What the Crap Quiz 2

Larissa X. (China)
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  1. affable
    diffusing warmth and friendliness
  2. aggrandize
    embellish; increase the scope, power, or importance of
  3. amorphous
    having no definite form or distinct shape
  4. aura
    distinctive but intangible quality around a person or thing
  5. contraband
    distributed or sold illicitly
  6. erudite
    having or showing profound knowledge
  7. gossamer
    a gauze fabric with an extremely fine texture
  8. infer
    conclude by reasoning
  9. irrevocable
    incapable of being retracted
  10. propensity
    a natural inclination
  11. querulous
    habitually complaining
  12. remonstrate
    argue in protest or opposition
  13. repudiate
    refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid
  14. resilient
    recovering readily from adversity, depression, or the like
  15. reverberate
    ring or echo with sound
  16. scurrilous
    expressing offensive, insulting, or scandalous criticism
  17. sedulous
    marked by care and persistent effort
  18. sleazy
    morally degraded
  19. amnesty
    a warrant granting release from punishment for an offense
  20. autonomy
    political independence
  21. axiomatic
    evident without proof or argument
  22. blazon
    the official symbols of a family, state, etc.
  23. caveat
    a warning against certain acts
  24. equitable
    fair to all parties as dictated by reason and conscience
  25. extricate
    release from entanglement or difficulty
  26. filch
    make off with belongings of others
  27. flout
    treat with contemptuous disregard
  28. fractious
    easily irritated or annoyed
  29. precept
    a rule of personal conduct
  30. salutary
    tending to promote physical well-being; beneficial to health
  31. scathing
    marked by harshly abusive criticism
  32. scourge
    something causing misery or death
  33. sepulchral
    of or relating to a chamber that is used as a grave
  34. soporific
    inducing sleep
  35. straitlaced
    exaggeratedly proper or morally strict
  36. transient
    lasting a very short time
  37. unwieldy
    difficult to use or handle because of size or weight
  38. vapid
    lacking significance or liveliness or spirit or zest
  39. anomalous
    deviating from the general or common order or type
  40. aspersion
    a disparaging remark
  41. bizarre
    conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
  42. brusque
    rudely abrupt or blunt in speech or manner
  43. cajole
    influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
  44. castigate
    inflict severe punishment on
  45. contrive
    make or work out a plan for; devise
  46. demagogue
    a leader who seeks support by appealing to popular passions
  47. disabuse
    free somebody from an erroneous belief
  48. ennui
    the feeling of being bored by something tedious
  49. fetter
    a shackle for the ankles or feet
  50. heinous
    extremely wicked or deeply criminal
  51. immutable
    not subject or susceptible to change or variation
  52. insurgent
    in opposition to a civil authority or government
  53. megalomania
    a psychological state characterized by delusions of grandeur
  54. sinecure
    a job that involves minimal duties
  55. surreptitious
    marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
  56. transgress
    act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
  57. transmute
    change or alter in form, appearance, or nature
  58. vicarious
    experienced at secondhand
Created on Mon Jul 01 17:28:14 EDT 2013

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