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abjure
solemnly renounce (a belief, cause or claim)
"His refusal to abjure the Catholic faith infuriated me."
abrogate
repeal or do away with (a law, right, or formal agreement)
"We proposed to abrogate temporarily the right to strike."
abstemious
non-self indulgent (eating and drinking)
"How abstemious of you to only have one."
acumen
the ability to make good judgments and quick decisions, typically in a particular domain.
"He is a business acumen."
arrogate
take or claim (something) for oneself without justification
"The emergency committee arrogated to itself whatever powers it chose."
antebellum
occurring or existing before a particular war (American Civil War)
"The conventions of antebellum South included slavery."
auspicious
conductive to success, favorable
"Christmas time is not the most auspicious moment to start a fad diet."
belie
fail to give a true notion or impression of something (appearance)
"His lively alert manner belied his years."
fail to fulfill or justify (claim or expectation)
"The notebooks belie Darwin's later recollection."
bellicose
demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight
"A group of bellicose patriots stormed the capital."
bowdlerize
remove material that is considered improper or offensive from (a text or account) with the result that it becomes weaker or less effective
"The bowdlerized version of the story included no animal violence."
chicanery
the use of trickery to achieve a political, financial, or legal purpose
"The underhanded politician used chicanery to further his campaign."
churlish
rude in a mean-spirited and surly way
"It was churlish of him to complain."
circumlocution
the use of many words where fewer would suffice, especially in a deliberate attempt to be vague or evasive
"His admission came after years of circumlocution."
circumnavigate
sail all the way around something (the world)
"He helped her to circumnavigate the large puddle."
deciduous
(a tree or shrub) shedding its leaves annually
"The deciduous tree dropped its leaves in the fall."
the milk teeth of a mammal, which are shed after a time
deleterious
causing harm or damage
"Divorce has deleterious effects on children."
diffident
modest or shy because of lack of self-confidence
"I was diffident when I first arrived at school."
enervate
cause (someone) to feel drained of energy or vitality; weaken
"The social activity enervated the introvert."
enfranchise
give the right to vote to
"Women were enfranchised after men."
epiphany
a moment of sudden revelation or insight
equinox
the time or date (twice each year) at which the sun crosses the celestial equator, when day and night are of equal length
(approximately September 22 and March 20)
euro
the single European currency adopted in 1999 by eleven countries in the European Union (Belgium, Austria, Finland, Spain, Ireland, Portugal, Germany, France, Netherlands, Italy, Luxembourg) as an alternative currency in noncash transactions. 2002 - Greece too.
evanescent
soon passing out of sight, memory, or existence; quickly fading or disappearing
"A shimmering, evanescent bubble."
expurgate
remove matter thought to be objectionable or unsuitable from (a book or account)
"I let my new girlfriend read the expurgated email from my ex."
facetious
treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor
fatuous
silly and pointless
"The comment was fatuous."
feckless
(of a person) lacking in efficiency or vitality
"A feckless mama's boy has everything done for him."
unthinking and irresponsible
"The feckless exploitation of the world's natural resources."
fiduciary
involving trust, esp. with regard to the relationship between a trustee and a beneficiary
"The company has a fiduciary duty to shareholders."
filibuster
an action such as a prolonged speech that obstructs progress in a legislative assembly while not technically contravening the required procedures
"It was defeated by a Senate filibuster in June."
a person engaging in unauthorized warfare against a foreign country
flippant
not showing a serious or respectful attitude
"The flippant remark about the Vietnam War offended my grandfather."
gamete
a mature haploid male or female cell that can unite with another gamete of the opposite sex to form a zygote
gauche
lacking ease or grace; unsophisticated and socially awkward
gerrymander
manipulate the boundaries of (an electoral constituency) as to favor one party or class, or to achieve a result by such manipulation
hegemony
leadership or dominance, esp. by one country or social group over others
"The country was united under Britain hegemony."
homogeneous
of the same kind; alike
"My elementary school peers were extremely homogeneous."
hubris
excessive pride or self-confidence
"He oozed hubris when describing his athletic skills."
hypotenuse
the longest side of a right triangle, opposite the right angle
impeach
to call into question the integrity or validity of (a practice)
charge (the holder of a public office) with misconduct
incognito
(of a person) having one's true identity concealed
"He's operating incognito."
incontrovertible
not able to be denied or disputed
"Their love was incontrovertible."
inculcate
instill (an attitude, idea, or habit) by persistent instruction
"The church fails to inculcate a sense of moral responsibility."
teach by such instruction
"They will inculcate you with a respect for their their culture."
infrastructure
the basic physical and organizational structures and facilities needed for the operation of a society or enterprise
interpolate
insert something between fixed points
interject (a remark) in conversation
jejune
naive, simplistic, and superficial
"Their opinions were entirely predictable and jejune."
dry and uninteresting
"The poem I was required to read was, sadly, jejune."
kinetic
of, relating to, or resulting from motion
kowtow
l
laissez faire
l
lexicon
l
loquacious
l
lugubrious
l
metamorphosis
l
mitosis
l
moiety
l
nanotechnology
l
nihilism
l
nomenclature
l
nonsectarian
l
notarize
l
obsequious
l
oligarchy
l
omnipotent
l
orthography
l
oxidize
l
parabola
l
paradigm
l
parameter
l
pecuniary
l
photosynthesis
l
plagiarize
l
plasma
l
polymer
l
precipitous
l
quasar
l
quotidian
l
recapitulate
l
reciprocal
l
reparation
l
respiration
l
sanguine
l
soliloquy
l
subjugate
l
suffragist
l
supercilious
l
tautology
l
taxonomy
l
tectonic
l
tempestuous
l
thermodynamics
l
totalitarian
l
unctuous
l
usurp
l
vacuous
l
vehement
l
vortex
l
winnow
l
wrought
l
xenophobe
l
yeoman
l
ziggurat
l
frenchify
to make French in quality or trait; to make somewhat effeminate; to contract a veneral disease
bescumber
to spray with poo
microphallus
an unusually small penis
coccydynia
a pain in the butt
ninnyhammer/ninny
a fool or silly person
buncombe/bunkum
a ludicrously false statement
bullshit or nonsense
hircismus
offensive armpit odor
capric
resembling a goat
corpulent
very fat
feist/fice
a small dog of uncertain ancestry, a mongrel
a person of little worth or someone with bad temper
silent fart
bdolotic
prone to farting
cacafuego
a swaggering braggart or boaster
"shit-fire"
abattoir
slaughterhouse
ablution
the act of washing or cleansing - often seen as the plural ablutions
"She realized that her morning ablutions were a set of formal rituals involving soap, shampoo and facial scrub."
abominable
loathsome, odious or detestable
"Jennifer's neglect of her pets was abominable and inexcusable."
absquatulate
to flee
"At Thanksgiving, uncle Phil's dog leapt onto the table and absquatulated with the turkey."
abscond
to flee
acrid
bitter, stinging, sharp, harsh
"The room was filled with acrid cigarette smoke."
acrimony
bitterness or ill feeling
"He sensed the students' acrimony as he entered the classroom, and realized they had all heard about the ten-page paper due in two days."
alacrity
cheerful willingness
"I accepted her invitation to prom with alacrity."
foreboding
fearful apprehension
albeit
"even though"
allision
the act of a moving object striking a fixed object
"The car allided with the bridge"
amanuensis
one who manually copies documents or takes dictation
anachronism
thing, person or practices that exist out of their proper historical time
"Teenagers find anachronisms such as 'groovy' and 'far-out' to be silly."
antediluvian
very old, old-fashioned, or out of date
antepenultimate
third from the end
antithetical
opposite
"Despite a cultural obsession with acquisition, objective poverty and happiness are not antithetical."
aplomb
self-confidence, poise, self-assurance; coolness, especially under pressure or in strange situations
"She seemed surprised at first, but pulled off the interview with her usual aplomb."
apoplectic
extreme rage or fury, to the point of virtual paralysis; relating to a stroke (apoplexy)
"She was apoplectic when he cheated on her."
approbation
approval, sanction or commendation
"Most of us desire the approbation of others, though it may be hard to admit."
asinine
utterly stupid or silly
"My brother is asinine."
assuage
to modify or ease
"Exercising to assuage a guilty conscience after Thanksgiving dinner does not always work."
avuncular
of or relating to an uncle; kindly, genial, benevolent
"Despite his avuncular behavior, his motives were less than honorable."