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abash
to embarrass
Think bashful dwarf
abhor
to hate
horror
abstemious
moderate, avoiding extremes, especially pertaining to food and beverage
Monk
accord
unity
think of an accordian. It is one instrument.
adulation
excessive flattery
think kiss ass.
ambivalent
having opposing feelings
ambi means both
anomaly
a freak event (a snowstorm in June)
"a" negates normal here.
appeal
1. (v.) to plea 2. (n.) attractiveness
think of a court room
arbitrary
random
dude ... no hint
arid
dry
underarm de-odorant
arrogant
haughty, conceited
David Beckham
assiduous
persistent, unrelenting
me trying to teach you vocab
asylum
refuge, a place of safety
Church
babble
to talk foolishly or excessively
jibber jab
benign
kind
Makes Dr. House's job easy.
brevity
briefness
a legal brief is generally has none of this.
candor
openness, truth
Think of my friend Frank, he was always honest with me.
capricious
impulsive, unpredictable
Think of a goat. Goats are impulsive and unpredictable. They are capricious.
catalyst
to bring about or hasten a change
fuse on a bomb.
census
an official count of the population
poll
chortle
to laugh
belly laugh
circuitous
indirect, circular
think circle
clemency
mercy
pope clement had alot of this.
conciliate
to make up with someone, reconcile
council.
conform
to go along with
dude … no hint
constrict
to tighten
boa
defy
to confront, to dare
dude … no hint
denigrate
belittle
make fun of
divergent
differing
to paths diverge
dubious
doubtful
your understanding of the vocab
eccentric
off-beat, unusual
your weird science teacher
empathy
understanding
I have none for you...jk
engender
beget, give birth to
Mary did this for Jesus
ephemeral
fleeting
My interest in Brittany spears
exotic
rare, unusual
A Polar Bear in the desert
exterior
the outside
where you end up when you talk in my class
fortuitous
lucky, fortunate
you getting a hit off of Marino Rivera
hypocrite
one who says one thing and does another
Lindsay Lohan
impetuous
impulsive
I like red, wait I like green
innate
existing since birth
modify
to adjust, to change
mollify
to calm
oppress
to control in a harsh or cruel manner
pedestrian
everyday, ordinary
pejorative
negative, derogatory
pervasive
abundant, diffused throughout all
proclivity
inclination, liking
procrastinate
put off until later
prohibitive
tending to restrain or forbid
pugnacious
aggressive
reluctant
hesitant
resilient
elastic; able to recover from misfortune easily
salvage
to rescue
shatter
to break into many pieces
smug
self-satisfied
squelch
to crush, smother
stagnate
to become stale, unused
subvert
undermine
tenacious
unyielding
transform
to alter
transitory
temporary
transparent
clear
triumph
to win
ultimate
final
unnerve
to cause one to lose courage
verify
to confirm
volatile
unstable; explosive
vulgar
lacking refinement, crude
zealous
enthusiastic
zenith
the highest point