Norman Lewis - Medium Difficulty (2)

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Unknown words given in the wordlist at the end of the Norman Lewis' 'Word Power Made Easy'
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  1. genteel
    marked by refinement in taste and manners
  2. glut
    supply with an excess of
  3. grandiose
    impressive because of unnecessary largeness or magnificence
  4. gratuitous
    unnecessary and unwarranted
  5. guile
    shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
  6. hapless
    unfortunate and deserving pity
  7. harbinger
    something indicating the approach of something or someone
  8. heyday
    the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
  9. hiatus
    an interruption in the intensity or amount of something
  10. homily
    a sermon on a moral or religious topic
  11. husbandry
    the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock
  12. idyllic
    charmingly simple and serene
  13. ignominy
    a state of dishonor
  14. impetuous
    characterized by undue haste and lack of thought
  15. impugn
    attack as false or wrong
  16. inane
    devoid of intelligence
  17. incandescent
    emitting light as a result of being heated
  18. incense
    make furious
  19. incipient
    only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
  20. indigent
    poor enough to need help from others
  21. ineffable
    defying expression or description
  22. inexorable
    impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, or reason
  23. injunction
    a judicial remedy to prohibit a party from doing something
  24. insipid
    lacking interest or significance or impact
  25. insolent
    marked by casual disrespect
  26. instigate
    provoke or stir up
  27. insurgent
    in opposition to a civil authority or government
  28. intractable
    difficult to manage or mold
  29. intransigent
    impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, or reason
  30. invective
    abusive language used to express blame or censure
  31. irascible
    quickly aroused to anger
  32. itinerant
    traveling from place to place to work
  33. languish
    become feeble
  34. largess
    liberality in bestowing gifts
  35. libel
    a false and malicious publication
  36. lugubrious
    excessively mournful
  37. machination
    a crafty and involved plot to achieve your ends
  38. magnate
    a very wealthy or powerful businessperson
  39. malfeasance
    wrongful conduct by a public official
  40. malinger
    avoid responsibilities and duties, often by faking illness
  41. manifesto
    a public declaration of intentions
  42. marshal
    a military officer of highest rank
  43. matriculate
    enroll as a student
  44. maudlin
    very sentimental or emotional
  45. maverick
    someone who exhibits independence in thought and action
  46. maxim
    a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits
  47. mendacious
    given to lying
  48. mendicant
    a pauper who lives by begging
  49. microcosm
    a miniature model of something
  50. milieu
    the environmental condition
  51. mitigate
    lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
  52. moribund
    being on the point of death
  53. mortify
    cause to feel shame
  54. munificent
    given or giving freely, generously, or without restriction
  55. narcissism
    an exceptional interest in and admiration for yourself
  56. nebulous
    lacking definite form or limits
  57. nefarious
    extremely wicked
  58. obdurate
    stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
  59. obfuscate
    make obscure or unclear
  60. obtuse
    of an angle, between 90 and 180 degrees
  61. oblique
    slanting or inclined in direction or course or position
  62. officious
    intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner
  63. opulent
    rich and superior in quality
  64. ostensible
    appearing as such but not necessarily so
Created on Tue Oct 08 11:17:57 EDT 2013 (updated Thu Oct 17 13:18:40 EDT 2013)

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