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Term Definition
Ennui n -dissatisfaction and restlessness. Resulting from boredom or apathy
Enervate v- to weaken, to reduce in vitality
Eloquent Adj - well spoken, expressive, articulate
Disparate Adj- fundamentally distinct or dissimilar
Discordant Adj - conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound
Connoisseur N- an informed and astute judge in matters of taste, expert
Chicanery N- Trickery or subterfuge
Censure V- to criticize severely or officially rebuke
Capricious Adj - inclined to change one's mind, erratic, unpredictable
Audacious Adj - daring and fearless, recklessly bold
Assuage V- to ease or lessen; to appease or pacify
Approbation N - an expression of approval or praise
Anomaly N- Deviating from the normal order, abnormality
Alacrity N- Eager and enthusiastic willingness
Aberrant Adj - deviating from the norm
Sanction N- to give approval; a measure used to enforce compliance
Recant V - to retract, esp. a previously held belief
Parry V- to ward off a blow
Ire Adj - extreme anger
Halcyon Adj - peaceful and calm
Flag Adj - to lose interest
Eulogy N- a speech of praise honoring the dead
Pundit N- an authority on a subject, one who gives opinions
Mercenary Adj- having a strong desire for money
Encompass Adj - surround the outside of something
Pervade V-to spread through every part of something, to permeate throughout
Waver to move to and fro, to sway; to be unsettled in opinion
Voracious Adj- having an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit; ravenous
Truculent Adj -Fierce, scathing, eager to fight
Tortuous Adj- winding, twisting, excessively complicated
Stupefy V- to stun, baffle or amaze
Static Adj- not moving; at rest
Sporadic Adj- occuring only occasionally, in scattered instances
Solicitous Adj - concerned and attentive, eager
Relegate V- to forcibly assign especially to a lower position
Refute V- to disprove, successfully argue against
Prevaricate V- to deliberately avoid the truth, mislead
Prescience N- knowing of events prior to their occuring
Prattle V- To babble meaninglessly
Perfunctory Adj- cursory, done without care or interest
Perennial Adj- recurrent through the year or many years, happening repeatedly
Parody N- an imitation intended for ridicule or comic effect especially in literature or art
Onerous Adj- Troubling, burdensome
Obviate Adj - to anticipate and make unnecccessary
Obtuse Adj- lacking sharpness of intellect, not clear or precise in thought or expression
Noxious Adj - harmful; injurious
Neologism N - A new word, expression, or usage
Nebulous Adj- vague,cloudy, lacking form
Nascent Adj- Coming into being or in early developmental stages
Mundane Adj - typical, of the world, ordinary
Martial Adj- Associated with war and the armed forces
Magnanimity The quality of being generously noble in mind and heart esp in terms of forgiving
Laud V- To praise highly
Irascible Adj- easily angered, prone to tempermental outbursts
Inured Adj - accustomed to accepting something undesireable
Ingenuous Adj - artless, frank and candid, lacking in sophistication
Disingenuous Adj- calculating or duplicitous
Filibuster N- intentional obstruction (usually speechmaking to delay legislative action)
Exigent Adj- Urgent, pressing, requiring immediate action or attention
Exculpate V- exonerate, to clear of blame
Equivocate V- to use ambigous language with a deceptive intent
Abscond V - to depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide
Arduous A - strenuous; taxing; requiring significant effort
Austere A - w/o adornment; bare; severely simple; ascetic
Axiomatic A - taken as a given; possessing self-evident truth
Canonical A- following or in agreement with accepted traditional standards
Convoluted A- complex or complicated
Disabuse V - to undeceive; to set right
Effrontery N- extreme boldness; presumptuousness
Erudite A - very learned; scholarly
Extemporaneous A - improvised; done w/o preparation
Fulminate V - to loudly attack or denounce
Lucid A - clear; easily understood
Paean N - a song or hymn of praise and thanksgiving
Perfidy N - intentional breach of faith; treachery
Perspicacious A - acutely perceptive; having keen discernment
Precipitate A - acting w/ excessive haste or impulse
Predilection N - a disposition in favor of something; preference
Qualms N - misgivings; reservations; causes for hesitancy
Reticent A - quiet; reserved; reluctant to express thoughts and feelings
Sordid A - characterized by filth, grime, or squalor; foul
Squander V - to waste by spending or using irresponsibly
Stymie V - to block; thwart
Synthesis N - the combination of parts to make a whole
Torque N - a force tha causes rotation
Veracity N - truthfulness; honesty
Virulent A - extremely harmful or poisonous; bitterly hostile or antagonistic

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Terms 87
Creator apt223
Created August 12, 2008
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Subjects gre, test, vocabulary, hit parade
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apt223 : Changed Eulogy → N- a speach of praise honoring the dead to Eulogy → N- a speech of praise honoring the dead
apt223 : Changed Sanction 1 → N- to give approval; a measure used to enforce compliance to Sanction → N- to give approval; a measure used to enforce compliance
apt223 : Changed Pundits → N- an authority on a subject, one who gives opinions to Pundit → N- an authority on a subject, one who gives opinions
apt223 : Changed Noxious → Adj - harmful, injurious to Noxious → Adj - harmful; injurious
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