Senior Wordly Wise 14-16

Front 1

1. bitter or sour to the taste
2. biting or stinging in tone; sarcastic

Back 1

acerbic

Front 2

a groundless report or story, often one made up deliberatly to decieve

Back 2

canard

Front 3

elegant in appearance and charming in manner

Back 3

debonair

Front 4

to lower oneself in one's own estimation; to condescend

Back 4

deign

Front 5

mental deterioration associated with advanced age

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dotage

Front 6

to impose something unwanted or unneeded on an unwilling recipient

Back 6

foist

Front 7

1. tasteless
2. lacking excitement; uninteresting

Back 7

insipid

Front 8

to misunderstand or misinterpret

Back 8

misconstrue

Front 9

excessive admiration of oneself

Back 9

narcissism

Front 10

1. excessively proud
2. lacking restraint; imoderate

Back 10

overweening

Front 11

a hymn of joy, praise, or appreciation

Back 11

paean

Front 12

conversation marked by quick and witty verbal exchanges

Back 12

repartee

Front 13

to express deep sadness or discontent; to long for something lost

Back 13

repine

Front 14

relating to clothing, especially tailored clothing

Back 14

sartorial

Front 15

slender and graceful; having sleek lines

Back 15

svelt

Front 16

1. the placing of some person or thing out of its proper historical place
2. a person or thing that is or seems to be out of its proper time in history

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anachronism

Front 17

a place where bees are raised for their honey

Back 17

apiary

Front 18

1. the original model from which others are made or developed
2. patterns of myth and ritual that occur repeatedly in diverse cultures throughout time

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archetype

Front 19

a substance that causes cancer

Back 19

carcinogen

Front 20

marked by requent changes of situation; full of ups and downs

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checkered

Front 21

1. a goat's horn, or a straw container shaped like it
2. an enormous store; an abundance

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cornucopia

Front 22

to be passed on or be passed on to

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devolve

Front 23

fair to all concerned

Back 23

equitable

Front 24

demands; requirments

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exigencies

Front 25

the belief that fate determines everthing and one cannot infuence the outcome of particular events

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fatalism

Front 26

relating to the sense of taste

Back 26

gustatory

Front 27

small details

Back 27

minutiae

Front 28

composed of many different kinds or types; diverse

Back 28

motley

Front 29

a printed statement, given to potential buyers, describing a business or investment opportunity

Back 29

prospectus

Front 30

of or relating to the spring

Back 30

vernal

Front 31

involving or predicting disasterous, uncontrollable events

Back 31

apocalyptic

Front 32

a joining or linking together of elements

Back 32

concatenation

Front 33

1. to shake or cause to shake suddenly and violently
2. an abnormal, strong, and uncontrollabel muscle seizure
3. a violent disturbance

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convulse

Front 34

an order or deciseion which, according to its author, must be obeyed

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decree

Front 35

one who leaves his or her country to live elsewhere

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expatriate

Front 36

smelling very bad; stinking

Back 36

fetid

Front 37

1. a catastrophic event resulting in widespread loss of life
2. widespread destruction caused by fire

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holocaust

Front 38

a violation or breaking of a rule

Back 38

infraction

Front 39

freedom from concern; lighthearted lack of awarness

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insouciance

Front 40

a slavish follower, attendant, or supporter

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minion

Front 41

1. involving much bloodshed or killing
2. bloodthirsty; cruel

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sanguinary

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broken up into short, sharp, bursts

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staccato

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marked by extravagant pleasure and luxury

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sybaritic

Front 44

an actor or actres

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thespian

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the quality of appearing true; depicting realism

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versimilitude