 | Term | Definition |
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Abscond |
Verb. to depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide |
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Aberrant |
Adj. Deviating from the norm (noun form: aberration) |
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Alacrity |
Noun: Eager and enthusiastic willngness |
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Anormaly |
Noun: deviation from the normal order, form, or rule; abnormality (adj. form: anomalous) |
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Approbation |
noun: an expression of approval or praise |
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Arduous |
adjetive: strenuous, taxing; requiring significant effort |
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Assuage |
verb: to ease or lessen; to appease or pacify |
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audacious |
adjetive: daring and fearless; recklessly bold (noun form: audacity) |
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austere |
adjetive: without adornment; bare; severely simple; ascetic (noun form: austerity) |
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axiomatic |
adjetive: taken as a given; possessing selfevident truth (noun form: axiom) |
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canonical |
adjetive: following or in agreement with accepted, traditional standards (noun) |
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capricious |
adjetive: inclined to change one's mind impulsively; erratic, unpredictable |
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censure |
verb: to criticize severely; to officially rebuke |
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chicanery |
trickery or subterfuge |
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connoisseur |
noun: an informated an astute judge in matters of taste; expert |
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convoluted |
adjetive: complex or complicated |
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disabuse |
verb: to undeceive; to set right |
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discordant |
adjetive: conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound |
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disparate |
adjetive: fundamentally distinct or dissimilar |
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effrontery |
noun: extreme blodness; presumptuousness |
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eloquent |
adjetive: well-spoken, expressive, articulate (noun form: eloquence) |
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enervate |
verb: to weaken; to reduce in vitality |
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ennui |
noun: dissatisfaction and restlessness resultong for boredom or apathy |
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equivocate |
verb: to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent (adj. form: equivocal) |
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exulpate |
verb: exonerate; to clear of blame |
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exigent |
adjetive: urgent, pressing; requiring immediate action or attention |
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extemporaneous |
adjetive: improvised; done without preparation |
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filibuster |
noun: intentional obstruction, eso. using prolonged speechmaking do delay legislative action |
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fulminate |
verb: to loudly attack or denounce |
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ingenuous |
adjetive: artless; frank and candid; lacking in sophistication |
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inured |
adjetive: accoustomed to accepting something undesirable |
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irascible |
adjetive: easily angered; prone to temperamental outbursts |
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laud |
verb: to praise highly (adj. form: laudatory) |
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lucid |
adjetive: clear; easily understood |
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magnanimity |
noun: the quality of being generously noble in mind and heart, asp. in forgiving (adj. form: magnanimous) |
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martial |
adjetive: associated with war and the armed forces |
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mundane |
adjetive: of the word; typical of or concerned with the ordinary |
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nascent |
adjetive: being; in early developmental stages |
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nebulous |
adjetive: vague; cloudly; lacking clearly defined form |
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neologism |
noun: a new word, expression or usage; the creation or use of new words or senses. |
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