go\

Back 79

1. A confused mixture.
2. an assortment
3. a medley.

Front 80

Potable \POE-tuh-buhl\

Back 80

1. Fit to drink.
2. suitable for drinking.
3. drinkable.

Front 81

Contravene \kon-truh-VEEN\

Back 81

1. To oppose in argument.
2. To contradict.
3. To violate.

Front 82

Renege \rih-NIG; -NEG\

Back 82

1. To go back on a promise or
commitment.

Front 83

Exemplary \ig-ZEM-pluh-ree\

Back 83

1. Serving as an example,
instance, or illustration.
2. Deserving imitation :
commendable.

Front 84

Rodomontade \rod-uh-muhn-TADE; roh-duh-; -TAHD\

Back 84

1. Vain boasting.
2. Pretentious.
3. Rant.

Front 85

Ascetic \uh-SEH-tik\

Back 85

1. Austere in appearance,
manner, or attitude

Front 86

Arcanum \ar-KAY-nuhm\

Back 86

1. A Secret.
2. A mystery.

Front 87

Repletion \rih-PLEE-shun\

Back 87

1. Excessive fullness, as
from overeating.
2. The condition of being
completely filled or
supplied.

Front 88

Repine \rih-PINE\

Back 88

1. To long for something.
2. To feel or express
discontent.

Front 89

Asseverate \uh-SEV-uh-rayt\

Back 89

1. To affirm.
2. Declare positively.
3. Earnestly.