Words To Master (VII)

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  1. abecedarian
    alphabetically arranged, as for beginning readers
  2. adumbrate
    describe roughly or give the main points or summary of
  3. antebellum
    belonging to a period before a war
  4. begotten
    generated by procreation
  5. blase
    nonchalantly unconcerned
  6. boondoggle
    work of little or no value done merely to look busy
  7. cachinnate
    laugh loudly and in an unrestrained way
  8. caper
    a playful leap or hop
  9. cipher
    a secret method of writing
  10. contumacious
    willfully obstinate; stubbornly disobedient
  11. credulity
    tendency to believe readily
  12. cynosure
    something that provides guidance
  13. demagogue
    a leader who seeks support by appealing to popular passions
  14. discursive
    tending to cover a wide range of subjects
  15. elan
    enthusiastic and assured vigor and liveliness
  16. ersatz
    an artificial or inferior substitute or imitation
  17. exiguous
    extremely scanty
  18. expurgate
    edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
  19. fait accompli
    an irreversible accomplishment
  20. gestalt
    a whole that cannot be described as a sum of its parts
  21. hagiography
    a biography that idealizes or idolizes the person
  22. ignis fatuus
    a pale light sometimes seen at night over marshy ground
  23. imperious
    having or showing arrogant superiority
  24. impute
    attribute or credit to
  25. indisposed
    somewhat ill or prone to illness
  26. inveigh
    complain bitterly
  27. kowtow
    bend the knees and bow in a servile manner
  28. libertine
    unrestrained by convention or morality
  29. mephitic
    of noxious stench from atmospheric pollution
  30. neologism
    a newly invented word or phrase
  31. noetic
    of or associated with or requiring the use of the mind
  32. nonpareil
    model of excellence or perfection of a kind
  33. nugatory
    of no real value
  34. obloquy
    state of disgrace resulting from public abuse
  35. obstreperous
    noisily and stubbornly defiant
  36. obstreperous
    noisily and stubbornly defiant
  37. odious
    extremely repulsive or unpleasant
  38. onomatopoeia
    using words that imitate the sound they denote
  39. opalescent
    having a play of lustrous rainbow colors
  40. opalescent
    having a play of lustrous rainbow colors
  41. oversight
    an unintentional omission from failure to notice something
  42. overwrought
    deeply agitated especially from emotion
  43. pablum
    worthless or oversimplified ideas
  44. pandemonium
    a state of extreme confusion and disorder
  45. perfidious
    tending to betray
  46. perspicuity
    clarity as a consequence of being easily understandable
  47. peruse
    examine or consider with attention and in detail
  48. peruse
    examine or consider with attention and in detail
  49. plutocracy
    a political system governed by the wealthy people
  50. propinquity
    the property of being close together
  51. quietude
    a state of peace and quiet
  52. quisling
    someone who collaborates with an enemy occupying force
  53. quisling
    someone who collaborates with an enemy occupying force
  54. quotidian
    found in the ordinary course of events
  55. recidivism
    habitual relapse into crime
  56. recrimination
    mutual accusations
  57. reparation
    something done or paid in expiation of a wrong
  58. ruminate
    reflect deeply on a subject
  59. seditious
    inciting action or rebellion
  60. simian
    relating to or resembling an ape or a monkey
  61. smoldering
    showing scarcely suppressed anger
  62. sophist
    someone whose reasoning is subtle and often specious
  63. subsume
    contain or include
  64. subterfuge
    something intended to misrepresent the nature of an activity
  65. suffragist
    an advocate of the extension of voting rights
  66. tempestuous
    characterized by violent emotions or behavior
  67. temporize
    draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time
  68. tribulation
    an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event
  69. unobtrusive
    not undesirably noticeable
  70. unprepossessing
    creating an unfavorable or neutral first impression
  71. verisimilitude
    the appearance of truth; the quality of seeming to be true
  72. verisimilitude
    the appearance of truth; the quality of seeming to be true
  73. vernal
    suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh
  74. winsome
    charming in a childlike or naive way
Created on Sun Oct 06 19:45:24 EDT 2013 (updated Thu Dec 12 02:44:32 EST 2013)

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