Common Words IV (Magoosh)

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  1. aberrant
    markedly different from an accepted norm
  2. abstruse
    difficult to understand
    Physics textbooks can seem so abstruse to the uninitiated that readers feel as though they are looking at hieroglyphics.
    difficult to understand; incomprehensible
  3. acerbic
    harsh or corrosive in tone
  4. adamant
    very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem
  5. admonitory
    expressing reprimand, criticism, or censure
  6. apocryphal
    being of questionable authenticity
  7. blatant
    without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious
  8. bumbling
    lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands
  9. burgeon
    grow and flourish
  10. confound
    be confusing or perplexing to
  11. construe
    make sense of; assign a meaning to
  12. contingent
    determined by conditions or circumstances that follow
  13. copious
    large in number or quantity
  14. decorum
    propriety in manners and conduct
  15. denigrate
    attack the good name and reputation of someone
  16. discrete
    constituting a separate entity or part
  17. eradicate
    destroy completely, as if down to the roots
  18. espouse
    take up the cause of someone and use it as one's own
  19. exacting
    severe and unremitting in making demands
  20. exalt
    praise, glorify, or honor
  21. exonerate
    pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
  22. expound
    add details to clarify an idea
  23. forthcoming
    easygoing and open when speaking or sharing information
  24. hackneyed
    repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
  25. iconoclastic
    characterized by attack on established beliefs
  26. idiosyncrasy
    a behavioral attribute peculiar to an individual
  27. ignoble
    dishonorable in character or purpose
  28. implacable
    incapable of being appeased or pacified
  29. implausible
    highly imaginative but unlikely
  30. incorrigible
    impervious to correction by punishment
  31. indifference
    the trait of remaining calm and seeming not to care
  32. ingratiate
    gain favor with somebody by deliberate efforts
  33. intransigent
    impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, or reason
  34. largess
    a gift or money given ; usually given ostentatiously
  35. laudable
    worthy of high praise
  36. myopic
    lacking foresight or scope
  37. opaque
    not clearly understood or expressed
  38. ostentatious
    intended to attract notice and impress others
  39. pedantic
    marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning
  40. pragmatic
    concerned with practical matters
  41. provincial
    associated with an administrative district of a nation
  42. pundit
    an expert who publicly gives opinions via mass media
  43. reconcile
    make compatible with
  44. soporific
    inducing sleep
  45. temperance
    the trait of avoiding excesses
  46. tortuous
    marked by repeated turns and bends
  47. underscore
    give extra weight to
  48. unscrupulous
    without principles
  49. refute
    overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof
  50. petulant
    easily irritated or annoyed
Created on Wed Jan 01 12:05:44 EST 2014 (updated Wed Jan 01 13:33:43 EST 2014)

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