August 2018 ALL VOCAB

Saccarine

2 TOO SWEET - excessively sweet or sentimental. synonyms: sentimental, sickly, mawkish, cloying, sugary, sickening, nauseating; More informalmushy, sappy, schmaltzy, weepy, gooey, drippy, cheesy, corny, soppy, cornball overly sweet

Preempt

2 Take the place of. take action in order to prevent (an anticipated event) from happening; forestall.

Discursive

2 Tangential. digressing from subject to subject "students often write dull, secondhand, discursive prose" rambling, digressive, meandering, wandering, maundering, diffuse, long, lengthy, wordy, verbose, long-winded, prolix; circuitous, roundabout, circumlocutory; informalwaffly

remedial

1 SPECIAL ED - provided or intended for students who are experiencing learning difficulties. "remedial education". giving or intended as a remedy or cure. "remedial surgery" remedial - reform/rehab

sunder

1 SPLIT - split apart. divide, split, cleave, separate, rend, sever, rive "his father and he were sundered by religious differences" split,break apart

Mulct

2 Swindle, extract money by fine or taxation. mal+ act. I got a mulct for littering in the mulch.

Cloying

2 TOO SWEET - Disgustingly sweet, over the top romantic or sentiment

Nonplussed

2 Unsure how to act. be a mystery or bewildering to Non plussed.. just sounds confused and unsure how to act I have been nonplussed multiple times in regards to what career to pursue

mince

2 Use polite or moderate expressions to indicate disapproval "President Barack Obama didn't mince his words in a tweet on June 21st, the day after the Senate failed to pass four proposals..."

Doleful

2 Very sad (see lachrymose, melancholic,

coffer

2 the funds or financial reserves of a group or institution - Synonyms: resources, money, finances

Argot

2 the jargon or slang of a particular group or class. argot ~ ar + got (goat); when our goat says "meh...mheh...meh..." we cannot understand its lingo - only other goats can understand it. So, argot is a lingo only small group of people (here goats) can understand.

asceticism

2 the manner of life, practices, or principles of an ascetic. the doctrine that a person can attain a high spiritual and moral state by practicing self-denial, self-mortification, and the like. rigorous self-denial; extreme abstinence; austerity.

vanguard

2 the position of greatest importance or advancement; the leading position in any movement or field. any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts). the leading units moving at the head of an army

alchemy

2 the power or process that can change something ordinary into something valuable Mnemonic: Al + Chemical -> A chemical transformation process Usage: The alchemy that transformed him into a dashingly handsome man in her eyes was love. Synonyms: enchantment, magic, sorcery

coherence

2 the quality of being logical and consistent. Being consistent

iteration

2 the repetition of a process or utterance. Repetition of a mathematical or computational procedure applied to the result of a previous application, typically as a means of obtaining successively closer approximations to the solution of a problem. My process of learning math is an iteration getting closer and closer to a better GRE score.

akrasia

2 the state of mind in which someone acts against their better judgment through weakness of will.

languor

2 the state or feeling, often pleasant, of tiredness or inertia. "he remembered the languor and warm happiness of those golden afternoons" synonyms: lassitude, lethargy, listlessness, torpor, fatigue, weariness, sleepiness, drowsiness; laziness, idleness, indolence, inertia, sluggishness, apathy"the sultry languor that was stealing over her"

clairvoyance

2 the supposed faculty of perceiving things or events in the future or beyond normal sensory contact. "I'm not sure how much confidence I have in Miss ZuZu's clairvoyance" ESP, extrasensory perception, sixth sense, psychic powers, second sight; telepathy seeing the future

solipcism

2 the view or theory that the self is all that can be known to exist. selfishness

Epistemology

2 theory of knowledge

excogitate

2 think it, considering deeply and thoughtfully Devin's always excogitating out his day, week, and month.

hew

2 to "strike forcibly with an ax, sword, or other cutting instrument; chop; hack" or to make or shape something, such as a statue, with a cutting tool. "The pioneer had to hew his own way through the brush in order to proceed westward." "She preferred rustic furniture; her dining room chairs were little more than stumps roughly hewn into stools." past tense of hew is hewn, and the expression roughly hewn The past tense of hew is hewn, and the expression roughly hewn (or rough-hewn, or rough hewed) is often used metaphorically, to describe something that seems unfinished or sort of looks as though it was "carved" with a heavy axe rather than more delicate tools. For instance, a manly-man movie star — someone like Gerard Butler or Russell Crowe — is a bit more roughly hewn than someone like Leonardo DiCaprio or Zac Efron.

inculpate***

2 to charge with wrong-doing; accuse. incriminate. To inculpate Eddy with the murder was absurd; he'd been bowling with Lucy "someone placed the pistol in your room in order to inculpate you

exorciate

2 to criticize very harshly, censure Entrusted with the prototype to his company's latest smartphone, Larry, during a late night karaoke bout, let the prototype slip into the hands of a rival company—the next day Larry was excoriated, and then fired.

dog

2 to pursue relentlessly, and is thus a synonym of hound Photographers seemed to dog her every step Follow (someone) closely and persistently.

ferret

2 to search for something persistently ferret aptly fits the animal. Ferret is also an animal that looks like a large rat. There was a ferret in my house so we hunted it out of its hiding place so as to kill it. As usual I'm ferriting around for my keys whenever I need to leave the verb form of ferret aptly fits the animal—to ferret means to search for something persistently. Usually the verb is coupled with a preposition as in, "ferret something out" or "ferret around"

devolve

2 too pass on to delegate Devolve - like evolve, monkeys (off your back) Ensign taught to devolve what you can to lower levels as getting the monkeys off your back

diaphanous

2 transparent; thin and delicate "a diaphanous dress" sheer, fine, delicate, light, thin, insubstantial, floaty, flimsy, filmy, silken, chiffony, gossamer, gossamer-thin, gauzy; translucent, transparent, see-through.

Pare

2 trim (something) by cutting away its outer edges. reduce (something) in size, extent, quantity, or number, usually in a number of small successive stages. Mady handed me the paring knife and told me to pare the potatoes

vexed

2 troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances Vex and perplex both mean, to confuse but vex is in an annoyed way. annoyed/frustrated

nebulous

2 unclear, vague, or ill-defined. Hazy (like nebuli) "the task of biblical exegesis". "the exegesis of ancient texts" synonyms: interpretation, explanation, exposition, explication

Unscrupulous

2 unethical, adjective: without scruples or principles. Not honest or fair lacking morals, integrity, refinement

glib

3 Insincere. fluent and voluble but insincere and shallow. slick; superficial esp. in speech

Tempestuous

3 Intensely emotional, very stormy

dauntless

3 Invulnerable to fear or intimidation. Daredevil

Facile

3 Lacking depth. Overly simple. Superficial. (especially of a theory or argument) appearing neat and comprehensive only by ignoring the true complexities of an issue "simplistic, superficial, oversimplified; shallow, glib, jejune, naive; effortless, easy, undemanding, unexacting, painless, trouble-free"

Anemic

3 Lacking energy Lebron turned in an anemic performance

myriad

3 Large number

Raillery

3 Light teasing

Recondite

3 Little known or abstruse, esoteric, mysterious Recon on dittly squat as far as what's known. Voldemort knew dark and recondite magic A lot of professors focus on recondite material that seemingly no one cares about

feint

2 pretended attack; a move intended to deceive

Impute

1 Attribute

Row

1 BIG FIGHT - Big fight/argument, angry dispute

tome

1 BIG SCHOLARLY BOOK a book, especially a large, heavy, scholarly one - volume, work, opus

pastiche

1 BLEND/MEDLEY: An artistic work consisting of a medley of pieces taken from various sources. Synonyms: mixture, blend, medley Paste + Stitch => Paste & Stiching give a picture of mixture & combining (of ideas & works) Entrusted with the prototype to his company's latest smartphone, Larry, during a late night karaoke bout, let the prototype slip into the hands of a rival company—the next day Larry was excoriated, and then fired.

dissemble

1 BS/HIDE FEELINGS - conceal one's true motives, feelings, or beliefs.

Simulacrum

1 Bad imitation

wheedle

1 CAJOLE - To persuade or attempt to persuade by flattery or guile; cajole

sangfroid

1 CALM - Poise under pressure. Calm in difficult situation (like sangfroid)

Vagary

1 CHANGE - unexpected changes. an unexpected and inexplicable change in a situation or in someone's behavior. "the vagaries of the weather change, fluctuation, variation, quirk, peculiarity, oddity, eccentricity, unpredictability, caprice, foible, whim, whimsy, fancy "the vagaries of the weather" vague and lack of clarity?

mountebank

1 CHARLATAN - a person who deceives others, especially in order to trick them out of their money; a charlatan. synonyms: swindler, charlatan, confidence trickster, fraud, fraudster, impostor, trickster, hoaxer; informalcon man, flimflammer, snake oil salesman, sharp, grifter, bunco artist "that mountebank is going to rue the day he ever set foot in our fair town" 150 years ago, about the time that Wyatt Earp was corralling the bad guys, and Tombstone was riddled with fresh tombstones, a certain kind of salesman would make his way across the great expanse of the United States. In small towns, he would set up shop, mounting a large bench and hawking the most wonderful remedies: mam, this green oil will make your skin glow like a baby's; and lad, this purple snake's oil will give you the strength of three men. By the time it was clear that the green potion caused nothing more than indigestion, and the purple a nasty case of lockjaw, our huckster would be hundreds miles away, plying a fresh crop of dupes with his wondrous wares. Remember how I said he would mount a large bench? Well, banco is the Italian for bench, so a mountebank and is one who figuratively mounts a bench and tries to sell us snake oil, or any product with no value effect, especially the one the mountebank touts. Today, mountebank can refer to anyone who makes false claims in order to extract money from us.

adduce

1 CITE/GOOGLE - To provide evidence in support of an argument or point. For instance, if my wife says there is no food in the house, she can underscore her point by opening up the pantry and refrigerator and showing me both are empty. In terms of disputes of facts, Google, the ultimate arbiter of truth, is often adduced to settle the matter. adduce/produce evidence? GOOGLE is the way to adduce many debates in 21st century I adduce this evidence to prove Mady's innocence cite, quote, name, mention, instance, point out, refer to; put forward, present, offer, advance, propose, proffer google - settle argument by looking up

pyre

1 COMBUSTIBLE/ASHES a heap of combustible material, especially one for burning a corpse as part of a funeral ceremony "Yet Ms McInerney takes the story deeper, skillfully setting a funeral pyre 'for that Ireland'..."

Plobian

1 COMMONER, unrefined, working class, uncultured, low brow

repine

1 COMPLAIN - fret; be discontented. to feel or express dejection or discontent: complain. to long for something

Palimpsest

1 COPY STILL BEING USED - Something reused

Recreant

1 COWARD - Cowardly, craven, unfaithful, disloyal, traitorous

pan/panned

1 CRITICIZE - criticize (someone or something) severely. "the movie was panned by the critics"

Obtain

1 CUSTOMARY be prevalent, customary, or established.. still holds prevail, be in force, apply, exist, be in use, be in effect, stand, hold, be the case

Impugn

1 Call into question. dispute the truth, validity, or honesty of (a statement or motive)

invidious

1 Causing resentment, awk in more negative tone sounds like "hiddeous" to arouse envy or ill will or discriminate against others

Complaisant

1 Cheerfully obedient, willing to please, oblige. complacent and compliant. Happily so We're Mormon, we're doing this...let's just be complaisant and enjoy the ride willing to please others and obliging. As somebody who teaches SAT to high school students, complaisant students are the best. They always do the homework without becoming querulous. Such students, unfortunately, tend to be the exceptions. Ever complaisant as a child, Sarah only needed three months of university in New York City to morph into an outright rebel, a piercing for every traffic light in Manhattan.

Duress

1 Compulsory force — Threats, violence, etc or other action to bear on something against will or better judgement

Immure

1 Confine or enclosed against their will. imprison, jail, cage, put behind bars, put under lock and key, hold captive, hold prisoner; detain, hold his first wife was immured in sanatoriums for most of her adult life People feel immured in grocery stores with aisles of food

droll

1 Curious or unusual in a way that provokes dry amusement - Synonyms: funny, humorous, amusing "curious or unusual in a way that provokes dry amusement. ""his unique brand of droll self-mockery"" synonyms: funny, humorous, amusing, comic, comical, mirthful, hilarious; clownish, farcical, zany, quirky; jocular, lighthearted, whimsical, facetious, witty, clever, wry, tongue-in-cheek; informalwaggish, wacky, side-splitting, rib-tickling ""a droll remark that started everyone laughing"""

stygian

1 DARK - very dark restrained

whitewash

1 LOPE/COVER UP Deliberately attempt to conceal unpleasant facts about (a person or organization) - Synonyms: cover up, sweep under the carpet jumble of?

raft

1 LOT OF - Large number. "a raft of government initiatives"

menagerie

1 a group of wild animals

bemuse

2 puzzle, confuse, or bewilder (someone). obfuscate

Imperturbability

2 quality of being calm and not easily disturbed

Buttress

3 Support Madys buttress like her butt has been crucial since I got fired

Soliloquy

1 "an act of speaking one's thoughts aloud when by oneself or regardless of any hearers, especially by a character in a play. synonyms: monologue, speech, address, lecture, oration, sermon, homily, aside ""Viola ends the scene with a soliloquy"" "

Effusive

1 "expressing feelings of gratitude, pleasure, or approval in an unrestrained or heartfelt manner. ""an effusive welcome"" synonyms: gushing, gushy, unrestrained, extravagant, fulsome, demonstrative, lavish, enthusiastic, lyrical; expansive, wordy, verbose, over the top ""effusive compliments"""

impish

1 A less than flattering word, impish is used to describe somebody who likes to behave naughtily. Indeed, at one time the word was used to describe somebody who was the devil's child. But you don't need to be that naughty, to be described as impish. If a boy hides his five-year-old sister's birthday cake on the big day, he is being impish. If a boy hides his five-year-old sister's birthday cake on the big day, he is being impish.

melange

1 A mixture, usually of heterogeneous elements. am like amalgam of different parts like jazz and hiphop His music can be characterized as a mélange of hip-hop, reggae and soul.

contiguous

1 ABUTTING - adjacent, touching, abutting, contiguity

desultory

1 AIMLESS - lacking a plan, purpose, or enthusiasm. "a few people were left, dancing in a desultory fashion"

sentient

1 ALIVE/AWARE - conscious, experiencing sensation or perceiving with the senses

rapturous

1 AMPED ON - characterized by, feeling, or expressing great pleasure or enthusiasm.

condign

1 APPROPRIATE - any punishment that is deserved, fitting, deserved. Usually with punishment involved

plutocracy

1 ARISTOCRACY Government by the wealthy. a country or society governed by the wealthy. Pluto is no longer a planet and aristocracy is dying

invest

1 ATTRIBUTE - provide or endow someone or something with (a particular quality or attribute). "the passage of time has invested the words with an unintended humor" synonyms: imbue, infuse, charge, steep, suffuse, permeate, pervade "the scene was invested with magic"

unwieldy

1 AWKARDLY BIG - difficult to carry or move because of its size, shape, or weight. cumbersome, unmanageable, unmaneuverable; awkward, clumsy, massive, heavy, hefty, ponderous, bulky, weighty Unwieldy questions are unyielding in difficulty "an unwieldy trunk full of old clothes". GRE Math questions are quite unwieldy sloppy and unscrupulous?

Jaundice

1 Affected by bitterness, resentment, or envy. Color yellow (with envy) Jealousy had jaundiced his judgment I am jaundice of Mady's ability to remember vocab she hears once forever. yellow was, back in the 16th century, associated with jealousy (so much for Shakespeare's green-eyed monster!). Jaundice is that toxic admixture of bitterness, envy, and resentment—jealousy's three sidekicks.

mirth

1 Amusement, especially as expressed in laughter - Synonyms: merriment, high spirits amusement, especially as expressed in laughter. "his six-foot frame shook with mirth" synonyms: merriment, high spirits, cheerfulness, cheeriness, hilarity, glee, laughter, gaiety, buoyancy, blitheness, euphoria, exhilaration, lightheartedness, joviality, joy, joyfulness, joyousness "we could not hold back our mirth"

Perfidy

1 An act of deliberate betrayal, a breach of a trust. Per Fredo... per+ fidy=without fidelity i.e cheat upon ur partner,,in general cheat or breach something At the simplest level, the passage is shocking because of the perfidy that it casually confirms. Fredos perfidy Perfidious - deceitful and untrustworthy.

dialectics

1 DEBATE - the art of investigating or discussing the truth of opinions. synonyms: discussion, debate, dialogue, remove (a need or difficulty). "the Venetian blinds obviated the need for curtains". synonyms: preclude, prevent, remove, get rid of, do away with, get around, rule out, eliminate, make/render unnecessary. "our latest agreement obviates any further discussion of the matter". avoid; prevent. "a parachute can be used to obviate disaster"

dissimulate

1 DECEIVE - conceal or disguise (one's thoughts, feelings, or character). "a country gentleman who dissimulates his wealth beneath ragged pullovers" synonyms: pretend, deceive, feign, act, dissemble, masquerade, pose, posture, sham, fake, bluff, hide one's feelings, be dishonest, put on a false front, lie "she had learned the power of dissimulating to get what she wanted"

repudiate

1 DENY TRUTH - deny the truth or validity of. refuse to accept or be associated with.

plumb

1 DEPTH MEASURE measure depth

progeny

1 DESCENDANT - a descendant or the descendants of a person, animal, or plant; offspring. "the progeny of mixed marriages" synonyms: offspring, young, babies, children, sons and daughters, family, brood; descendants, heirs, scions; issue; archaicseed, fruit of one's loins "genetic traits passed on from parent to progeny"

Assiduously

1 DILIGENT - hard working. With great care

bifurcate

1 DIVY UP divide into two branches or forks.

venial

1 EASILY FORGIVEN - Pardonable, easily forgiven if you hit someone in an artery- OH MY GOD BLOOD EVERYWHERE. But in the VEIN? Well, that's venial.

tergiversate

1 EQUIVOCATE & APOSTATE - be evasive/prevaricate/equivocate and also to turn back on/apostate

delude

1 FOOL/GULL - impose a misleading belief upon (someone); deceive; fool. Gull Delude = delusional "Arthur's children were convinced that his young bride was deluding him" "too many theorists have deluded the public" synonyms: mislead, deceive, fool, take in, trick, dupe, hoodwink, gull, lead on; informal con, pull the wool over someone's eyes, lead up the garden path, take for a ride, sucker, snooker

unstinting

1 GENEROUS: very generous. Munificent Helen is unstinting with her time, often spending hours at the house of a sick friend. ungrudging, unsparing, free, ready, benevolent, big-hearted, kind-hearted, kind, unselfish; lavish, liberal, generous, magnanimous, openhanded, freely given, munificent, beneficent, bountiful; profuse, abundant, ample, gushing; literaryplenteous, bounteous unrestrained, not held back

Vouchsafe

1 GIVE CONDESCENDINGLY to give or grant someone something in a condescending manner. So if lifted my chin a little and affected an aristocratic air and told you the meaning of vouchsafe, I'd be vouchsafing the definition of vouchsafe.

purchase

1 GRASP - a hold or position on something for applying power advantageously, or the advantage gained by such application. "the horse's hooves fought for purchase on the slippery pavement" synonyms: grip, grasp, hold, foothold, toehold, anchorage, attachment, support; resistance, friction, leverage "he could get no purchase on the wall"

parry

1 GUARD OR WARD OFF/PREVARICATE - Answer (a question or accusation) evasively - Synonyms: evade, sidestep, avoid, ward off (a weapon or attack), especially with a countermove. "he parried the blow by holding his sword vertically" synonyms: ward off, fend off; deflect, hold off, block, counter, repel, repulse "Alfonso parried the blow" "In the course of his business career, the president-elect has shown a remarkable ability to dodge and parry and reverse himself on everything..."

sentry

1 GUARD/LOOKOUT - a soldier stationed to keep guard or to control access to a place. synonyms: guard, sentinel, lookout, watch, watchman, patrol "the sentry on the tower signaled to the gatekeeper" British sentries protect Buckingham Palace

visceral

1 GUT REACTION - instinctive, instinctual, gut, deep-down, deep-seated, deep-rooted, inward; emotional; animal "a visceral fear of change"

Burgeon

1 Grow rapidly, begin to grow or increase rapidly; flourish. Snowball, rocket, swell The spring creek industry is burgeoning so we got several above asking prices

numinous

1 HOLY/DIVINE evincing the presence of a deity

paean

1 HYMN/PSALM a song of expression of praise and thanksgiving

Phantasmagoria

1 ILLUSION - Illusive. a sequence of real or imaginary images like those seen in a dream. fake

imbue

1 Inspire or permeate with a feeling or quality Synonyms: saturate, fill, suffuse "Some feminists argue, moreover, that the very framework of economics is imbued with subtler forms of sexism."

pertness

1 JAUNTY/SELF CONFIDENT the quality of being attractively neat and jaunty. impudence; cheek.

motley

1 JUMBLE/RANDOM - incongruously varied in appearance or character; disparate. "a motley crew of discontents and zealots" synonyms: miscellaneous, disparate, diverse, assorted, varied, diversified, heterogeneous; informalragtag, raggle-taggle "a motley collection of vintage fabrics"

quittance

1 LEGAL RECEIPT a release or discharge from a debt or obligation. (a document certifying this; a receipt) acquitted of debt/obligation

nexus

1 LINK a connection or series of connections linking two or more things Synonyms: union, link LINKSUS like the belts and chains in lexus "Some chapters read like a thriller, because they offer a microscopic look at the unwholesome nexus between Germany's media, politics and judiciary."

Scintilla

1 LITTLE SOMETHING - A tiny trace or spark of a specified quality or feeling Synonyms: particle, iota, smidgen light

missive

1 LONG A** LETTER a letter, especially a long or official one. "he hastily banged out electronic missives" synonyms: message, communication, letter, word, note, email, memorandum, line, communiqué, dispatch, news; informalmemo; formalepistle; literarytidings "take this missive to Lieutenant Baxter"

stentorian

1 LOUD AND POWERFUL - powerful of sound." It pairs well with vociferous, or "loudly and vehemently expressive" I spoke with a stentorian voice for a 6th grade and my teacher said she thought there was a man inside. synonyms: loud, thundering, thunderous, ear-splitting, deafening; powerful, strong, carrying; booming, resonant; strident "his stentorian voice resonated throughout the theater", Stentorian, meaning "loud and powerful (of a person's voice)

repose

1 LYING DOWN OR LOCATION - A state of rest, sleep. Where something is rest, break

Innane

1 Lacking sense or meaning, silly (fatuous, foolish)

inquest

1 Legal or judicial inquiry, especially before a jury and especially made by a coroner into the cause of someone's death; the results of such an inquiry request legally Usage: The family waited nervously for the results of the inquest, which finally returned a verdict of misadventure; that is, their grandfather had not been murdered, but rather died in a freak accident of his own doing. More Info: Inquest is simply a form of the Latin word for "inquire."

runic

1 MAGICAL - mysterious or secret in meaning. magical

palliate

1 MAKE LESS GNAR Make something appear less severe, mitigate, gloss over Republican policies often had sinister motives that were palliated by other words

virility/virile

1 MANLINESS - the quality of having strength (in a man), energy, and a strong sex drive; SPIKE TV! "aggression and virility were highly prized in soldiers" manliness

ochlocracy

1 MOB RULE rule of the mobs, mob rule

Travesty

1 MOCKERY. FALSE a false, absurd, or distorted representation of something. "a false, absurd, or distorted representation of something. ""the absurdly lenient sentence is a travesty of justice"" synonyms: perversion of, distortion of, corruption of, misrepresentation of, poor imitation of, poor substitute for, mockery of, parody of, caricature of; farce of, charade of, pantomime of, sham of, spoof of; informal apology for, (poor) excuse for ""a travesty of justice""" mockery

Welter

1 MOVE CRAZY - Move in turbulent fashion. a large number of items in no order; a confused mass.

ruminate

1 MULL OVER - Think deeply about something - contemplate, consider, mull over deciding, vaccilating?

turpitude

1 Moral wickedness, depravity; a depraved act During his reign, Caligula indulged in unspeakable sexual practices, so it is not surprising that he will forever be remembered for his turpitude evil

neologism

1 NEW WORD a newly coined word or expression new word

Vernacular

1 NORMAL FOLK LANGUAGE the language or dialect spoken by the ordinary people in a particular country or region. Patois ordinary language of ppl

Improvident

1 Not careful, not prudential

Fulsome

1 OBSEQUIOUS/FULL OF CRAP - complimentary or flattering to an excessive degree. "they are almost embarrassingly fulsome in their appreciation". Also- Generous, abundant in size or quantity ful of it... " excessive, extravagant, overdone, immoderate, inordinate, over-appreciative, flattering, adulatory, fawning, unctuous, ingratiating, cloying, saccharine; More enthusiastic, effusive, rapturous, glowing, gushing, profuse, generous, lavish; informalover the top, smarmy ""he paid fulsome tribute to his secretary"

Syncopation

1 OFF BEAT - A displacement of the beat or accents in (music or a rhythm) so that strong beats become weak and vice versa "She dances an assortment of lissom steps, marvelously shedding shoes and socks as the Beethoven famously shifts from solemnity to syncopation."

subversive

1 OPPOSE AUTHORITY - seeking or intended to subvert an established system or institution. "subversive literature" synonyms: disruptive, troublemaking, inflammatory, insurrectionary; seditious, revolutionary, rebellious, rebel, renegade, dissident

Stratagem

1 OUTSCHEME SOMEONE - Scheme to outwit an opponent strategy

Maudlin

1 Overly emotional and sad. Self-pityingly or tearfully sentimental, often through drunkenness. Just as those who were alive during the 70's are mortified that they once cavorted about in bellbottoms, many who lived during the 80's are now aghast at the maudlin pop songs they used to enjoy—really, just what exactly is a total eclipse of the heart?

Perquisite

1 PERK - Exclusive right.. non salary/profit that benefits person Nu Skin gives a lot of perquisites to its employees

pliant

1 PLIABLE . Docile. Easily bent

burnish

1 POLISH polish (something, especially metal) by rubbing. "highly burnished armor" synonyms: polish, shine, buff, rub, gloss "marks can be removed by burnishing the metal"

fustian

1 POMPOUS pompous or pretentious speech or writing.

obviate

1 PRECLUDE remove (a need or difficulty). avoid; prevent. "the Venetian blinds obviated the need for curtains" "our latest agreement obviates any further discussion of the matter". "a parachute can be used to obviate disaster" synonyms: preclude, prevent, remove, get rid of, do away with, get around, rule out, eliminate, make/render unnecessary preclude

militate

1 PREVENT/HINDER/HOLD BACK (of a fact or circumstance) be a powerful or conclusive factor in preventing. "these fundamental differences will militate against the two communities coming together" synonyms: tend to prevent, work against, hinder, discourage, prejudice, be detrimental to "his resentment of others in the company militates against his own chances for advancement"

orotund

1 PUFFED UP - round, pompous

piquant

1 PUNGENT Pungent in taste spicy, tangy, peppery, hot; tasty, flavorful, appetizing, savory; pungent, sharp, tart, zesty, strong, salty

lurid

1 Presented in vividly shocking or sensational terms - melodramatic, exaggerated, overdramatized

forestall

1 Prevent or obstruct (an anticipated event or action) by taking action ahead of time Synonyms: pre-empt, get in before, get ahead of "To forestall a social crisis, he mused, governments should consider a tax on robots; if automation slows as a result, so much the better."

slake

1 QUENCH quench or satisfy (one's thirst). "slake your thirst with some lemonade" synonyms: quench, satisfy, sate, satiate, relieve, assuage "we longed for a mountain spring to slake our thirst" Slake = sprite

fussillade

1 QUICK BACK AND FORTH OF A FIGHT a series of shots fired or missiles thrown all at the same time or in quick succession.

recumbent

1 RECLINING - reclining; lying down

pleonastic

1 REDUNDANT/NOT PITHY the use of more words than are necessary to express an idea; redundancy. an instance of this, as free gift or true fact. a redundant word or expression. Logically speaking a tautology is equivalent to "A equals A". A pleonasm is an expression that uses more words than are necessary for clear expression, e.g. "That burning fire is hot." The word 'burning' is an unnecessary modifier for 'fire' because all fire is burning, thus 'burning fire' is pleonastic.

tautologic

1 REDUNDANT/REPEATED PART - the saying of the same thing twice in different words, generally considered to be a fault of style (e.g., they arrived one after the other in succession ). a phrase or expression in which the same thing is said twice in different words. plural noun: tautologies LOGIC a statement that is true by necessity or by virtue of its logical form. "avoid such tautology as "let's all work together, everyone, as a team" by saying simply "let's work together"" Logically speaking a tautology is equivalent to "A equals A". A pleonasm is an expression that uses more words than are necessary for clear expression, e.g. "That burning fire is hot." The word 'burning' is an unnecessary modifier for 'fire' because all fire is burning, thus 'burning fire' is pleonastic.

obeisance

1 RESPECT deferential respect. Sign of respect like a bow "they paid obeisance to the prince" synonyms: respect, homage, worship, adoration, reverence, veneration, honor, submission, deference something with obey

august

1 RESPECTED - respected and impressive "she was in august company" synonyms: distinguished, respected, eminent, venerable, hallowed, illustrious, prestigious, renowned, celebrated, honored, acclaimed, esteemed, exalted; great, important, lofty, noble; imposing, impressive, awe-inspiring, stately, grand, dignified "our august guests"

revelry

1 ROWDY PARTY - and noisy festivities, especially when these involve drinking a large amount of alcohol. Think Caligula and hedonism "sounds of revelry issued into the night"

wry

1 SARDONIC Using or expressing dry, especially mocking, humor - ironic, sardonic, satirical. ?

Ribald

1 SCANDALOUS HUMOR - Comically vulgar. referring to sexual matters in an amusingly rude or irreverent way. Ribald - rival.. you mock them.. Tj Haws rivals mock his baldness with ribald taste Middle English (as a noun denoting a lowly retainer or a licentious or irreverent person): from Old French ribauld, from riber 'indulge in licentious pleasures,' from a Germanic base meaning 'prostitute.'

objurgate

1 SCOLD/REBUKE Scold severely - rebuke severely; scold. scold severely

Staid

1 SERIOUS Serious, dignified sedate, respectable, quiet, serious, serious-minded, steady, conventional, traditional, unadventurous, unenterprising, set in one's ways, sober, proper, decorous, formal, stuffy, stiff, priggish; informalstarchy, buttoned-down, stick-in-the-mud rilli

cloistered

1 SHELTERED - sheltered/bubble - is to be sheltered from the outside world inside a bubble or oyster - protected from outside world

presage

1 SIGN/OMEN - be a sign or warning of (an imminent event, typically an unwelcome one). Point to, mean, signify "Stock markets are set to open down today, and the election could presage a longer slump if investors feel that the uncertainty generated... will harm growth and corporate profits." portend, augur, foreshadow, foretell, prophesy, be an omen of, herald, be a sign of, be the harbinger of, warn of, be a presage of, signal, bode, promise, threaten; literarybetoken, foretoken, forebode "the owl's hooting is thought to presage death"

syncronous

1 SIMULTANEOUS - Happening at the same time; occurring at the same rate and thus happening together repeatedly. Simultaneous and contemporaneous. (sym = together) happening at same time

parlous

1 SKETCH - full of danger or uncertainty; precarious.

Reprobate

1 SKETCHY DUDE - Unprincipled person (unscrupulous) rep(repeatedly)+rob+ate.. a person who again and again robs other peoples food and eats it up has no moral values.... has no probity rogue, rascal, scoundrel, miscreant, good-for-nothing, villain, wretch, rake, degenerate, libertine, debauchee; informal,cad; archaic blackguard, knave, rapscallion bad person

Bedaubing

1 SMEAR _ smearing or daubing with a sticky substance "smear or daub with a sticky substance. ""a dozen maidens, all bedaubed with paint"" synonyms: smear, daub, bespatter, spatter, splatter, cover, coat ""faces bedaubed with white paint""

nostrum

1 SNAKE OIL a medicine, especially one that is not considered effective, prepared by an unqualified person. is any medicine or cure that does not live up to its claim. Nostrum can also apply to social remedies—that is plans, philosophies that claim to cure society of its many ills. synonyms: medicine, patent medicine, potion, elixir, panacea, cure-all, wonder drug, quack remedy; informal magic bullet "they have to prove their nostrums work" a pet scheme or favorite remedy, especially one for bringing about some social or political reform or improvement. synonyms: magic formula, recipe for success, remedy, cure, prescription, answer "right-wing nostrums". a pet scheme or favorite remedy, especially one for bringing about some social or political reform or improvement. "they have to prove their nostrums work".

teetotaler

1 SOBER - One who abstains from alcohol. After quitting the fraternity and getting a boring girlfriend, Adamo became a teetotaler.

cavil/cavilling

2 Make petty or unnecessary objections. Disposed to finding fault without good reason

Incense

2 Make upset

vitiate

1 SPOIL spoil, corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality. make imperfect. take away the legal force of or render ineffective. blight "development programs have been vitiated by the rise in population" I guessed vitiate was correct when referring to scholarly articles being vititated by faulty statistics blight

scotch

1 SQUELCH - Put an end to, squelch. "ended," and is a perfect match for our filler. Stamp out

ballast

1 STABILIZER - something that gives stability or substance, was something put in ships low to stabilize them the film is an entertaining comedy with some serious ideas thrown in for ballast.

pilfer

1 STEAL - (typically things of relatively little value). Nab

purloin

1 STEAL - to steal, often in a violation of trust. Filch, pilfer the manipulative thief purloined the diamonds Cats purloin (purr-loin) from their owners, pretending to be like dogs while getting what they want: clean house and food.

filch

1 STEAL, PILFER. (something, especially a thing of small value) in a casual way

despoil

1 STEAL/PLUNDER stealing or plundering taking their spoils like pirates

stilted

1 STIFF - and self-conscious or unnatural, artificially formal Awkward like a guy walking on stilts synonyms: strained, forced, contrived, constrained, labored, stiff, self-conscious, awkward, unnatural, wooden "a few minutes of stilted conversation" stopped

overwrought

1 STRESSED A-F - Totally high-strung and stressed out? To be in a state of nervousness or agitation. Waiting for your name to be called at a really yummy restaurant. The staff told you it would be 20 minutes—one hour ago. If you're not overwrought (and really hungry), then you may not be human.

stringent

1 STRICT - (of regulations, requirements, or conditions) strict, precise, and exacting. "California's air pollution guidelines are stringent" synonyms: strict, firm, rigid, rigorous, severe, harsh, tough, tight, exacting, demanding, inflexible, hard and fast "stringent regulations" tight and unrelenting

Draconian

1 STRICT - characterized by strict laws, rules and punishments - Adj

disconsolate

1 SUPER SAD - very sad or unconsolable, incapable of being consoled

Supposition

1 SUPPOSE - an uncertain belief. belief, surmise, idea, notion, suspicion, conjecture, speculation, inference, theory, hypothesis, postulation, guess, feeling, hunch, assumption, presumption

putative

1 SUPPOSED - generally considered or reputed to be. (like supposedly) putative=put forth tentatively Guevara studied to be a doctor, but lost interest in his putative career after travelling throughout Latin America and concluding that armed revolution was the only solution to the continent's cruel social inequities. supposed, assumed, presumed; accepted, recognized; commonly regarded, presumptive, alleged, reputed, reported, rumored

vestigial

1 SURVING - forming a very small remnant of something that was once much larger or more noticeable. "he felt a vestigial flicker of anger from last night" "he felt a vestigial flicker of anger from last night" synonyms: remaining, surviving, residual, leftover, lingering

pontificate

1 Speak pompously. express one's opinions in a way considered annoyingly pompous and dogmatic "he was pontificating about art and history" hold forth, expound, declaim, preach, lay down the law, sound off, dogmatize, sermonize, moralize, lecture; informalpreachify, mouth off, bloviate

Stem

1 Stop or restrict (the flow of something undesirable), stanch, staunch prevent and impede

traduce

1 TALK SH*T - speak badly of or tell lies about (someone) so as to damage their reputation traitor about someone "you dare to traduce my family?" synonyms: defame, slander, speak ill of, misrepresent, malign, vilify, denigrate, disparage, slur, impugn, smear, besmirch, run down, blacken the name of, cast aspersions on; informalbadmouth, dis, talk smack

wax

1 TO INCREASE - (opposite of to wane)

bumptious

1 TOOLISH/JERK - overly self-assertive, i.e., you're willing to push people out of the way to get what you want. willing to bump you out of the way to get what they want

transmute

1 TRANSFORM change in form, nature, or substance. "the raw material of his experience was transmuted into stories" synonyms: change, alter, adapt, transform, convert, metamorphose, morph, translate; humoroustransmogrify "the books were transmuted into workable scripts" transform - transmute

Bellwether

1 TREND - Something that indicates a trend

Recrimination

1 TWO WAY BLAME - Mutual attacks. an accusation in response to one from someone else. Argument between people who are blaming each other " accusation(s), counteraccusation(s), countercharge(s), counterattack(s), retaliation(s) ""this is not a time for recrimination, but a time to come together in solidarity"""

Untrammeled

1 UNRESTRAINED unrestrained, not held in check unrestrained

Variegation

1 VARIED - Varied in color, spots of colors, diverse variability?

Oeuvre

1 WORK OF ART the works of a painter, composer, or author regarded collectively.

qualm

1 WORRY - an uneasy feeling of doubt, worry, or fear, especially about one's own conduct; a misgiving. "military regimes generally have no qualms about controlling the press "I have no qualms about overseas travel" a momentary faint or sick feeling. synonyms: misgivings, doubts, reservations, second thoughts, worries, concerns, anxiety; hesitation, hesitance, hesitancy, demur, reluctance, disinclination, apprehension, trepidation, unease; scruples, remorse, compunction

wizend

1 WRINKLED, Shriveled or wrinkled with age - Synonyms: lined, creased, withered wrinkled, lined, creased, shriveled (up), withered, weather-beaten, shrunken, gnarled, aged ?

motif

1 a design or figure that consists of recurring shapes or colors, as in architecture or decoration

malediction

1 a magical word or phrase uttered with the intention of bringing about evil or destruction; a curse. synonyms: curse, damnation, oath; spell, hex, jinx; formal: imprecation; literary: anathema; archaic: execration

tonic

1 a medicinal substance taken to give a feeling of vigor or well-being. invigorating. stimulant, restorative, refresher, medicine; informal pick-me-up; analeptic "ginseng can be used as a natural tonic"

manacle

1 a metal band, chain, or shackle for fastening someone's hands or ankles. "the practice of keeping prisoners in manacles" "he claimed there were no manacles that could hold him" fetter (a person or a part of the body) with manacles. "his hands were manacled behind his back" synonyms: shackle, fetter, chain, put/clap in irons, handcuff, restrain; secure; informal cuff "the unruly inmates were manacled to the bars in the cell"

rabble rouser

1 a person who speaks with the intention of inflaming the emotions of a crowd of people, typically for political reasons. synonyms: agitator, troublemaker, instigator, firebrand, revolutionary, insurgent, demagogue. "both the Republicans and the Democrats reluctantly have their own brand of rabble-rousers to contend with"

effigy

1 a sculpture or model of a person Synonyms: statue, statuette, figure

lassitude

1 a state of physical or mental weariness; lack of energy. "she was overcome by lassitude and retired to bed" synonyms: lethargy, listlessness, weariness, languor, sluggishness, tiredness, fatigue, torpor, lifelessness, apathy "prolonged periods of lassitude"

bastion

1 an institution/place/person that strongly maintains particular principles, attitudes, or activities

slipshod

1 anything that was created or constructed hastily, and carelessly. You probably wouldn't want to enter a building that had slipshod construction standards. Slipshod can also describe a person. One who is slipshod in vocab preparation will take little time to learn effective methods. haphazard, thrown together

importune

1 ask or beg persistently and urgently After weeks of importuning the star to meet for a five-minute interview, the journalist finally got what she wanted.

incipient

1 beginning, or just starting off. in an initial stage; beginning to happen or develop. The incipient signs of malaria include shivering and high fever. in an initial stage; beginning to happen or develop. "he could feel incipient anger building up". (of a person) developing into a specified type or role.. "we seemed more like friends than incipient lovers". synonyms: developing, growing, emerging, emergent, dawning, just beginning, inceptive, initial, inchoate; nascent, embryonic, fledgling, in its infancy, germinal "the system detects incipient problems early"

foppish

1 behaving or dressing like a dandy; excessively concerned with fashion

educe

1 bring out or develop (something latent or potential). Job of educator/coach is to educe the best of their students (edu like educator)

vertiguous

1 cauing vertigo from great heights

inveigle

1 coax; cajole; wheedle; entice

hermetic

1 complete and airtight (of a seal or closure) (don't confuse with hermit)

rapt

1 completely fascinated by what one is seeing or hearing. Movies that are so well crafted that we cannot take our eyes from the screen hold us rap fascinated, enthralled, spellbound, captivated, riveted, gripped, mesmerized, enchanted, entranced, bewitched, moonstruck; transported, enraptured, thrilled, ecstatic

preen

1 congratulate or pride oneself. from bird cleaning themselves up, (of a person) devote effort to making oneself look attractive and then admire one's appearance

mien

1 describes one's facial appearance. The word more common in everyday prose is demeanor. Aura, appearance, look mien -- mean -- how my or scotts demeanor or aura might look With his chin held highly and his eyes cast down slightly, his mien spoke of a noble bearing, and his magniloquence spoke of an even higher self-regard

poignant

1 evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret.

puffery

1 exaggerated praise

impunity

1 exemption from punishment or freedom from the injurious consequences of an action. "the lawsuit attempts to fight the impunity that these military officials have enjoyed for too long" "the impunity enjoyed by military officers implicated in civilian killings" "they boldly break laws at will, and do so with impunity" synonyms: immunity, indemnity, exemption (from punishment), freedom from liability, nonliability, license; amnesty, dispensation, reprieve, pardon, exoneration; stay of execution; privilege, favoritism, special treatment, carte blanche without punishment, with no ill consequences, scot-free, unpunished

expostulate

1 express strong disapproval or disagreement, remonstrate remonstrate with, disagree with, argue with, take issue with, protest against, reason against, express disagreement with, raise objections to, rail against

splendiferous

1 extraordinarily or showily impressive Near the garden is an extraordinary couture dress by Ms. Chiuri and Mr. Piccioli for Valentino; its metal-thread embroidery translates Cranach's Adam and Eve, and its flora and fauna, into splendiferous ornament.

gasconade

1 extravagant boasting

odious

1 extremely unpleasant, repulsive

gull

1 fool or deceive (someone). "workers had been gulled into inflicting poverty and deprivation upon themselves" synonyms: hoodwink, fool, dupe, deceive, delude, hoax, trick, mislead, lead on, take in, swindle, cheat, double-cross; informal pull the wool over someone's eyes, pull a fast one on, put one over on, bamboozle, con, sucker, snooker; literary = cozen "he gulled Lisa's entire family before he skipped town"

millinery

1 hats and hat-making

glower

1 have an angry or sullen look on one's face; scowl. "she glowered at him suspiciously" "she glowered at him"

prurient

1 having or encouraging an excessive interest in sexual matters. "she'd been the subject of much prurient curiosity" synonyms: salacious, licentious, voyeuristic, lascivious, lecherous, lustful, lewd, libidinous, lubricious; formalconcupiscent "she was completely turned off by his prurient remarks"

inept

1 having or showing no skill; clumsy. "the inept handling of the threat" synonyms: incompetent, unskillful, unskilled, inexpert, amateurish; clumsy, awkward, maladroit, bungling, blundering; unproductive, unsuccessful, ineffectual, not up to scratch; informalham-handed, ham-fisted, butterfingered, klutzy, all thumbs. "his mother could pitch a wicked fastball, but she was completely inept in the kitchen"

drub

1 hit or beat (someone) repeatedly. informal defeat thoroughly in a match or contest.

Inscrutable

1 impossible to understand or interpret. Obscure, recondite, etc You two are inscrutable aren't you! -english lady in Mady's cooking show enigmatic, mysterious, unreadable, inexplicable, unexplainable, incomprehensible, impenetrable, unfathomable, unknowable; opaque, abstruse, arcane, obscure, cryptic

inveterate

1 in a habitual and longstanding manner Veteran — long time so they were habitual in what they did

lucubration

1 intense study go to the library and do the lucubration

fervid

1 intensely enthusiastic or passionate During political debates, the candidates hurl fervid accusations at each other while justifying their positions on national issues.

Interregnum

1 interval between reigns or governments

mire

1 involve someone or something in (a difficult situation) - Synonyms: entangle, tangle up, embroil "Ms Park is hopelessly mired in an ever-deepening influence-peddling scandal."

flaccid

1 lacking force or effectiveness : the flaccid leadership campaign was causing concern. Oppo of flinty

kismet

1 luck, destiny, fate

prostrate

1 lying stretched out on the ground with one's face downward. figurative completely overcome or helpless, esp. with illness, distress, or exhaustion : his wife was prostrate with shock.

discomfit

1 make (someone) feel uneasy or embarrassed : he was not noticeably discomfited by her tone. discomfort

foreground

1 make (something) the most prominent or important feature.

jaunty

1 marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners

sound

1 measure the depth of (usually of water) as with sounding line, penetrate and discover the meaning of He needs more time to sound the depths of the defendant's tortured mind. shallow water you can walk over

Sophistry

1 n.) a subtle, tricky, superficially plausible, but generally fallacious method of reasoning. magic

natty

1 neat; dapper; smart. (of a person or an article of clothing) smart and fashionable Synonyms: stylish, dapper, debonair "The British Museum, the National Gallery and the Wallace Collection have all flirted with nattycontinental leaders..."

impious

1 not showing respect or reverence, especially for a god. Wicked Opposite of pious (devoutly religious)

irenic

1 peaceful

Fulcrum

1 point on which a lever is supported

somatic

1 relating to the body, especially as distinct from the mind

venery

1 sexual indulgence.

distal

1 situated away from the center of the body or from the point of attachment.

proximal

1 situated nearer to the center of the body or the point of attachment. like proximo in Spanish

somnolent

1 sleepy; drowsy. sleepy, drowsy, tired, languid, dozy, groggy, lethargic, sluggish, enervated, torpid; More informal: snoozy, dopey, yawny;

flinty

1 stern - opposite of flaccid

spate

1 sudden outpouring or rush, flood inundate and deluge deluge, flood

prattle

1 talkative

elision

1 the act or an instance of omitting something

insouciance

1 the cheerful feeling you have when nothing is troubling you He had the effrontery to lift SUE's dress up to look under it and SEE if she had ANTS in her pants: IN SUE SEE ANTS .. rhymes with Unsociable -> having lack of care to the society..... I want insouciance and that's what I'm searching for in a career.

usury

1 the illegal action or practice of lending money at unreasonably high rates of interest. using poor people = use really (poor people)

indemnify

1 to secure against hurt, loss, or damage. 2 : to compensate or reimburse for incurred hurt, loss, or damage

raze

1 to tear down and destroy, the very opposite of raise. A building can be raised on the backs of hard workers but can be razed by a platoon of bulldozers. Most of the old squatter buildings were razed to make way for a new shopping center—yet another sign of the inexorable march of gentrification. A crazy word, in that it is the opposite of a word that sounds exactly like it. To raze is

skullduggery

1 underhanded or unscrupulous behavior; trickery "Yvonne found herself entangled in the skulduggery of Gregor's private business deals" "a firm that investigates commercial skulduggery" synonyms: trickery, fraudulence, underhandedness, chicanery; informalshenanigans, funny business, monkey business, monkeyshines

hector

1 verb: to bully or intimidate Hector is a hector (bully).. his very name means billy

inscribe

1 write or carve (words or symbols) on something, especially as a formal or permanent record. "his name was inscribed on the new silver trophy" synonyms: carve, write, engrave, etch, cut, incise; imprint, stamp, impress, mark "his name was inscribed above the door"

inveigh

1 writing with hostility like inveigle but with hostility and writing.. a german guy saying I'm weighing in on this negative thing fulminate against, declaim against, protest (against), rail against/at, rage at, remonstrate against; denounce, censure, condemn, decry, criticize; disparage, denigrate, run down, abuse, vituperate, vilify, impugn; informal versions: sound off about, blast, dis, slam

Panacea

2 Cure-all. For all difficulties or diseases Pana - reminds of being big and wide covering Though podcasts help on my commute, it's no panacea for my boredom. (The pan/pain remover?) I was mady's panacea when she made too many pancakes cure all

palaver

2 "Babble. prolonged and idle discussion. ""an hour of aimless palaver"" synonyms: fuss, commotion, trouble, rigmarole, folderol; informalsong and dance, performance, to-do, carrying-on, hoo-ha, hullabaloo, ballyhoo ""holy cow, what a palaver we caused in the girls' dormitory!"""

Guffaw

2 "Laugh loudly. laugh heartily, laugh loudly, roar with laughter, roar, bellow, cackle" Guffaw = i guffawed at Jim Gaffigans stand up I guffaw from my own jokes a lot more often than from others.

desideratum

2 "Necessity... something that is needed or wanted synonyms: requirement, prerequisite, need, indispensable thing, sine qua non, essential, requisite, necessary" "integrity was a desideratum"

Callow

2 IMMATURE Inexperienced, can't do anything right (not a nice word usually) With 32 years experience, Carol is no callow educator NYC is known for callow out of towners hoping to make it big

expansive

2 "adj: communicative, and prone to talking in a sociable manner. of a person or their manner) open, demonstrative, and communicative. ""she felt expansive and inclined to talk"" synonyms: communicative, forthcoming, sociable, friendly, outgoing, affable, chatty, talkative, garrulous, effusive, loquacious, voluble" After a few sips of cognac, the octogenarian shed his irascible demeanor and became expansive, speaking fondly of the "good old days".

Edict

2 "an official order or proclamation issued by a person in authority. synonyms: decree, order, command, commandme" "an official order or proclamation issued by a person in authority. synonyms: decree, order, command, commandme"

Chic

2 "elegantly and stylishly fashionable. Comely. stylish, elegant, sophisticated, dressy, smart; fashionable, high-fashion, fashion-forward, in vogue, up-to-date, up-to-the-minute, contemporary, à la mode, chi-chi, au courant; dapper, dashing, trim; informaltrendy, with it, happening, snappy, snazzy, modish, styling/stylin', du jour, in, funky, natty, swish, fly, spiffy, kicky, tony" " stylish, elegant, sophisticated, dressy, smart; fashionable, high-fashion, fashion-forward, in vogue, up-to-date, up-to-the-minute, contemporary, à la mode, chi-chi, au courant; dapper, dashing, trim; informaltrendy, with it, happening, snappy, snazzy, modish, styling/stylin', du jour, in, funky, natty, swish, fly, spiffy, kicky, tony"

Dispatch

2 "speed, efficiency. promptness, speed, speediness, swiftness, rapidity, briskness, haste, hastiness; fleetness, (see celerity)" "Efficiency and dispatch"

Chicanery

2 (n.) deception or trickery

Opprobrium

2 (n.) the disgrace or the reproach incurred by conduct considered outrageously shameful; infamy. The revelation of the coach's obsession with child pornography incurred permanent opprobrium unto him and his family We like to mock celebrities (Miley, just what was up with that wrecking ball?) Usually, these transgressions are forgivable, but sometimes celebrities are such a mess that the public doesn't just mock them but subjects them to public humiliation. Mention Lindsay Lohan and most can't recall whether she is a singer or an actress. But we all know about the drugs, alcohol and jail time. Lindsay is a candidate for opprobrium: public disgrace resulting from a person's shameful behavior. negative scorn

boisterous

2 (of a person, event, or behavior) noisy, energetic, and cheerful; rowdy

onerous

2 (of a task, duty, or responsibility) involving an amount of effort and difficulty that is oppressively burdensome. "he found his duties increasingly onerous" synonyms: burdensome, arduous, strenuous, difficult, hard, severe, heavy, back-breaking, oppressive, weighty, uphill, challenging, formidable, laborious, Herculean, exhausting, tiring, taxing, demanding, punishing, grueling, exacting, wearing, wearisome, fatiguing; archaictoilsome "the job had become onerous" heavy and burdensome

eddy

2 (of water, air, or smoke) move in a circular way - Synonyms: swirl, whirl, spiral

Canard

2 A deliberately false report or rumor A canard spread around the high school that Jack's girlfriend was being unfaithful

Solecism

2 A grammatical mistake, breach of good manners, error GWB got lambasted by the media for his solecisms Bush made several famous solecisms

Jeremiad

2 A long mournful complain, a list of woes called Paul's jeremiad "a colossal waste of everybody's time.

repast

2 A meal (noun); to eat or feast (verb) After a light repast in a country inn, the men got back on their horses and rode away. More Info: From a Latin root for feeding, also found in pasture (where farm animals eat). Related Words: Comestibles (food), Gustatory (pertaining to taste) meal or feast

parley

2 A meeting between two sides that are at odds to potentially make peace, negotiate, deliberate, negotiate I will sit down with Mikeal and see if we can co-exist

flummox

2 A mystery, to perplex someone greatly Mary's behavior completely flummoxes me: I never have any idea what her motivations might be.

derelict

2 A person w/o job, home. Poor from neglect. Abandoned. Vagabond derailed train is abandon. Daily licked by stray dogs b/c homeless Bambi said he was derelict in movie.

Aspersion

2 A slanderous remark, the act of slandering (see calumny,

Predilection

2 A strong liking. a preference or special liking for something; a bias in favor of something. "my predilection for Asian food" My predilection for soft cheeks has made marriage and fatherhood easy as mady and Willy have great cheeks liking, fondness, preference, partiality, taste, penchant, weakness, soft spot, fancy, inclination, leaning, bias, propensity, bent, proclivity, predisposition, appetite

doyenne

2 A woman who is the eldest or senior member of a group. Dacia, not Dawn is the doyenne in our fam

abut

2 ADJACENT - Of a building or an area of land. Be next to or have a common boundary with. Contiguous Our home abuts Adjacent and touching

agglomerate

2 AMASS/ACCRUE - become collected into a mass. Synonyms - accrue, accumulate, aggregate, amass, collect. Usage - The system determine the size and distribution of the agglomerate.

felicitious

2 APPROPRIATE - well chosen or suited to the circumstances. Pleasing and fortunate. Apposite, apt, well chosen apt, well chosen, fitting, suitable, appropriate, apposite, pertinent, germane, relevant "his nickname was particularly felicitous"

Tenable

2 Able to be defended against or maintained against argument oppo of untenable (indefensible)

Eschew

2 Abstain

Vitriol(ic)

2 Abusive language, adjective: harsh or corrosive in tone While the teacher was more moderate in her criticism of the other student's papers, she was vitriolic toward Peter's paper, casting every flaw in the harshest light. The white supremacist vitriol rang out as they marched around the confederate statues

contumely

2 INSULT - a rude expression intended to offend or hurt

Screed

2 Abusive rant that's often tedious (noun) Creed got screwed and turned to Screed... the same awesome emotion but with angry instead of Christian music Joey had difficulty hanging out with his former best friend Perry, who, during his entire cup of coffee, enumerated all of the government's deficiencies--only to break ranks and launch into some screed against big business. crazy angry and against

Impetuous

2 Acting or done quickly, and without though or care, impulsive, rash, foolhardy Impetus is a stimulus, impulse, or force that moves something else to action. Impetuous means impulsive, rash, characterized by sudden action. Seeing the Vin Diesel classic "XXX" was the impetus behind my decision to skydive. My decision to jump out of an airplane after seeing an actor do so in a movie was a bit impetuous. Marrying someone you hardly know is an impetuous decision.

Imbroglio

2 An extremely confused, complicated, or embarrassing situation. " complicated situation, complication, problem, difficulty, predicament, trouble, confusion, quandary, entanglement, muddle, mess, quagmire, morass, sticky situation; informalbind, jam, pickle, fix, corner, hole, scrape"

Furor

2 An outbreak of public excitement and anger

Hoary

2 Ancient, old and white, trite gray, white, snowy, silver, silvery; frosty

Exasperate

2 Annoy (see rile, nettlesome) Mady says I'm exasperating sometimes Exasperate = annoy. Exacerbate = make worse

Verisimilitude

2 Appearance of truth

posit

2 Assume as fact

Assail

2 Attack Assail!!!

appreciable

2 BIG - large enough to be noticed

surly

2 Bad-tempered and unfriendly - Synonyms: ill-natured, grumpy, glum

Tendentious

2 Biased to view

beatific

2 Blissfully happy " rapturous, joyful, ecstatic, seraphic, blissful, serene, happy, beaming ""a beatific smile"" CHRISTIAN THEOLOGY imparting holy bliss. synonyms: blessed, exalted, sublime, heavenly, holy, divine, celestial, paradisical, glorious"

Browbeat

2 Boss around, bully

Peremtory

2 Bossy. Domineering, magisterial "Just do it!" Peron-tory -- bossy like Peron My sister used to peremptorily tell me to do the dishes, a chore I would either do perfunctorily or avoid doing altogether. Eva Perón was bossy. Pierie was bossy with Scott brusque, imperious, high-handed, brisk, abrupt, summary, commanding, dictatorial, autocratic, overbearing, dogmatic, arrogant, overweening, lordly. "Just do it!" came the peremptory reply" domineering

Scintillating

2 Brilliant. sparkling or shining brightly and clever luminous

Effervescent

2 Bubbly, vivacious and enthusiastic. (of a liquid) giving off bubbles; fizzy. Becca M was an effervescent young person "an effervescent drink" fizzy, sparkling, carbonated, aerated, gassy, bubbly

Dilapidated

2 CRAPPY/DECREPIT decrepit. worn out or ruined because of age or neglect.

censorious

2 CRITICAL - severely critical of others.. always censuring "modest, charitable in his judgments, never censorious, Jim carried tolerance almost too far" synonyms: hypercritical, overcritical, fault-finding, disapproving, condemnatory, denunciatory, deprecatory, disparaging, reproachful, reproving, censuring, captious, carping, sitting in judgment "the appointment of censorious watchdogs over the broadcasters"

Reproach

2 CRITICIZE. address (someone) in such a way as to express disapproval or disappointment. "critics of the administration reproached the president for his failure to tackle the deficiency"

soporific**

2 Causing sleep Irving Berlin had one of the most prolific careers in song-writing history; dozens of his hundreds of tunes are familiar to us. Anyone dreaming of a "White Christmas?" sleeping pill, sedative, calmative, tranquilizer, narcotic, opiate; hypnotic

chary

2 Cautious - wary, reluctant or not giving freely Chary of the risks... chary with compliments

Expurgate

2 Censor. To remove objectionable material (bowdlerize) EXPURGATE = EXPEL + PURGE The censor expurgated every reference to sex and drugs, converting the rapper's raunchy flow into a series of bleeps. Censor, bowdlerize, blue-pencil, cut, edit; clean up, sanitize, make acceptable, make palatable, water down, tame

winsome

2 Charming

Meretricious

2 Cheap, tawdry, having no real value despite seeming like it does. Falsely attractive. Specious

Effrontery

2 Cheeky behavior thats bold/rude - insolent or impertinent behavior. Shameless or impudent boldness; barefaced audacity. Insolent Why do they got to front?

modish

2 Conforming to or following what is currently popular and fashionable - Synonyms: modern, trendy, in "With these modish safety demonstrations becoming the norm, the question is what, exactly, do they accomplish?"

Malapropism

2 Confusing similar words Mal- bad because confusing similar words like ingenious and ingenius

mimetic

2 Copy (see mimic or ape)

Redress

2 Correct unfairness, remedy or set right (an undesirable or unfair situation MAKE IT RIGHT to make something right. If I forget to do vocabulary Wed. one week, then I could redress this oversight, by having a double vocabulary Wed. the following week

graft

2 Corruption - the practice of offering something (usually money) in order to gain an illicit advantage

Plucky

2 Courageous. having or showing determined courage in the face of difficulties. Isaiah Thomas is small but a plucky player

cisgender

2 Identifying with or experiencing a gender the same as one's biological sex or that is affirmed by society, e.g. being both male-gendered and male-sexed.

diurnal

2 DAILY. Recurring every day. Having a daily cycle Eighty mile-per-hour winds blowing from the Pacific, coupled with a large diurnal temperature swing, cause vines to struggle, which may make for difficult farming but ultimately concentrates the fruit. "Diurnal tasks"

abscond

2 DIP OUT - to leave secretly to leave sneakily

vacuous

2 DUMB - devoid of intelligence, matter, or significance: (bombastic). Vapid, insipid Someone came and vacuumed all the interesting parts out.. it's vacuous now To the journalist's pointed question, the senator gave a vacuous response, mixing a few of his overall campaign slogans with platitudes and completely avoiding the controversial subject of the question. silly, inane, unintelligent, insipid, foolish, stupid, fatuous, idiotic, brainless, witless, vapid, vacant, empty-headed; informal = dumb, moronic, brain-dead, fluffy, fluffball

noxious

2 Dangerous to mental or physical health dangerous

elan

2 Dash or flair. Like panache. Not only is élan totally ensconced in mélange, but both words also have the diacritic above the 'e.' Both are derived from Modern French (something those of you who studied French could probably derive yourselves). Élan means dash or flair. Other synonyms included panache, another popular GRE word. Amélange is a mixture, usually of heterogeneous elements.

dissolution

2 Debauchery Opposite of resolution Licentiousness (excessive freedom, extreme hedonism), Profligacy (reckless extravagance, shameless behavior)

Iconoclastic

2 Defying tradition

Stalwart

2 Dependable, loyal, reliable, and hardworking

Ignominious

2 Deserving or causing public disgrace or shame

anathema

2 Detested person anthem praises something, anathema is just the opposite. Ana was hated Detested person

sedulous

2 Diligent - one that shows dedication and diligence To draw out or evoke a quality, one that is usually hidden. A master chef can educe from basic ingredients a meal so delightful as to please a discerning gastronome; an artist can educe the pathos and humanity of a sitting subject from the colors in his easel; a virtuoso pianist can educe complex tonal colors and moods even from a modest upright. Devin will have to be sedulous with his GRE studying or he's going to fail this shiz so bad

disaffected

2 Discontent. dissatisfied with the people in authority and no longer willing to support them. "a plot by disaffected soldiers" "a military plot by disaffected elements in the army" Disaffected = disconnect. Unaffected = unsssuming. synonyms: Dissatisfied, disgruntled, discontented, malcontent, frustrated, alienated; disloyal, rebellious, mutinous, seditious, dissident, up in arms; hostile, antagonistic, unfriendly

Veneer

2 Disguising layer - a thin decorative covering of fine wood applied to a coarser wood or other material

chagrin

2 Dismay, noun: strong feelings of embarrassment Much to the timid writer's chagrin, the audience chanted his name until he came back on the stage.

panache

2 Distinctive style. Flamboyant confidence of style or manner. Élan means dash or flair. " flamboyance, confidence, self-assurance, style, flair, elan, dash, verve, zest, spirit, brio, éclat, vivacity, gusto, liveliness, vitality, energy; informal pizzazz, oomph, zip, zing" flare

Imperious

2 Domineering

Precipitate

2 Done or made suddenly (an event that's usually undesirable), rash, hurried. Reckless The incident precipitated a crisis. Acting suddenly without careful consideration

Declivity

2 Downward slope (opposite of acclivity) Not just any declivity can serve as a wheelchair ramp—I'm pretty sure this thing is too steep to pass regulations. Related Words: Declination (downward slope, deterioration, deviation from the norm, refusal) More Info: The opposite of declivity is acclivity, an upward slope.

Insipid

2 Dull, bland, lacking flavor. Jejune unimaginative, uninspired, uninspiring, characterless, flat, uninteresting, lackluster, dull, drab, boring, dry, humdrum, ho-hum, monochrome, tedious, uneventful, run-of-the-mill, commonplace, pedestrian, trite, tired, hackneyed, stale, lame, wishy-washy, colorless, anemic, lifeless

Belligerent

2 Eager to fight

Ebullient

2 Enthusiastic. joyously unrestrained I'm going to be ebullient when I get into a phd program! MJ was ebullient to win his 3rd title for the bulls

Begrudge

2 Envy, the possession or enjoyment of something. Give reluctantly or resentfully

coterminous

2 Equal in scope Term usually means time period or "meaning". Coterm - inous is something having same term( meaning or time or extent )

Expunge

2 Erase, erase or remove completely (something unwanted or unpleasant).

Perennial

2 Everlasting

Malinger

2 Exaggerate or feign illness to get out of work. "To Shirk" the peak of being at lifecare was malingering and getting a 3 day weekend

Deride

2 Express contempt for, ridicule, Put down. make fun of; insult

Fulminate

2 Express vehement protest Synonyms: protest, rail, rage Fulmination (noun). A full mehhh towards them...

Ethereal

2 Extremely delicate She dances with an ethereal style

Parsimonious

2 Extremely frugal, miserly, (see husband). see miser

epicure

2 FOODY - a person who takes particular pleasure in fine foods. synonyms: gourmet, gastronome, gourmand, connoisseur; informal = foodie " she sipped at the water as an epicure would savor a good wine"; synonyms: gourmet, gastronome, gourmand, connoisseur; informal = foodie "

Spurious

2 Fake, fictitious, bastardly, illegitimate fake

Auspicious ***

2 Favorable, the opposite of sinister a+uspicious -- "sounds like against suspicious - any thing suspicious is not favourable, so a(not ) suspicious means FAVORABLE, SUITABLE Our road trip got off to an auspicious start, then headed downhill

Temerity

2 Fearless daring, excessive confidence, bold, effrontery, nerve TIMid or TIMorous is shy, TEM is his bold Aussie twin who's the opposite

perturbed

2 Feeling anxiety or concern; unsettled. 'she didn't seem perturbed about the noises around her affected, bugged,

Dovetail

2 Fit together easily and conveniently

monolithic

2 Formed of one block of ice

Convivial

2 Friendly and lively. (of an atmosphere or event) friendly, lively, and enjoyable. (of a person) cheerful and friendly; jovial.

Patent

2 Glaringly obvious. easily recognizable you don't have to be patient to see something patent.. it's obvious obvious, noticeable

salubrious

2 Good for you --- healthful, promoting health, salutary. pleasant; not run-down salud in spanish = health.. and healthy looking Antonyms * insalubrious

decorous

2 Good taste, polite, unrestrained.. not wearing decorative or that style, demure Anti decorative or flashy

oligarchy

2 Goverment by a few leaders Olig = few, little organisation funded by an oligarch close to President Vladimir Putin.

magisterial

2 Great authority. offensively self-assured or given to exercising unwarranted power Though she was only a third grade teacher, Ms. Martinet was magisterial in dealing with her class, lording over them like a queen.

prodigious

2 Great in size, extent, vast, enormous " enormous, huge, colossal, immense, vast, great, massive, gigantic, mammoth, tremendous, inordinate, monumental; amazing, astonishing, astounding, staggering, stunning, remarkable, phenomenal, terrific, miraculous, impressive, striking, startling, sensational, spectacular, extraordinary, exceptional, breathtaking, incredible; informalhumongous, stupendous, fantastic, fabulous, mega, awesome, ginormous; literary wondrous"

Antic

2 Grotesque. a playful trick or prank; caper. a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture

gaggle

2 Group of geese, a disorderly or noisy group of people. A gaggle of meddlesome politicians

macabre

2 Gruesome because involved with death " gruesome, grisly, grim, gory, morbid, ghastly, unearthly, grotesque, hideous, horrific, shocking, dreadful, loathsome, repugnant, repulsive, sickening"

Bilious

2 Grumpy. Always angry Jay Bilas is bilious with the NCAA The ancient Greeks thought that people were ruled by the "four humors:" blood, yellow bile, black bile, and phlegm. A person with too much phlegm would be phlegmatic; a person with too much bile would be bilious (bitter, mean), and a person ruled by blood would be sanguine (cheerful).

travail

2 Hard work, painful laborious work, stress, hardship

Inure

2 Harden, become accustomed to

Deleterious

2 Harmful (causing or likely to cause) Accidentally deleting stuff is deleterious to my psyche damaging, injurious, detrimental, dangerous, deleterious, unfavorable, negative, disadvantageous, unhealthy, unwholesome, hurtful, baleful, destructive; noxious, hazardous, poisonous, toxic, deadly, lethal; bad, evil, malign, malignant, malevolent, corrupting, subversive, pernicious

Baneful

2 Harmful of destructive Baleful and baneful overlap in meaning, but baleful usually applies to something that is menacing or foreshadows evil: a baleful look. Baneful most often describes that which is actually harmful or destructive: baneful effects of their foreign policy.

Asperity

2 Harshness of tone or manners " harshness, sharpness, abrasiveness, roughness, severity, acerbity, astringency, tartness, sarcasm ""he replied with some asperity in his tone"""

Slapdash

2 Hasty and careless,haphazardly thrown together

execrate

2 Hate -- Curse, hiss at. Show loathing for. To declare to be evil or detestable So execrated that they exorciate him and expel him from town.

Misanthrope

2 Hater of people. Anti antrop-human

Supercilious

2 Having or showing arrogant superiority towards those one views as unworthy (see hauteur) Thinking ones super-Ior to another

Sagacious

2 Having or showing keen mental discernment and good judgment; shrewd. Wise Sabio in Spanish. Sage = dumbledore. Segasious = Snape. wise, clever, intelligent, knowledgeable, sensible, sage; discerning, judicious, canny, perceptive, astute, shrewd, prudent, thoughtful, insightful, perspicacious; informalstreetwise, savvy; formalsapient

Conflagration

2 Heavy fire California has several conflagrations this summer, but none more sad than the fire that burned down their home in this is us"

Sybarite

2 Hedonist - sensualist, voluptuary, libertine, pleasure-seeker, epicure, bon vivant, bon viveur Despite the fact that he'd maxed out fifteen credit cards, Max was still a sybarite at heart: when the police found him, he was at a $1,000 an hour spa in Manhattan, getting a facial treatment. " synonyms: hedonist, sensualist, voluptuary, libertine, pleasure-seeker, epicure, bon vivant, bon viveur ""an exclusive resort that caters to wealthy "

Apotheosis

2 Height of development

splenetic

2 Highly irritable If you loose spleen, you'll be irritable. Note that many of the words with roots from body organs mean irritable. Examples: splenetic, spleen, bilious, atrabilious, dyspeptic, livery, and liverish

Hobble

2 Hold back Hold back

torrid

2 Hot and dry

benighted

2 Ignorant - Overtaken by darkness or night, in a state of pitiful or contemptible intellectual or moral ignorance, typically owing to a lack of opportunity. lacking enlightenment or knowledge or culture be-nighted -- be in the dark ... I was benighted in answering a question with benighting b/c I didn't know it

Paramour

2 Illicit lover, especially of married man scandal lover

Chimera

2 Illusion the chime you hear when you see an illusion Maybe it's a chimera, but I think world peace can happen as people get more educated and connected

jejune

2 Immature. Simplistic, unrefined. To be dull, insipid and lacking flavor. Also a childish tantrum/fit. naive, simplistic, and superficial. Magoosh explanantion that it's a let down jejune is not happier...

Unassailable

2 Immune to attack People who say things as an unassailable attack, when opinion, annoys me (beneddles me)

Indecorous

2 Impolite

Moment

2 Importance I'm hoping that me getting fired is of no great moment in the big picture of my career

inexorable

2 Impossible to stop

Capricious

2 Impulsive and unpredictable, fickle, inconstant, changeable, variable, mercurial, volatile, unpredictable, temperamental Capri - Cali - Capris "a capricious and often brutal administration" Oh these capricous capri wearing Cali girls... they always keep me guessing fickle, inconstant, changeable, variable, mercurial, volatile, unpredictable, temperamental; whimsical, fanciful, flighty, quirky, faddish

Embroiled

2 In an argument

Torpor

2 Inactivity resulting from lethargy, and lack of vigor or energy

infelicitious

2 Inappropriate, unfortunate (opposite of felicitious) "his illustration is singularly infelicitous"

Trenchant

2 Incisive or vigorous in style or expression When you chant it is to be very strong, clear and effective incisive and smart

Proclivity

2 Inclination or predisposition to something " inclination, tendency, leaning, disposition, proneness, propensity, bent, bias, penchant, predisposition; predilection, partiality, liking, preference, taste, fondness, weakness"

untoward

2 Inconvenient, against your welfare, not right in society. Some professors see teaching as untoward as having to prepare takes time from their research inconvenient, unlucky, unexpected, unforeseen, surprising, unusual; unwelcome, unfavorable, adverse, unfortunate, infelicitous; formal: malapropos awk, uncoothe

untenable

2 Indefensible. (especially of a position or view) not able to be maintained or defended against attack or objection. Something that's tenable is defensible "this argument is clearly untenable. "these untenable explanations are not helping your case" It's untenable to let Willy watch tv when it's bad for him but I just love when he rests on me synonyms: indefensible, insupportable, unsustainable, unjustified, unjustifiable, flimsy, weak, shaky

Oblique

2 Indirect

Ingenuous

2 Innocent or naive. characterized by an inability to mask your feelings; not devious. lacking in sophistication or worldliness Two years in nyc changed Jenny from an ingenious girl from the suburbs

inculcate

2 Instill (an attitude, idea, or habit) by persistent instruction Synonyms: imbue, infuse, inspire The tests and ceremonies were to start inculcating a sense of common values that had previously been lacking. Parents spend many years trying to inculcate their children with good morals

Didactic

2 Instructive, (especially excessively), patronizing way of teaching, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive. diactic=did+act You do an act to teach something,as in a moral thus didactic=teach I cared little for my piano teacher Gary's didactic style: instead of being treated like an obtuse child, I hoped for someone to catch my more subtle mistakes and nudge me towards virtuosity.

Vehement

2 Intensely emotional I vehemently implored the elders to consider the purposes of their lives

Peevish

2 Irritable

Fractious

2 Irritable: Inclined to make trouble; unruly. If someone is fractious, he/she is irritable and is likely to cause disruption. fragmented inside so makes trouble and irritates We rarely invite my fractious Uncle over for dinner; he always complains about the food, and usually launches into a tirade on some touchy subject. James was fractious at the freedom parade, yelling at people and flipping off that lady

Emanate

2 Issue or spread out from a source

Schadenfreude

2 Joy in others suffering

langurous

2 Lacking energy. dreamy, lackadaisical, and languid. When someone is languorous, she's lying around, daydreaming, possibly fanning herself lazily. It's a little self-indulgent.

Inclement

2 Lacking mercy

Impecunious

2 Lacking money

Dedicated

2 Lacking vitality (see humdrum)

Miscreant

2 Lawbreaker

Affable

2 Likeable. Warm, genial. Friendly, good-natured, or easy to talk to I find the Aflac goose affable but I prefer the Geico gecko Hey now, I thought I was an affable guy! Even dying with cancer, he never lost his affable nature. Santa is an affable man who gives toys to children!

Magnanimous

2 Likely to forgive - very generous or forgiving, especially toward a rival or someone less powerful than oneself. I want to be a magnanimous person

Litany

2 Long account

Mitigate

2 Make less severe or harsh (see qualify_) (unmitigate -- absolute "unmitigated disaster"

Calumny

2 Making of a false statement to hurt someone. a false and slanderous statement voters were tired of the candidates' endless barrage of calumny" Calumny against Joseph could not defame him slander, defamation (of character), character assassination, libel; vilification, traducement, obloquy, verbal abuse; informal mudslinging, trash-talk; rare: contumely

internecine

2 Marked by internal strife. Destructive to both sides in a conflict.

exiguity

2 Meagerness - means nothing more than scantiness, few in number. In that respect, it is a synonym for paucity. Dearth

officious

2 Meddlesome. assertive of authority in an annoyingly domineering way, especially with regard to petty or trivial matte, intrusively enthusiastic in offering help or advice; interfering. "a policeman came to move them on, an officious, spiteful man" self-important, bumptious, self-assertive, overbearing, overzealous, domineering, opinionated, interfering, intrusive, meddlesome, meddling; informal = pushy, bossy

Fecund

2 Mentally productive. producing or capable of producing an abundance of offspring or new growth; fertile. Sounds like "f***" "AND". You f*** and you are able to produce an offspring. feces = It makes ground fertile and toilet is a place where I'm productive PhD professors rely on fecund periods to drive their research.

Malfeasance

2 Misconduct

semblance

2 Misleading appearance appearance of

Specious

2 Misleadingly attractive Great and spacious building is full of specious girls Great and spacious building is full of specious girls who are no Mady!

Conflate

2 Mix together. combine (two or more texts, ideas, etc.) into one. don't conflate the two things

Amalgam

2 Mixture of multiple thing, conglomerate. Nick Cage references the amalgamation of

temperance

2 Moderation

Sordid

2 Morally degraded, unethical, dishonest, dirty, foul sour+dEEd =sordid. SORry I DID this FILTHY, VILE thing. seamy , seedy , sleazy , squalid. Seamy vs. Seemly Neither of these words relates to seem or seemingly, both of which mean to give the appearance of something. Both 'seamy' and 'seemly' relate to decorum: what is considered proper—and by extension—improper behavior.'Seamy' refers to the inappropriate side of things. Celebrity rags are filled with seamy scandals regarding certain stars who manage to become pixilated and drive a vehicle into a fence, only to wake up in jail with a mug shot making the rounds on Twitter feeds. 'Seemly' refers to behavior that is proper and fitting. Needless to say it is rarely used to refer to celebrities. Of note is the word 'unseemly.' It is the opposite of 'seemly' and a synonym with 'seamy.' Just a little confusing

Elegiac

2 Mournful, an elegy is a lament for the dead. (See dirge) Haunting and elegiac poems Greek, like the Iliad, very mournful

start

2 Move suddenly startled from start -- moving suddenly

Ponderous

2 Moving slowly, clumsy because of great weight. ALSO: dull, laborious, or excessively solemn. Her footsteps were heavy and ponderous. I knew a ponderous gauche gaucho from Corrientes who never pondered nothing. synonyms: labored, laborious, awkward, clumsy, forced, stilted, unnatural, artificial; More stodgy, lifeless, plodding, pedestrian, boring, dull, tedious, monotonous; overelaborate, convoluted, windy

Obstreperous

2 Noisily defiant. Noisily unruly. Difficult to control. Stubbornly defiant and trying to be ob+stre+perous obscenely putting on the stereo high which is porous to ears I hate noisy, clamorous, boisterous, and obstreperous children unruly, unmanageable, disorderly, undisciplined, uncontrollable, rowdy, disruptive, truculent, difficult, refractory, rebellious, mutinous, riotous, out of control, wild, turbulent, uproarious, boisterous; noisy, loud, clamorous, raucous, vociferous; informal = rambunctious

Unviable

2 Not able to work There's no via or way for it to make it no way

Inconspicuous

2 Not clearly visible or attracting attention We want a plain inconspicuous home that's functional, like the hobbits

Inchoate

2 Not fully formed -- the beginning stages. undeveloped; nascent An inchworm inchoates

Discordant

2 Not in harmony Even among those who are married, over 30% of relationships are severely discordant

Frivolous

2 Not serious in content or behavior

Dispassionate

2 Objective

Primacy

2 Of greatest importance

nugatory

2 Of no value or importance. Inconsequential, insignificant. trifling or ineffective. useless; futile In the 1990s Nintendo's nugatory presence outside developed countries was no obstacle to Mario's global charm offensive. Worthless, unimportant, inconsequential, valueless, trifling, trivial, insignificant, meaningless. Futile, useless, vain, unavailing, null, invalid not signigicant

Vociferous

2 Offensively loud

Oleaginous

2 Oily and covered in grease. Totally insincere because he or she has a hidden—or not-so-hidden—agenda. oily

augury

2 Omen - an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come, omen of future. prediction Sybill Trelawney predicted the augury and omens of Harry and Voldemort's future prophetic, omen of something to come

pollyannaish

2 Overly optimistic — calling even bad stuff good.

Treacly

2 Overly sweet. Treacle is British show sweet food

pallid

2 PALE pale, typically because of poor health Synonyms: white, pasty, wan "Its protagonists (played by the suitably pallid and slender Tom Hiddleston and Tilda Swinton) are named Adam and Eve."

Mellifluous

2 Sweet sounding When I study I prefer mellifluous music like Chopin Madys mellifluous voice can turn shrill when she's hangry

arch

2 PLAYFUL/TEASING - having a playful/witty sense of humor (see puckish) That Oscar Wilde is as arch as he is puckish! deliberately or affectedly playful and teasing. "arch observations about even the most mundane matters" synonyms: mischievous, teasing, knowing, playful, roguish, impish, cheeky, tongue-in-cheek; informalsaucy "an arch grin"

goad

2 PROD - rovoke or annoy (someone) so as to stimulate some action or reaction Synonyms: spur, prod, egg on "Her words were meant to goad officials into action, not (presumably) to describe how she saw the coming four years of her term."

Belfry

2 Part of bell tower w bells

waft

2 Pass or cause to pass easily or gently through or as if through the air - Synonyms: drift, float, glide "The acrid scent of smoke wafts from his clothes." with air passing through

defray

2 Pay cost of - provide money to pay (a cost or expense).

Placid

2 Peaceful and unflappable Peaceful — even-tempered, calm, tranquil, equable, unexcitable, serene, mild, 'calm, cool, and collected', composed, self-possessed, poised, easygoing, levelheaded, steady, unruffled, unperturbed, phlegmatic; informal unflappable

picayune

2 Petty, trifling, paltry, of little worth, not worth a fight or argument small amount

ford

2 Place where a river or similar body of water is shallow enough to walk or ride a vehicle across (noun); to cross at such a place (verb) The pioneers made camp near the riverbank, waiting for the rains to die down and the river to become fordable again. A week later, the waters were shallow enough to ford the river with their entire caravan—horses, wagons, and all. Related Words: Traverse (pass over, along, or through; go across) More Info: It doesn't particularly look like it, but ford is related to Latin "portus," meaning "port."

euphony

2 Pleasing or sweet sound, especially as formed by a harmonious use of words. Usage: Poetry in translation can keep its meaning, but often loses the euphony the poet worked so laboriously to create. Related Words: Dulcet (melodious, agreeable to the ear), Mellifluous (richly and smoothly flowing, as "a mellifluous voice") Euphony is simply a combination of two roots: "eu" for "good" and "phon" for "sound" (as in telephone, phonics, etc.) A euphonium is an instrument similar to a small tuba.

Grandiloquent

2 Pompous, similar to bombastic. self-important The dictator was known for giving grandiloquent speeches w a puffed chest and arms held out His grandiloquent style would understandably have dissuaded many of his followers

turgid

2 Pompous, tedious. also: swollen and distended or congested

Penurious

2 Poor (extrememly poor), indigent, impecuniary The penurious and downtrodden must be given a chance to educated

extol

2 Praise enthusiastically - Synonyms: go wild about, wax lyrical about "This is likely to become a media circus, with patient advocates likely to attend and extol the benefits of the treatments they received."

Laudable

2 Praiseworthy think of "appLAUDABLE

panegyric

2 Praising speech. a public speech or published text in praise of someone or something.

Prolific

2 Productive

Fallacious

2 Prone to fallacy or error

Remonstrate

2 Protest, make a forcefully reproachful protest. object strongly to Object against. Protest, complain, expostulate; argue with, take issue with. Complain vociferously about, protest against, argue against, oppose strongly, make a fuss about, challenge; deplore, condemn, denounce, criticize

Brook

2 Put up with Brookside and Jesus saying, "Brook the children to come to me" Brookside brooks with an occasional old guy being puckish and arch tolerate, allow, stand, bear, abide, put up with, endure; accept, permit, countenance; (informal) stomach, stand for, hack; archaic way of saying it is to suffer (suffer the children/brook the children...to come to me

Quiescent

2 Quiet or STILL, motionless, at rest. In dormancy, latent. ALSO INACTIVE A hybernating grizzly is quiescent through the winter

sedition

2 REBELLION/SABOTAGE - the crime of creating a revolt, disturbance, or violence against lawful civil authority with the intent to cause its overthrow or destruction — compare criminal syndicalism, sabotage. rebellion

abnegate

2 REJECT - renounce or reject (something desired or valuable). "he attempts to abnegate personal responsibility" abnegar = to deny oneself

abjure

2 RENOUNCE - Give up, renounce, repudiate, recant, or shun especially formally or under oath (abdicate) I SURE never believed in this crap! I abjure all of it! To become a US citizen, you must abjure loyalty to nation of your birth. On keto, I've abjured sugar I've abjured from carbs 6 days a week with Slow Carb. foreswear and eschew are similar. Eschew to shun, avoid, abstain from. . Abjure can be used like renounce. Worldy pleasures, religion, or family members. Also can be like repudiate like with ideas, Galileo repudiated or abjured the belief that the sun revolved around earth. To abjure is to deny or renounce under oath {the defendant abjured the charge of murder} or to declare one's permanent abandonment of a place {abjure the realm}. To adjure is to require someone to do something as if under oath {I adjure you to keep this secret} or to urge earnestly {the executive committee adjured all the members to approve the plan}. to give up, renounce.

Pillory

2 RIDICULE To expose, ridicule — a wooden post with holes for head and hands to be scorned by public Pillory "he found himself pilloried by members of his own party" synonyms: attack, criticize, censure, condemn, denigrate, lambaste, savage, stigmatize, denounce; informalknock, slam, pan, bash, crucify, hammer, pummel; formalexcoriate "he was pilloried by the press" ridicule, jeer at, sneer at, deride, mock, scorn, make fun of, poke fun at, laugh at, scoff at, tease, taunt; informal rib, josh, razz "they were pilloried at school"

Torrential/torrent

2 Rain - falling hard and copious amounts. Any fast moving rapid (water,lava) hard and intense (rain)

Provincial

2 Unsophisticated

docile

2 Ready to accept control or instruction; submissive (Synonyms: compliant, obedient, pliant) easily bent; supplea pliant young tree. easily modified; adaptable; flexiblea pliant system. yielding readily to influence; compliant. easily bent; supplea pliant young tree. easily modified; adaptable; flexiblea pliant system. yielding readily to influence; compliant.

Rarefy/rarefied

2 Refined. To make rare, thin, porous, or less dense : to expand without the addition of matter. To make more spiritual, refined, or abstruse.

mutinous

2 Refusing to obey authority (mutiny) rebellion - no one listening

spurn

2 Reject with contempt

Pecuniary

2 Relating to money

pelagic

2 Relating to open seas, as opposed to waters close to land The pelagic organism was found in the middle of the Atlantic

doff

2 Remove (an item of clothing) Synonyms: lay hold of, take hold of "To don shoes, to doff them, or even to throw them at somebody?"

Circumscribe

2 Restrict within limits

acidulous

2 SOUR - sharp-tasting or sour. (of a person's remarks or tone) bitter or cutting. Acerbic Like Acerbic... with acidity.. acid like- bitter

Phlegmatic

2 STOLID Not showing emotion. (of a person) having an unemotional and stolidly calm disposition. A phlegmatic child, he declined to participate in the youth soccer league. He preferred to stay at home, mostly sitting outside poking at dirt with a stick, and occasionally stopping for naptime. Scott's phlegmatic face can sometimes make him look angry and mean synonyms: calm, cool, composed, 'calm, cool, and collected', controlled, serene, tranquil, placid, impassive, imperturbable, unruffled, dispassionate, philosophical; stolid, dull, bland, unemotional, lifeless; informal: unflappable. Apathetic, sluggish, not easily excited or made emotional Related Words: Indolent, torpid, sluggish, idle, lethargic, loafing, and slack are all related to laziness or slowness. More Info: The ancient Greeks thought that people were ruled by the "four humors:" blood, yellow bile, black bile, and phlegm. A person with too much phlegm would be phlegmatic; a person with too much bile would be bilious (bitter, mean), and a person ruled by blood would be sanguine (cheerful).

Bereft

2 Sad because of loss

Stultify

2 Sap enthusiasm

Discrete

2 Separate Nazi Germany was split into two discreet countries of east and west germany

brandish

2 Shake, wave, or flourish, as a weapon Usage: The Renaissance Fair ended badly, with one drunken fellow brandishing a sword and refusing to leave the ladies' dressing tent. More Info: Brandish comes from the Germanic "brand," or sword.

Apothegm

2 Short saying (aphorism) POT when looking at the word... "I used to know some aPOTthegms about marijuana, but I forgot them all." short phrase or saying

Ephemeral

2 Short-lived

wanton

2 Showing no limits! Promiscuous

Inanity

2 Silliness. A nonsensical remark or action. lack of substance : emptiness. vapid, pointless, or fatuous character : shallowness emptiness. vapid, pointless, or fatuous character : shallowness

loll

2 Sit, lie, or stand in a lazy, relaxed way - lounge, sprawl, drape oneself

dexterity

2 Skill, especially with hands

raffish

2 Slight disreputable that its attractive, like rakish,

Pittance

2 Small amount

Cadre

2 Small group of people specially trained for something I want to be in the cadre of scholars. The PhD program creates a small cadre of likeminded people pushing human knowlesge

Muted

2 Softened. Commonly used w colors

Inert

2 Something that doesn't react to anything: could be a person or chemical. idle, inactive, underactive. (Fallow)

Mollify

2 Soothe "they tried to mollify the protesters". "mollifying the fears of the public" allay, assuage, alleviate, mitigate, ease, reduce, moderate, temper, tone down, soften; informal: blunt. Appease, placate, pacify, conciliate, soothe, calm (down)

Dolorous

2 Sorrowful

encomium

2 Speech or piece that praises something (panegyric) Related Words: Laudation (praise, tribute), Eulogy (a speech of praise or written work of praise, esp. a speech given at a funeral), Panegyric (formal, lofty, or elaborate praise), Paean (song of praise, triumph, or thanks)

Zeitgeist

2 Spirit of the times the spirit of a times

squalid

2 Squalid means "foul" or "dirty." This is a nice match for our filler.

Uncanny

2 Strange, unsettling. Unsettlingly mysterious

refractory

2 Stubbornly resistant

Nuance

2 Subtlety

insidious

2 Subtly destructive

avuncular

2 Suggestive of an uncle especially in kindliness or geniality avuncular indulgence Jovial and avuncular, the President's chief of staff seems oblivious to the pressures that accompany what is arguably the second most powerful job in the land. uncle related

Becoming

2 Suitable This job is very becoming of you. That dress is becoming of you

underwrite

2 Support financially. sign and accept liability under (an insurance policy), thus guaranteeing payment in case loss or damage occurs. research?

appurtenant

2 Supporting

pithy

2 Terse, to the point and carries with it the connotation of forcefulness. Shakespeare is known for his ___ utterances - in a few words he can convey more than a 19th century tome. Shakespeare is known for his pithy utterances - in a few words he can convey more than a 19th century tome.

Detente

2 The easing of troubled relations between country or people The Russian oligarch and his wife attempted a detente Shane and Darin needed a detente after their dustup at reunion

pith

2 The pith is the main part of something, the kernel. The pith of the matter, for instance, is the heart of the matter.

Volubility/voluble

2 The quality of talking fluently. Incessantly talkativeness. talkative, loquacious, garrulous, verbose, wordy, chatty, gossipy, effusive, gushing, forthcoming, conversational, communicative, expansive; articulate, fluent; informalmouthy, motormouthed, gabby, gassy, windy, talky

Baleful

2 Threatening harm, menacing Baleful and baneful overlap in meaning, but baleful usually applies to something that is menacing or foreshadows evil: a baleful look. Baneful most often describes that which is actually harmful or destructive: baneful effects of their foreign policy.

Atavism

2 Throwback. a reappearance of an earlier characteristic; throwback Atavism Thursday. An Ata boy to your grandpa and the past... Much of the modern art movement was an atavism to a style of art found only in small villages through Africa and South America.

Languid

2 Tired

blithe**

2 To be blithe is to be carefree and happy. The word has a negative connotation and implies that a person being blithe is ignoring some legitimate concerns. Blithe 182 If you are lithe you are flexible. Besides this similarity the two words have nothing to do with one another. Though I suppose if you are lithe you could be very flexible on most issues and end up being blithe. "Mr. Cameron's government was too posh, too cocky, too blithe about globalization's merits, too metropolitan. Too Notting Hill. " indifferent, unconcerned, blasé

genuflect

2 To bend knee to ground, to grovel I genuflected for Mady, when I first saw her in the cannon

Flout

2 To break the rules or treat something w no respect James flouts the rules. Mady and I flouted Disneyland Mady and I were flout at disneyland on our honeymoon. We flouted the disney rules when we snuck in

Glean

2 To collect graduallt bit by bit, extract info from multiple sources

Exculpate

2 To declare someone innocent exonerate

Coalesce

2 To fuse or gather together. See aggregate

subverted

2 To go againt... cause the downfall of; of rulers.... Synonyms : bring down , overthrow , overturn

properate

2 To hasten or press forward

Dyspeptic

2 To have indigestion, irritable, depressed

Adjure

2 To require someone to do something under oath. as soon as a jury is added to a case, jury will ask or order somebody to do something I adjure you to keep this secret} or to urge earnestly {the executive committee adjured all the members to approve the plan have someone do something under oath or legally

Cogitate

2 To take careful thought or think creatively about, ponder But I don't want to push those ideas too far until I've had more time to cogitate on them.

Flag

2 To tire My fandom of the chargers has begun to flag after the move to LA

persnickety

2 Too detailed and in overly obsessive and can mean over conceited too into details

Bauble

2 Toy or small trinket, decoration.

Itinerant

2 Traveling from place to place peripatetic, wandering, roving, roaming, touring, saddlebag, nomadic, gypsy, migrant, vagrant, vagabond, of no fixed address "itinerant traders"

Salasious

2 Treating sexual matters in an indecent way and seeming to enjoy it, lustful scandalous into that stuff

Artifice

2 Trickery Polítics, these days, are all about artifices of party politics Artifice or treat. The patriots run a lot of artifice to keep the defenses guessing

legerdemain

2 Trickery. skillful use of one's hands when performing conjuring (see artifice, chicanery, skillful use of one's hands when performing conjuring tricks.)

factious

2 Trouble-maker. adj: produced by, or characterized by internal dissension faction ish, breaking from main group into dissention The controversial bill proved factious, as dissension even within parties resulted

Tortuous

2 Twisty and turny, excessively long and convuluted long and windy

unaffected

2 Unassuming (not pretentious)... also means not influenced unassuming

ineluctable

2 Unavoidable IN(not)+ELECTABLE....that cannot be elected....you don't have choice to elect because there is no option hence you cannot escape from it....

Quandary

2 Uncertainty, a state of perplexity or uncertainty over what to do in a difficult situation. predicament, plight, difficult situation, awkward situation; trouble, muddle, mess, confusion, difficulty, dilemma, mare's nest; informalsticky situation, pickle, hole, stew, fix, bind, jam

spartan

2 Unconcerned w comfort, very disciplined, austere, unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment; practicing great self-denial (austere) After losing everything in a fire, Tim decided to live in spartan conditions, sleeping on the floor and owning as little furniture as a possible. (THINK monastic)

Unpropitious

2 Unlikely to succeed It's felt my future as a PhD is unpropitious but I persist in believing I can succeed not favorable outlook

Unprepossessing

2 Unremarkable

philanderer

2 WOMANIZER a man who readily or frequently enters into casual sexual relationships with women. "he was known as a philanderer" synonyms: womanizer, Casanova, Don Juan, Lothario, flirt, ladies' man, playboy, rake, roué; informalstud, skirt-chaser, tomcat, horndog, ladykiller, wolf "everyone warned me he was a philanderer"

bellicose

2 Warlike in nature. Aggressive/hostile (martial) belligerent, aggressive, hostile, warlike, warmongering, hawkish, antagonistic, pugnacious, truculent, confrontational, contentious, militant, combative; informalspoiling for a fight, scrappy

Spendthrift

2 Wasteful w money (prodigal, profligate) opposite of how it sounds

Opulence

2 Wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living

Dastardly

2 Wicked and cruel. Cowardly and mean

recant

2 Withdraw, retract, or disavow something one has previously said, esp. formally Related Words: Repudiate (reject, cast off, deny that something has authority) More Info: The root "cant" ("sing") is also found in chant, cantor, incantation, and chanteuse (female singer). Usage: For saying that the Sun and not the Earth was the center of the universe, Galileo was brought on trial for heresy, forced to recant, and spent the rest of his life under house arrest. Of course, a forced recantation doesn't say much about whether the person really abjures his former views.

Base

2 Without principles or morals, low social status

Epigram

2 Witty saying. Terse and witty and like a maxim Mark Twain has many of my fav epigrams. Like holding a cat by its tail..

Philippic

2 a bitter attack or denunciation, especially a verbal one. Tirade, diatribe, harangue, lecture, attack, onslaught, denunciation, rant, polemic, broadside, fulmination, condemnation, criticism, censure scornful

coda

2 a concluding event, remark or section (ending, finale) "With distinct ballad, opera and hard rock sections—and a pensive intro and coda, for good measure—the song was not for listeners in a hurry."

shoal

2 a large number of fish. Also can be a lot of people. The countries of Asia... have identified grave threats to the national interest in the tiny outcrops and shoals scattered off their coasts. shoal

savant

2 a learned person, especially a distinguished scientist - intellectual, scholar, sage "The more a society treats its businesspeople as hero savants based on their professional successes, elevating them to positions of political power." synonyms: intellectual, scholar, sage, philosopher, thinker, wise/learned person; guru, master, pundit, pandit "how out of place she was, a world-hungry young savant in a family of dull-witted couch potatoes"

Dirge

2 a mournful song for the dead (See réquiem or elegiac)

muse

2 a person or personified force who is the source of inspiration for a creative artist - Synonyms: inspiration, influence, stimulus

blowhard

2 a person who blusters and boasts in an unpleasant way (Synonyms: boaster, bragger, show-off) "His name conjured up associations such as 'arrogant' and 'blowhard'

quack

2 a person who dishonestly claims to have special knowledge in some field - Synonyms: swindler, charlatan, fraud decieiving

doctrinaire

2 a person who seeks to impose a doctrine without regard to practical considerations. Goes after doctrine like a millionaire does $, without caring to make friends

visage

2 a person's face, with reference to the form/expression they have.. You could see OJ's guilt in his visage

cipher

2 a secret or disguised way of writing; a code. "he was writing cryptic notes in a cipher" synonyms: code, secret writing, cryptograph, cryptogram "information in cipher"

dictum

2 a short statement that expresses a general truth or principle - Synonyms: saying, maxim, axiom

portent

2 a sign or warning when I got portent right on practice test, I took it as a portent of a new era of me doing better with process of elimination

simper

2 a silly self-conscious smile smile like a pimp!

peccadillo

2 a small minor sin. misdemeanor, petty offense, indiscretion, lapse, misdeed pecado -sin -- illo .. makes it minor (pronounced like armadillo)

Zephyr

2 a soft gentle breeze.

axiom

2 a statement or proposition that is regarded as being established, accepted, or self-evidently true. "the axiom that supply equals demand" synonyms: accepted truth, general truth, dictum, truism, principle; maxim, adage, aphorism; rareapophthegm, gnome "he came to regret his belief in the axiom that there's no such thing as bad publicity"

impetus

2 a stimulus, impulse, or force that moves something else to action

Martinet

2 a strict disciplinarian, especially in the armed forces

Penchant

2 a strong or habitual liking for something or tendency to do something. "I have a penchant for small dogs" liking, fondness, preference, taste, relish, appetite, partiality, soft spot, love, passion, desire, fancy, whim, weakness, inclination, bent, bias, proclivity, predilection, predisposition

polemic

2 a strong verbal or written attack on someone or something. Polemical is adj, polemic is noun "his polemic against the cultural relativism of the sixties" CNN gets tiring with constant polemic critical, hostile, bitter, polemic, virulent, vitriolic, venomous, caustic, trenchant, cutting, acerbic, sardonic, sarcastic, scathing, sharp, incisive, devastating diatribe type?

credulity

2 a tendency to be too ready to believe that something is real or true.

sartorial

2 adjective: related to fashion or clothes Monte was astute at navigating the world of finance; sartorially, however, he was found wanting—he typically would attempt to complement his beige tie with a gray suit and white pants.

quisling

2 a traitor - a traitor who collaborates with an enemy force occupying their country. History looks unfavorably upon quislings; indeed they are accorded about the same fondness as Nero—he who watched his city burn down while playing the violin. collaborator, colluder, sympathizer; traitor, turncoat, backstabber, double-crosser, defector, Judas, snake in the grass, fifth columnist traitor

jettison

2 abandon or discard (someone or something that is no longer wanted). fall/drop from airplane

impending

2 about to happen

Copious

2 abundant in supply or quantity. "she took copious notes". Also means profuse in speech " abundant, superabundant, plentiful, ample, profuse, full, extensive, generous, bumper, lavish, fulsome, liberal, overflowing, in abundance, many, numerous; informalgalore; literary: plenteous"

Harrowing

2 acutely distressing.

insolent

2 adjective - marked by casual disrespect - unrestrained by convention or propriety (see impertinent/impudent)

uninitiated

2 adjective - not initiated; deficient in relevant experience (unschooled) I was uninitiated to get this one right on my practice test. not begun?

fetid

2 adjective, smelling extremely unpleasant - noisome feet-ish "The fetid smog that settled on Beijing in January 2013 could join the ranks of these game-changing environmental disruptions." Synonyms: stinking, smelly, foul-smelling "The fetid smog that settled on Beijing in January 2013 could join the ranks of these game-changing environmental disruptions."

unequivocal

2 adjective: admitting of no doubt or misunderstanding; having only one meaning or interpretation and leading to only one conclusion The President's first statement on the subject was vague and open to competing interpretations, so when he spoke to Congress about the same subject later, he was careful to make his position completely unequivocal. I can say unequivocally that I did not have sex with that woman

Apocryphal

2 adjective: being of questionable authenticity The web is notorious for sandwiching apocryphal stories between actual news.

sanguine***

2 adjective: cheerful; optimistic sang + vine, so when u drink vine and singing song you feel cheerful, happy. Penguin = happy feet.. make ppl happy With the prospect of having to learn 3,000 words during the course of the summer, Paul was anything but sanguine. The ancient Greeks thought that people were ruled by the "four humors:" blood, yellow bile, black bile, and phlegm. A person with too much phlegm would be phlegmatic; a person with too much bile would be bilious (bitter, mean), and a person ruled by blood would be sanguine (cheerful).

cogent

2 adjective: clear and persuasive A cogent argument will change the minds of even the most skeptical audience. The prosecution presented cogent evidence that OJ murdered them

pernicious

2 adjective: exceedingly harmful; working or spreading in a hidden/subte and injurious way The most successful viruses are pernicious: an infected person may feel perfectly healthy for several months while incubating and spreading the virus. bad.. dangerous

impudent

2 adjective: improperly forward or bold (see impertinent and insolent) In an impudent move, the defendant spoke out of order to say terribly insulting things to the judge.

redoubtable

2 adjective: inspiring fear or awe On television basketball players don't look that tall, but when you stand in front of a seven-foot tall NBA player, he is truly redoubtable. awesomely good at something

ostentatious

2 adjective: intended to attract notice and impress others; tawdry or vulgar an OSTRAGE who struts around proudly Matt wanted to buy stone lions for front of the house, but Cynthia convinced him that such a display would be too ostentatious for a modest house in an unassuming neighborhood. My aunt who loves showing her wealth always wears an ostentatious diamond necklace showy, pretentious, conspicuous, flamboyant, gaudy, brash, vulgar, loud, extravagant, fancy, ornate, overelaborate; informalflash, flashy, splashy, fancy-pants, over the top, glitzy, ritzy, superfly "an ostentatious display of wealth"

byzantine

2 adjective: intricate and complex Getting a driver's license is not simply a matter of taking a test; the regulations and procedures are so byzantine that many have found themselves at the mercy of the Department of Motor Vehicles.

extenuating

2 adjective: making less guilty or more forgivable The jury was hardly moved by the man's plea that his loneliness was an extenuating factor in his crime of dognapping a prized pooch.

pedantic

2 adjective: marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects. Know it all Professor Thompson was regarded as an expert in his field, but his lectures were utterly pedantic, focused on rigorous details of the most trivial conventions in the field. Even before phD pursuits I've always been pedantic with my interests

saturnine

2 adjective: morose or gloomy. bitter or scornful Deprived of sunlight, humans become saturnine; that's why in very northerly territories people are encouraged to sit under an extremely powerful lamp, lest they become morose. I'd be saturnine if I got to Saturn and realized it's not walkable

portentious

2 adjective: ominously prophetic. Also puffed up with vanity. When the captain and more than half the officers were sick on the very first night of the voyage, many of the passengers felt this was portentous, but the rest of the voyage continued without any problems.

profuse

2 adjective: plentiful; pouring out in abundance (think sweat) During mile 20 of the Hawaii Marathon, Dwayne was sweating so profusely that he stopped to take off his shirt, and ran the remaining six miles wearing nothing more than skimpy shorts. copious, prolific, abundant, liberal, unstinting, fulsome, effusive, extravagant, lavish, gushing; informalover the top, gushy

destitute

2 adjective: poor enough to need help from others Jean Valjean, is at first destitute, but through the grace of a priest, he makes something of his life.

irascible

2 having or showing a tendency to be easily angered.

pastoral

2 adjective: relating to the countryside in a pleasant sense (see bucolic) Those who imagine America's countryside as a pastoral region are often disappointed to learn that much of rural U.S. is filled with cornfields extending as far as the eye can see.

trite

2 adjective: repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse (see plititude—which is a trite remark) Many style guides recommend not using idioms in writing because these trite expressions are uninteresting and show a lack of imagination on the part of the writer.

urbane

2 adjective: showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience. suave, courteous, and refined in manner Urban - Cosmopolitan but emphasis on kind, who I want to be. We described Nate as this Because of his service as an intelligence officer and his refined tastes, W. Somerset Maugham became the inspiration for the urbane and sophisticate spy James Bond.

blinkered

2 adjective: to have a limited outlook or understanding In gambling, the addict is easily blinkered by past successes and/or past failures, forgetting that the outcome of any one game is independent of the games that preceded it. narrow-minded, inward-looking, parochial, provincial, insular, small-minded, close-minded, shortsighted; hidebound, illiberal, inflexible, entrenched, prejudiced

ineffable

2 adjective: too sacred to be uttered; defying expression or description you don't f with this While art critics can occasionally pinpoint a work's greatness, much of why a piece captures our imaginations is completely ineffable. indescribable, inexpressible, beyond words, beyond description, begging description; indefinable, unutterable, untold, unimaginable; overwhelming, breathtaking, awesome, marvelous, wonderful, staggering, amazing

intransigient

2 adjective: unwilling to change one's beliefs or course of action (see froward) Despite many calls for mercy, the judge remained intransigent, citing strict legal precedence. uncompromising, inflexible, unbending, unyielding, diehard, unshakable, unwavering, resolute, rigid, unaccommodating, uncooperative, stubborn, obstinate, obdurate, pigheaded, single-minded, iron-willed, stiff-necked

Epithet

2 an adjective or descriptive phrase expressing a quality characteristic of the person or thing mentioned Officer Fuhrman said several racist epithets

morass

2 an area of muddy or boggy ground. a complicated or confused situation.

surfeit

2 an excessive amount of something "surplus" to fit, or overfull

felicitation

2 an expression of good wishes; congratulation. felicitaciones in Spanish is Congratulations

iota

2 an extremely small amount. The nefarious criminal displayed not even an iota of remorse for his acts. I care not an iota for your silly antics, intoned the curmudgeon. Jesus says that not one iota (jot) or dot (tittle) will pass away from the law. Oh cute little iota, how apt that you refer to a tiny amount. Typically this word is used in the negative, using the following construction: not (even) an iota.

Ingrate

2 an ungrateful person.

seraphic

2 angelic and stunning.. characteristic of or resembling a seraph (angel) We love our seraphic Willy boy and his seraphic smile! "a seraphic smile" synonyms: blissful, beatific, sublime, rapturous, ecstatic, joyful, rapt; serene, ethereal; cherubic, saintly, angelic

titular

2 arbitary position with no real power/authority Title only... like the Queen or a deposed CEO

denigrate

2 attack a reputation

dote

2 be extremely and uncritically fond of: adore, love dearly, be devoted to "Falling birth-rates allowed parents to dote on fewer children, who were increasingly likely to go to school." Synonyms: adore, love dearly, be devoted to

sentitious

2 be moralizing, usually in a pompous sense. The old man, casting his nose up in the air at the group of adolescents, intoned sententiously, "Youth is wasted on the young." moralistic, moralizing, sanctimonious, self-righteous, pietistic, pious, priggish, judgmental; pompous, pontifical, self-important; informal = preachy

sycophantic

2 behaving or done in an obsequious way in order to gain advantage. psycho of fan behavior in toady way Toady/Sycophantic/Fawning/Obsequious = a boot licker, suck up, etc

debasement

2 being mixed with extraneous material; the product of adulterating

preternatural

2 beyond what is normal or natural. Uncanny "autumn had arrived with preternatural speed" synonyms: extraordinary, exceptional, unusual, uncommon, singular, unprecedented, remarkable, phenomenal, abnormal, inexplicable, unaccountable; strange, mysterious, fantastic

Mordant

2 bitingly sarcastic (esp w humor) caustic, trenchant, biting, cutting, acerbic, sardonic, sarcastic, scathing, acid, sharp, keen; critical, bitter, virulent, vitriolic

Doughty

2 brave, fearless. see dauntless or intrepid

deliberation

2 careful consideration, the trait of thoughtfulness in action or decision. (usually plural) discussion of all sides of a question. planning something carefully and intentionally, a rate demonstrating an absence of haste or hurry

Obloquy

2 censure, blame, or abusive language aimed at a person or thing, especially by numerous persons or by the general public. Invective The politician's racist remarks quickly led him to obloquy.

cynosure

2 center of attention Cynosaurus Rex, the dinosaur always had to be the center of attraction. A cynosure is the main attraction. A figure skater on the ice is the cynosure, or focal point, of a stadium as she triple-axels through the air. All eyes are on her with admiration, hoping that she'll land it. ˈsīnəˌSHo͝o(ə)r

uproarious

2 characterized by or provoking loud noise or uproar, provoking loud laughter; very funny

Tawdry

2 cheap, showy. Of poor quality. sordid or unpleasant Vegas always is tawdry to me, not the luxurious

enjoin

2 command or prohibit -- give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority, prohibit The government agency enjoined the chemical company to clean up the hazardous dump it had created over the years. Mormons want you to join and enjoin - prohibit/tell you what to do. We don't just want you to join but we'll enjoin you .. join us, we'll enjoin you! urge, encourage, admonish, press; instruct, direct, require, order, command, tell, call on, demand, charge; formaladjure; literary bid. PT enjoins you to do the PT excercises every day

exegesis

2 critical explanation or interpretation of a text, especially of scripture. Exposition, expounding

incise

2 cut into

Subterfuge

2 deceit used in order to achieve one's goal. something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity SUBTERFUGE = SUBMARINES are used to deceive the enemy? She was far less concerned with the work at hand than with the opportunity to ascend the proverbial corporate ladder, even if doing so entailed resorting to ________ or other such Machiavellian schemes.

crestfallen

2 describes the dejection that follows being very excited and happy. Dissapointed crest like the toothpaste when you smile then your smiles falls

louche

2 disreputable or sordid in a rakish or appealing way

carousing

2 drink plentiful amounts of alcohol and enjoy oneself with others in a noisy, lively way. College is a time for carousing and merriment

tractable

2 easily manageble

Sinecure

2 easy job! Pays good salary but an office that involves minimal duties Sign guys that wave them around.. easy job Dylan did it The position of Research Director is a sinecure: the job entails almost no responsibilities, nor does the person in that position have to answer to anyone. "mowing the Ortons' lawn is a sinecure" easy job, cushy job, soft option; informalpicnic, cinch, easy money, free ride, gravy train

florid

2 elaborately or excessively intricate or complicated. adjective, using unusual words or complicated rhetorical constructions - Synonyms: extravagant, grandiloquent "A victorious Governor Jerry Brown, his voice gruffer, his pate sparer and his metaphors more florid than during his first stint in office..."

Hortatory

2 encouraging; exhorting

Quixotic

2 exceedingly idealistic; unrealistic and impractical

debauchery

2 excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures. synonyms: dissipation, degeneracy, corruption, vice, depravity; immodesty, indecency, perversion, iniquity, wickedness, sinfulness, impropriety, immorality; lasciviousness, salaciousness, lechery, lewdness, lust, promiscuity, wantonness, profligacy; decadence, intemperance, sybaritism; formalturpitude "a life of self-absorption and debauchery"

Vainglorious

2 excessively proud of oneself or one's achievements; overly vain. Pompous, narcissistic, etc Vain-glorious men are the scorn of the wise, the admiration of fools, the idols of paradise, and the slaves of their own vaunts.

elucidation

2 explanation that makes something clear; clarification

ersatz

2 fake, (of a product) made or used as a substitute, typically an inferior one, for something else.

garish

2 flashy in a totally tasteless manner (a pink vest with leather pants and matching pink shoes) Imagine a garrulous guy with a garish outfit...

Meddlesome

2 fond of meddling; interfering. interfering, meddling, intrusive, prying, busybody; informal = nosy "a gaggle of meddlesome politicians" "my meddlesome neighbor is peering out the window at us"

ecumenical

2 friendly relations between different religions" or more strongly to designation a "unification of seemingly divergent religions."

sinuous

2 full of twists and turns sounds snakish snakelike

Largesse

2 generosity in bestowing money or gifts upon others. Generous and giving in spirit

beneficent

2 generous or doing good. Resulting in good Usage: The billionaire had been a mean and stingy fellow, but after his death, his beneficent widow gave all his money to charity, even accompanying the donations with handwritten notes thanking the charities for all the good work they did. benevolent, charitable, altruistic, humanitarian, neighborly, public-spirited, philanthropic; generous, kind, magnanimous, munificent, unselfish, unstinting, openhanded, liberal, lavish, bountiful; literary bounteous. Doing good Related Words: Benevolent (expressing goodwill, helping others or charity), Eleemosynary (charitable) More Info: The Latin root "bene" means "good," and "fic" means "making or producing." The antonym of beneficent is maleficent ("mal" means "bad").

refulgent

2 glowing; radiant

rankle

2 gnaw into; make resentful or angry It was some days since I had seen Philip; but, weakly enough, I let the memory of that word rankle still.

Bonhomie

2 good-natured, pleasant friendliness, affability is a perfect match for our filler and the clue "friendliness."

adulation

2 great praise, often more than deserved praise, possibly excessive

bravura

2 great technical skill and brilliance shown in a performance or activity "the recital ended with a blazing display of bravura" synonyms: virtuoso, masterly, outstanding, excellent, superb, brilliant, dazzling, first-class, expert; informaltop-notch, mean, ace, A1

cupidity

2 greed for wealth, possessions The love of money/wealth. While cupidity shaped by 20s, I hope meaning will define my 30s

Pendulous

2 hanging. poised without visible suppor. suspended so as to swing freely Bracing against an impending winter the flowers became pendulous, drooping so low their withered crowns touched the scarred earth. branches hung with pendulous vines

fortuitous

2 happening by accident or chance rather than design

emollient

2 having the power to soothe or make soft and supple Mnemonic: emollient sounds like emulsion + ointment. which softens the skin and heals rashes. The midwife's emollient words encouraged the woman in labor. Synonyms: healing, soothing; lotion, salve

vexation

2 he state of being annoyed, frustrated, or worried. Mark Walburg always has a vexed face.. He's in a state of vexation in all his movies annoyance, irritation, exasperation, indignation, anger, crossness, displeasure, pique, bile, disgruntlement, bad mood; informal aggravation

salutary

2 health giving and (especially with reference to something unwelcome or unpleasant) producing good effects; beneficial. Salubrious salud - health -- eat salads for good health beneficial, advantageous, good, profitable, productive, helpful, useful, valuable, worthwhile; timely

clandestine

2 hidden. kept secret or done secretively, especially because illicit.

agog

2 highly excited fans were AGOG over the arrival of Lady GAGA. I am agog! I am aghast! Is Marius in love at last?

inimical

2 hostile Unfriendly act of aggression An enemy is inimical Early us was inimical towards having one constitution

Insularity

2 ignorance of or lack of interest in cultures, ideas, or peoples outside one's own experience. Insulated by bubble

nominally

2 in name only. officially though perhaps not in reality. by name only

Emergent

2 in the process of coming into being or becoming prominent.

Fledgling

2 inexperienced Though an experienced family practice doc he's a fledgling in surgery

invective

2 insulting, abusive, or highly critical language.(diabtribe, polemic) abuse, insults, expletives, swear words, swearing, curses, foul language, foul language, vituperation; denunciation, censure, vilification, revilement, reproach, castigation, recrimination; informaltongue-lashing, trash talk; formal: obloquy, contumely . contumely "the invective that spewed from his lips left everyone speechless"

probity

2 integrity, strong moral principles, uprightness, honesty The ideal politician would have the probity to lead, but reality gravely falls short of the ideal of morally upright leaders. Yet Republicans continue to be regarded as the party of probity. "He has no probity.. he's ribald in how he treats everyone. integrity, honesty, uprightness, decency, morality, rectitude, goodness, virtue, right-mindedness, trustworthiness, truthfulness, honor"

Xenophobia

2 intense or irrational dislike or fear of people from other countries.

finesse

2 intricate and refined delicacy. "orchestral playing of great finesse" synonyms: skill, skillfulness, expertise, subtlety, flair, panache, elan, polish, artistry, virtuosity, mastery

nascent

2 just coming into existence and beginning to display signs of future potential Synonyms: emerging, beginning, dawning "Weakening the legislature in a nascent democracy will not fix corruption by itself." newer growing

sophomoric

2 juvenile; immature. conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature, pretentious; inflated in style or manner

dissonance

2 lack of harmony, disagreement There is a great deal of dissonance between the conflicting evidences produced by both the parties and hence the judge had to close the case on account of lack of sufficient evidencee

pusillanimous

2 lacking courage, fearful Despite the opportunity for heroism, the captain led his soldiers into a pusillanimous retreat and since then the man has been rated as a coward.

Humdrum

2 lacking excitement or variety; dull; monotonous (see dedicated)

ahistorical

2 lacking historical perspective or context.

diffident

2 lacking self confidence, showing modesty Devin is diffident to try out his GRE words as to not sound douchey

trope

2 language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense Max hates tropes in Parenthood a common or overused theme or device : cliché the usual horror movie tropes

hegemony

2 leadership or dominance, especially by one country or social group over others "Germany was united under Prussian hegemony after 1871"

outlandish

2 looking or sounding bizarre or unfamiliar. Foreign, alien. Weird, queer, far out, quirky, zany, eccentric, idiosyncratic, unconventional, unorthodox, funny, bizarre, unusual, singular, extraordinary, strange, unfamiliar, peculiar, odd, curious; informaloffbeat, off the wall, way-out, wacky, freaky, kooky, kinky, oddball, in left field Weird, queer, far out, quirky, zany, eccentric, idiosyncratic, unconventional, unorthodox, funny, bizarre, unusual, singular, extraordinary, strange, unfamiliar, peculiar, odd, curious; informaloffbeat, off the wall, way-out, wacky, freaky, kooky, kinky, oddball, in left field

supine

2 lying flat on one's back Mady had to be supine in order to not exacerbate her back pain

calumniate

2 make false and defamatory statements about. "foes were calumniating him in the US press"

undergird

2 make secure underneath. lend moral support to Long-range commitment and expertise in state planning laid the groundwork for and continue to undergird today's economic boom. support

obfuscate

2 making unclear. bewilder (someone). makes it fuzzy... I was obfuscated by the question on obfuscate obscure, confuse, make unclear, blur, muddle, complicate, overcomplicate, muddy, cloud, befog. bewilder, mystify, puzzle, perplex, confuse, baffle, confound, bemuse, befuddle, nonplus; informalflummox confuse, bewilder

cajole

2 manipulate, swindle

Emulate

2 match or surpass (a person or achievement), typically by imitation

pulchritude

2 physical beauty (especially of a woman) noun

Unconscionable

2 means totally unreasonable That he would steal from the very firm that had paid him such a generous salary was unconscionable. It was unconscionable for an esteemed author to use 'enormity' to mean 'enormous.'

dulcet

2 melodious; pleasing, sweet sounding (a lot of times used ironically) Oh the dulcet sound of Willy screeching! sweet, soothing, mellow, honeyed, mellifluous, euphonious, pleasant, agreeable; melodious, melodic, lilting, lyrical, silvery, golden

minatory

2 menacing or threatening." Bullies are minatory. An approaching tornado could be minatory. You know what else is minatory? The Minotaur! bad

Pedant

2 n.) Someone too concerned with rules/details; someone who shows off knowledge; a teacher. a person who overemphasizes rules or minor details Pedantic is very narrowly focused on boring details Bryan often corrects his peers; he is gaining a reputations as a pedant

unremitting

2 never relaxing or slackening; incessant.

tyro

2 newcomer to a field or industry I'm a tyro to academia

doldrum

2 no interest/sad. In a funk.

unctuous

2 not expressing true feelings "he seemed anxious to please but not in an unctuous way" synonyms: sycophantic, ingratiating, obsequious, fawning, servile, groveling, subservient, cringing, humble, hypocritical, insincere, gushing, effusive; glib, smooth, slick, slippery, oily, greasy; smarmy, slimy (of a person) excessively or ingratiatingly flattering; oily.

Fitfully

2 not regularly or continuously; intermittently

Precarious

2 not securely held or in position; dangerously likely to fall or collapse. Dependent on chance

impudence

2 not showing due respect for another person; impertinent. "he could have strangled this impudent upstart" synonyms: impertinent, insolent, cheeky, cocky, brazen, bold, audacious; presumptuous, forward, disrespectful, insubordinate, bumptious, brash, brassy; rude, impolite, ill-mannered, discourteous, ill-bred; informal: saucy, lippy, sassy, smart-alecky; archaic contumelious

boon

2 noun: a desirable state Modern technology has been a boon to the travel industry.

modicum

2 noun: a small or moderate or token amount modicum=modi+cum=more to come=> we have small or moderate amount..so we look 4 more.

melee

2 noun: a wild, confusing fight or struggle. Also a confused group of people After enduring daily taunts about my name, I became enraged and pummeled the schoolyard bully and his sycophantic friends in a brutal melee.

alacrity

2 noun: an eager willingness to do something "Ahh Likke it!" "Alacrity you a lot, Jenny".. has an eager willingness to be with her The first three weeks at his new job, Mark worked with such alacrity that upper management knew it would be giving him a promotion. I'm working with alacrity to do well on GRE to get into PhD program

dispensation

2 noun: an exemption from a rule or obligation Since her father is a billionaire, she is given dispensation from many of the school's policies.

virago

2 noun: an ill-tempered or violent woman Poor Billy was the victim of the virago's invective—she railed at him for a good 30-minutes about how he is the scum of the earth for speaking loudly on his cellphone in public. Until the trial is held his guilt is pending. cray woman

prolixity

2 noun: boring verbosity, talkative I loved my grandfather dearly, but his prolixity would put me to sleep, regardless of the topic. opposite of lickity slip!

chauvinism

2 noun: fanatical patriotism; belief that one's group/cause is superior to all other groups/causes Vegetarians argue that man is chauvinistic in his belief that animals do not consciously feel the pain we humans do.

gumption

2 noun: resourcefulness and determination. Initiative, Wallace Stegner lamented the lack of gumption in the U.S. during the sixties, claiming that no young person knew the value of work. initiative, resourcefulness, enterprise, ingenuity, imagination; astuteness, shrewdness, acumen, sense, common sense, wit, mother wit, practicality; spirit, backbone, pluck, mettle, nerve, courage, wherewithal; informalget-up-and-go, spunk, oomph, moxie, savvy, horse sense, Street smarts

celerity

2 noun: speed, rapidity, quickness, We aim to respond to customers' questions with celerity and accuracy, with no longer than a 24 hour wait time.

contrition

2 noun: the feeling of remorse or guilt that comes from doing something bad Those who show contrition during their prison terms--especially when under review by a parole board--often get shortened sentences.

occluded

2 obscured; blocked blocked and covered

incorrigible

2 of a person or their tendencies) not able to be corrected, improved, or reformed.

vapid

2 offering nothing that is stimulating or challenging. Insipid or jejune "tuneful but vapid musical comedies" insipid, uninspired, colorless, uninteresting, feeble, flat, dull, boring, tedious, tired, unexciting, uninspiring, unimaginative, uninvolving, lifeless, tame, vacuous, bland, trite, jejune

ellipsis

2 omission of essential words

umbrage

2 or annoyance (feeling of anger from being offended). Also shade from foliage/trees Dolores Umbridge (obviously)

obsequious

2 overly submissive. servile, ingratiating, sycophantic, fawning, unctuous, oily, oleaginous, groveling, cringing, subservient, submissive, slavish; informalbrown-nosing, bootlicking, smarmy; vulgar

carping

2 persistent petty and unjustified criticism

Disabuse

2 persuade (someone) that an idea or belief is mistaken. Dissuade — instead of abuse, you prevent an abuse from happening "he quickly disabused me of my fanciful notions" Jerry tells George, "Let me disabuse you of that idea right now" referring to peeing with door open

seditious

2 rebellious. inciting or causing people to rebel against the authority of a state or monarch. "the letter was declared seditious" synonyms: rabble-rousing, provocative, inflammatory, subversive, troublemaking; rebellious, insurrectionist, mutinous, insurgent; treacherous, disloyal "a seditious speech" rebellious

sacrosanct

2 regarded as too important or valuable to be interfered with. (Especially of a principle, place, or routine)

plastic

2 related to being shaped or molded; capable of being molded.

nominative

2 relating to or denoting a case of nouns, pronouns, and adjectives (as in Latin and other inflected languages) used for the subject of a verb. pronoun something

feral

2 resembling a wild animal Feral Peter when he's used to forest "feral dogs" wild, untamed, untamable, undomesticated, untrained

Boorish

2 rough and bad-mannered; coarse. Loutish, lubbery, lumpen (boor is a ill mannered person) coarse, uncouth, rude, ill-bred, ill-mannered, uncivilized, unrefined, rough, thuggish, loutish, oafish, lubberly, lumpen; vulgar, unsavory, gross, brutish, Neanderthal; informalcloddish

intoned

2 say or recite with little rise and fall of the pitch of the voice. "he intoned a short Latin prayer"

contumelious

2 scornful and insulting; insolent. rude

Superfluous

2 serving no useful purpose. More than needed, desire. See gratuitious surplus (to requirements), nonessential, redundant, unneeded, excess, extra, (to) spare, remaining, unused, left over, in excess, waste

copulation

2 sexual intercourse

chutzpah

2 shameless audacity; impudence. audacity, cheek, guts, nerve, boldness, temerity

astringent

2 sharp or severe in manner or style. "her astringent words had their effect" synonyms: severe, sharp, stern, harsh, acerbic, acidulous, caustic, mordant, trenchant; scathing, spiteful, cutting, incisive, waspish "her astringent words" tight and unflexible

consummate

2 showing a high degree of skill and flair; complete or perfect. (see preeminent) supreme, superb, superlative, superior, accomplished, expert, proficient, skillful, skilled, masterly, master, first-class, talented, gifted, polished, practiced, perfect, ultimate; complete, total, utter, absolute, pure; exemplary, archetypal

Timorous

2 showing or suffering from nervousness, fear, or a lack of confidence. Temor = fear in spanish Mady uses a timorous voice when she gets real sweet

listless

2 slow moving, enervated.

plodding

2 slow-moving and unexciting, laborious Charlie may seem to run at a plodding pace, but he is an ultramarathoner, meaning he runs distances of up to 100 miles, and can run for ten hours at a stretch. slow moving

mercenary

2 someone who engages in unethical deeds just to make a quick buck. The first part of the word sounds like "mercy", but don't let that fool you. A person who is mercenary will probably have very little mercy, if there is money involved. Originally, the word came from the Latin for reward, and was used to describe a soldier who would receive money (the reward) for fighting in a foreign army. Today, the word describes someone who engages in unethical deeds just to make a quick buck.

terse

2 sparing in the use of words; abrupt. brief, short, to the point, concise, succinct, crisp, pithy, incisive, trenchant, short and sweet, laconic, elliptical

verbiage

2 speech or writing that uses too many words or excessively technical expressions.

sumptuous

2 splendid and expensive-looking. "sumptuous brocade drapes" "the banquet was a sumptuous, luxurious meal" synonyms: lavish, luxurious, opulent, magnificent, resplendent, gorgeous, splendid, grand, lavishly appointed, palatial, rich; informalplush, ritzy lavish and luxurious

straiten

2 squeeze together. verb - bring into difficulties or distress, especially financial hardship

besotted

2 strongly infatuated. Intoxicated, drunk Juliet was besotted with Romeo despite her dad forbidding it

outstrip

2 surpass, exceed; be larger or better than; leave behind Mnemonic: out (do better than) strip the other dancers to exceed them in money Usage: Our sales figures this quarter have outstripped those of any other quarter in the company's history. Synonyms: exceed, outdo, overtake, transcend

preeminent

2 surpassing all others; very distinguished in some way. Eminent = stands out.. pre-eminent stands alone "the world's preeminent expert on asbestos" Eminent means that someone or some thing has become distinguished and stands out from the crowd. There may several eminent people in a field. Preeminent means more like peerless, the most eminent of the eminent, the leading authority. 1.high in station, rank, or repute; prominent; distinguished: eminent statesmen

Loquacious

2 talkative "a loquacious little boy" talkative, voluble, communicative, expansive, garrulous, unreserved, chatty, gossipy, gossiping; informal = having the gift of (the) gab, gabby, gassy, motormouthed, talky, windy

subjugation

2 the action of bringing someone or something under domination or control. being subjugated to treatment or authority

Amalgamation

2 the action, process, or result of combining or uniting

Paragon

2 the best of its kind Paramount Health - the best

ethos

2 the characteristic spirit of a culture, era, or community - character, atmosphere, climate "Mr. Cotton presented himself as a member of the generation moved by the patriotic spirit... leaving civilian careers to join the army and learn a 'warrior ethos.'"

milieu

2 the environmental condition environment

volition

2 the faculty or power of using one's will. "without conscious volition she backed into her office"

trifle/trifling

2 unimportant or trivial. talk or act frivolously. Treat something without due respect Don't trifle with the things of heaven "we will not trifle—life is too short" trivial, unimportant, insignificant, inconsequential, petty, minor, of little/no account, of little/no consequence, footling, pettifogging, incidental; silly, idle, insipid, superficial, small, tiny, inconsiderable, nominal, negligible, nugatory; informal piddling; de minimis; formal exiguous

desiccated

2 uninteresting, lacking vitality Few novelists over 80 are able to produce anything more than desiccatedworks--boring shadows of former books.

cacophony

2 unpleasant sound coughing is a cacophony A fire alarm is a classic cacophony

implicate

2 verb: convey a meaning; imply By saying that some of the guests were uncomfortable, the manager implicated to the hotel staff that it needed to be more diligent.

promulgate

2 verb: state or announce, put a law into effect by formal declaration Come to the gate of prom and declare, "Prom is now cancelled because it's lame." The President wanted to promulgate the success of the treaty negotiations, but he had to wait until Congress formally approved the agreement.

fete

2 verb: to celebrate a person, (feted = celebrated) After World War II, war heroes were feted at first but quickly forgotten

Cow

2 verb: to intimidate. To destroy the resolve of : to destroy the resolve or courage of; also : to Adept at cowing a population into feeding them

vituperation

2 verbal abuse

prodigal

2 wastefully extragant

dilatory

2 wasting time -- slow to act. intended to cause delaying

nefarious

2 wicked or criminal. (typically of an action or activity). evil, sinful, odious, dateddastardly "the nefarious long-lost brother returns to steal Iris's inheritance". Feeling comfortable with exponents in all their various (and nefarious) guises will definitely help you test day

contumacious

2 wilfully obstinate; stubbornly disobedient one hardass contaminates all fun...continue to make a racous as an insubordinate rebel stubborn and disobedient

Extirpate/extirpation

2 wiping out; complete destruction. wipe out totally Extirpate - There were once two words that meant the same thing. One said to the other: there is only room for one of us. And like that, eradicate and extirpate become locked in mortal combat, and only eradicate emerged victoriously, having extirpated extirpate, as it were. To eradicate, by the way, means to completely eliminate or remove any trace of.

Sage

2 wise, profoundly wise man. wise, learned, clever, intelligent, having/showing great knowledge, knowledgeable, sensible, intellectual, scholarly, sagacious, erudite; discerning, judicious, canny, penetrating, perceptive, acute, astute, shrewd, prudent, politic, thoughtful, insightful, percipient, perspicacious, philosophical, profound, deep

akimbo

2 with hands on the hips and elbows turned outward.

Gratuitious

2 without cause - costing nothing - unnecessary and unwarranted

Quip

2 witty remark

blandishment

2 words used to coax or flatter blandish

Sanctimonious

3 "Holier than thou art"... making a show of being morally superior to other people.

cavalier

3 (adj.) not displaying proper seriousness or concern, nonchalant

Solipsistic

3 (adj.) totally and utterly self-absorbed (comes from the philosophical school that believes that the self is the only thing that exists). solipcism = solo me theory I lived in a solipsistic world as a child.

Strut

3 (noun) brace consisting of a bar or rod used to resist longitudinal compression. (verb) to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others. cock , prance , ruffle , sashay , swagger , tittup cock , prance , ruffle , sashay , swagger , tittup

indefatigable

3 (of a person or their efforts) persisting tirelessly. defatigable = easily tired. Missed it on practice GRE.

Sterling

3 (of a person or their work, efforts, or qualities) excellent or valuable.

wan

3 (of a person's complexion or appearance) pale and giving the impression of illness or exhaustion Unnaturally pale, or showing some other indication of sickness, unhappiness, etc.; weak, lacking forcefulness. Usage: Are you okay? You're looking wan. / Bryan's wan attempt at asking for a raise was easily brushed off by his boss. Related Words: Pallid (abnormally pale, lacking color or vitality), Sallow (sickly-yellow in color) More Info: A wan smile is a weak, sort of forced smile that people use to pretend they're okay when they're not.

Lascivious

3 (of a person, manner, or gesture) feeling or revealing an overt and often offensive sexual desire. lecherous, lewd, lustful, licentious, libidinous, salacious, lubricious, prurient, dirty, smutty, naughty, indecent, ribald; informal blue; formal concupiscent

pyrrhic

3 (of a victory) won at too great a cost to have been worthwhile for the victor.

politic

3 (of an action) seeming sensible and judicious under the circumstances. wise, shrewd

Unbecoming

3 (of clothing or attitude/behavior) not flattering.

extenuate

3 1 (usually as adjective extenuating) make (guilt or an ) seem less serious or more forgivable: there were extenuating circumstances that caused me to say the things I did. 2 (usually as adjective extenuated) literary make (someone) thin: drawings of extenuated figures.

Gouge

3 1) To make a hole or groove (w curved blade) 2) Overcharging, swindle. (Scooped, cut, etc).

whittle

3 1. carve with knife; 2. reduce step by step

mendicant

3 A beggar or to beg v/noun

panoply

3 A complete or impressive collection of things A bunch of good stuff instead of just one like monopoly The panoply of restrictions results in greater disenfranchisement,' the ruling read, 'than any of the law's provisions individually.' Synonyms: array, range, collection

Harangue

3 A long tirade, pompous speech Trump who has an orange face often gives harangues about various topics

Euphemism

3 A nice way to say a bad thing He said he slept w her as a euphemism

Guile

3 A particular skill or cleverness in deceiving people

Potentate

3 A person w great power. Ruler or anyone w a lot of power Po - pope. Potenciate is to get power

Query

3 A question, especially given to an official or organization

Quibble

3 A slight objection or criticism. Argue, or raise objections. Pun, play on words (noun),

Antecedent

3 A thing or event that existed below, preceding in time Ante - before cederé - to go (to go before )

Aggregate

3 A whole formed from combining

asperse

3 ATTACK - attack or criticize the reputation or integrity of. negative feelings towards, libel?

prescience

3 Able to foresee future

Moribund

3 About to die Morir = to die. Bound to die...

Cornucopia

3 Abundant supply

Resignation

3 Accepting the unpleasant HDT says he was not ready for resignation in life and that's why he went to the woods

Concomitant

3 Accompanying

expound

3 Add details to, elucidate expound sounds like expand which means explain "He Did Expound All Things unto Them"

Antipathy

3 Against or negative towards something, almost hate I felt antipathy for the man kicking his dog

Indignant

3 Angry

Nettlesome

3 Annoying My dads needling is nettlesome

Apprehension

3 Anxiety or understanding/perceving

Aesthete

3 Appreciator of beauty

Apposite

3 Appropriate. apt to the situation opposite of OPPOSITE - appropriate - best suited appropriate, suitable, fitting, apt, befitting; relevant, pertinent, appurtenant, to the point, applicable, germane, material, congruous, felicitous; formalad rem

Overweening

3 Arrogant, presumptuous (see supercilious and hauteur) you win (ween) over and over and become arrogant. now being a weiner about it.. like when Gonzales said I am the "weiner"!

factitious

3 Artificial. bogus, fake, specious, false, counterfeit, fraudulent, spurious, sham, mock, feigned, affected, pretended, contrived, engineered, inauthentic, ersatz; informal phony, pseudo, pretend sounds very similar to word FICTITIOUS....so something which is fictitious .. is always artificial bogus, fake, specious, false, counterfeit, fraudulent, spurious, sham, mock, feigned, affected, pretended, contrived, engineered, inauthentic, ersatz; informal phony, pseudo, pretend

Maintain

3 Assert

propitious

3 Auspicious. Presenting favorable circumstances; likely to result in or show signs of success. Sounds like profitious.. hence its profitable and thus favorable The child's heartbeat is still weak, but I am seeing many propitious signs and I think that she may be healing After the initial scare, Mady and I see propitious signs that the baby will be okay

Proscribe

3 Ban, forbid, especially by law. Denounce or condemn, outlaw (someone) Mady has proscribed me to eat vegan for the forseable future

Empirical

3 Based on and verifiable by observation, not theory or logic

Anachronism

3 Belonging to another time. ahistorical missed on practice GRE. not current chrono

Diatribe

3 Bitter verbal attack. tirade, harangue, onslaught, attack, polemic, denunciation, broadside, fulmination, Every debate was filled with bombastic diatribes from trump towards more tenuous opponents

Acrimony

3 Bitterness and Ill will

Intrepid

3 Brain. Undaunted. No trep - idation

Puerile

3 Childishly silly and trivial (Adam sandler)

vindicate

3 Clear of blame

Lucid

3 Clear, characterized by clear understanding: rational. Bright or luminous. (see Limpid) lucidness - free from obscurity and easy to understand; the comprehensibility of clear expression

Limpid

3 Clear, transparent, , especially w water Nothing better than a limpid pool or aquarium

Artful

3 Clever and deceptive (the artful dodger)

Hackneyed

3 Cliche, unoriginal and trite. Overfamiliar/over repeated concentrate on hack !!! once a hacker is ALWAYS a hacker.. he overuses his techniques.

Maladroit

3 Clumsy (see gauche) As a child she was quite maladroit, but as an adult, she has become an adept dancer. I'm doing HP because lately I've noticed I'm maladroit when I work out. It reminds me of that gauche gaucho I knew in Corrientes

Gauche

3 Clumsy My story of the gauche gaucho who fell off his horse all the time! I knew a gauche gaucho from corrientes and man was that guy a clutz

Hagiography

3 Idealizing a subject/biography/story.. like looking at black & white history and glossing over details

Malady

3 Illness

grouse

3 Complain or grumble (verb); a reason for complaint (noun) By the end of the trip, everyone was annoyed by Lena's grousing—the bus ride was too bumpy, the food was too spicy, the air conditioning was too dehydrating, etc.... / Don't be offended, but I've got a grouse about the way you're handling this project. More Info: A grouse is also a type of bird, although this usage is of an unrelated origin. The "complain" meaning of grouse comes from the Old French "grouchier" and shares a root with grudge.

Involved

3 Complicated and difficult to understand Our long term unit has several patients who are very involved

Aphorisitic

3 Concise, true. (Pithy, full of aphorism)

Powwow

3 Conference

Equivocal

3 Confusing or ambiguous on purpose to mislead Unequivocal = leaving no doubt whereas equivocal leaves doubt..

Corollary

3 Consequence Corrolation A corollary of me learning math is being mentally tired

ape

3 Copy (see mimic or mimetic)

Derivative

3 Copycat, usually of arts

Mettlesome

3 Courageous. Full of spirit and courage mettle = a person's ability to cope well with difficulties or to face a demanding situation in a spirited and resilient way.

Toady

3 Csucker, Person who behaves in a creepy trying to be charming, overly nice in fake way, obsequious, flatterer James used to be a toady with mtc coordinators and women but he learned that he was too good for that

Hoodwink

3 Deceive

fleece

3 Deceive, swindle, usually for a lot of money

Venerate

3 Deeply respect The professor was venerated amongst his peers for his research

Exacting

3 Demanding The gre is very exacting on me as I have so much to learn

Disenfranchised

3 Deprive of votes

Eponym

3 Derived from a name Eponine has an eponym name

Estimable

3 Deserving respect (see venerable)

Ignoble

3 Dishonorable (see base), not honorable in character or purpose

Ascendancy

3 Dominant position

Perfuntory

3 Done routinely. adjective: and with little interest or care "synonyms: cursory, desultory, quick, brief, hasty, hurried, rapid, fleeting, token, casual, superficial, careless, halfhearted, sketchy, mechanical, automatic, routine, offhand, inattentive ""a perfunctory review"" antonyms: careful, thorough "

Amenable

3 Easily persuadable Unless hungry and this quite acerbic/caustic, Mady is amenable to eat where Devin wants

Pellucid

3 Easy to understand, limpid, transparently clear; easily understandable The professor had a remarkable ability to make even the most difficult concepts seem pellucid.

Fell

3 Evil fell=f+(evil)l=evil or violent the fell disease that was threatening her sister'

Malevolent

3 Evil minded

Hubris

3 Excessive pride

Hauteur

3 Extreme pride, haughtiness of manner, disdainful pride

factitious

3 FAKE - artificially created or developed. fictitious "a largely factitious national identity" synonyms: bogus, fake, specious, false, counterfeit, fraudulent, spurious, sham, mock, feigned, affected, pretended, contrived, engineered, inauthentic, ersatz; informalphony, pseudo, pretend

gastronome

3 FOODY - one who takes pleasure in eating and drinking. epicure implies fastidiousness and voluptuousness of taste. gourmet implies being a connoisseur in food and drink and the discriminating enjoyment of them.

Elude

3 Fail to be grasped

lithe

3 Flexible. If you are lithe you are flexible. Besides this similarity the two words have nothing to do with one another. Though I suppose if you are lithe you could be very flexible on most issues and end up being blithe.

Libertine

3 Freethinker, a person, especially a man, who behaves without moral principles or a sense of responsibility, especially in sexual matters. Playboy

Disparate

3 Fundamentally different

circumvent

3 Get around something

Morose

3 Gloomy (see lachrymose)

Avarice/avaricious

3 Greed ~ greedy Since avaricious desire is similar to gluttony or lust--sins of excess--it was listed as one of the seven deadly sins by the Catholic church.

Junta

3 Group seizing power

Innocuous

3 Harmless and doesn't produce any ill effect

Philistine

3 Hater of culture. a person who is hostile or indifferent to culture and the arts, or who has no understanding of them.

Acme

3 Highest point (see apogee)

Incisive

3 Highly analytical

Dogmatic

3 Highly opinionated, not accepting others opinions (dogma = a principle or set of principles laid down by an authority as incontrovertibly true.)

Eminent

3 Highly respected. (of a person) famous and respected within a particular sphere or profession.

Jocular

3 Humorous. Jokular... jokester. Fond of joking

Apathy

3 Indifference

protracted

3 Long and tedious, like prolonged. lasting for a long time or longer than expected or usual "a protracted and bitter dispute" synonyms: prolonged, long-lasting, extended, long-drawn-out, spun out, dragged out, strung out, lengthy, long; informalmarathon "weeks of protracted negotiations". synonyms: pleonasm, repetition, reiteration, redundancy, superfluity, duplication

Nadir

3 Lowest point Nate being bullied would be the Nadir of my life.

Decorum

3 MANNERS - Behavior in keeping w good taste, etiquette. Proper conduct You will obey the decorum of this courtroom or you'll go to jail I prefer company that doesn't requiere proper decorum out of me

ameliorate

3 Make something (bad or unsatisfactory) better -- upgrade, refine Amelia needs to ameloriate her situations, not just be querulous about them I'm working to ameloriate my math understanding to ace the GRE

Gerrymander

3 Manipulate votes

Clemency

3 Mercy

Ambivilant

3 Mixed or conflicting emotions about something (can be person) If you are ambivalent about something, you feel two ways about it. 'Ambiguous', on the other hand, means "unclear or capable of being understood in two or more different ways."

Cardinal

3 Most important The cardinal team for the NL is the cardinals. Cardinal sin for lds is denying the HG

addle

3 Muddled, confused, muzzy, fuddled or befuddled bef-addle your brain... "being in love must have addled your brain"

Multifarious

3 Multiple interests, diverse, many things DaVinci was multifarious as an artist, painter, inventor, etc

Parochial

3 NARROWMINDED - Too narrowly restricted in scope or outlook. Devin's food taste is parochial but not as much as mady when she's hungry

Indigenous

3 Native

Disingenuous

3 Not candid or sincere. Typically by pretending to know less about something than one does (duplicity) Stewy calls Brian disingenuous

levity

3 Not giving due respect to something "lightness of manner, to the point of being inappropriate; frivolity," so it has the positive spin we are looking for, but taken to such an extreme as to be a possible negative

Anomalous

3 Not normal

Abstemious

3 Not self indulgent, especially w food Self denying, abstinent, temperate abstain - absetemious. Devin's always fronting a

Flippant

3 Not showing respect. Having fun in disrespectful way Facetious means joking around, usually about serious matters. It's not quite as extreme as flippant, which connotes disrespect. Facetious connotes more silly fun and, though such silliness may deal with serious matters, the present company understands that no real disrespect is intended.

Glut

3 Noun: An excessive supply - Verb: supply with an excess

pariah

3 OUTCAST an outcast

Homogeneous

3 Of the same kind; alike Homogeneous Group

Laconic

3 Of very few words, in speech or writing Lakers have several big, laconic types

Miser

3 One who is cheap (see parsimonious) Devin is not a miser, just frugal (okay maybe a little miserly)

Mawkish

3 Overly sentimental to the point it's disgusting Mocking of a situation in oversentimentality

Histrionic

3 Overly theatrical I find the history of the bachelor to be filled with histrionic dumb broads

Cosset

3 Overpamper, overindulge in a negative light Val Jean cosseted his Cossette how eponine had been cosseted by thenardie

brinkmanship

3 POLITICAL TEASE - the art or practice of pursuing a dangerous policy to the limits of safety before stopping, typically in politics.

Vernal

3 Pertaining to spring, spring like (fresh, new, youthful)

Indigent

3 Poor Indigence: Extreme poverty Usage: The city government has several agencies that provide shelter, food, and other assistance to the indigent. Related Words: Impecunious (poor, without money), Penurious (poor or stingy), Indigent (destitute), Insolvent (unable to meet one's financial obligations, bankrupt) More Info: Don't confuse with indignant (offended, angry at injustice).

Puissant

3 Powerful, having great power or influence. Strong, mighty. Pretended attack; a move intended to deceive P -

Mercurial

3 Prone to be being unexpected and unpredictable (moods) (capricious) Bi polar

Taciturn

3 Quiet Tacit = unspoken... taciturn = quiet

Maverick

3 Radical thinker - free spirit - non comformist "he was the maverick in the family, the only one who valued freedom over an inheritance" individualist, nonconformist, free spirit, unorthodox person, original, eccentric; rebel, dissenter, dissident, enfant terrible; informalcowboy, loose cannon, bad boy

foolhardy

3 Rash, adjective: marked by defiant disregard for danger (impetuous). Recklessly bold The police regularly face dangerous situations, so for a police officer not to wear his bullet-proof vest is foolhardy.

Rapprochement

3 Reconciliation, an establishment or resumption of harmonious relations.

recrudesce

3 Relapse. break out again; recur. Become active again

Loath

3 Reluctant. Unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom loathe = feel intense dislike or disgust for. Loath is reluctant

Obstinate

3 Stubborn, muleish

Recapitulation

3 Summary

Denouement

3 Resolution of a story, final resolution of the many strands of a literary or dramatic work; the outcome of a complex sequence of events There's a noument in movie that's bad and the denoument changes that At the denouement of the movie, all questions were answered, and the true identity of the robber was revealed. Imperial dreams had no denouement. It just ends

Restive

3 Restless The crowd grew restive when Brady was injured

Telltale

3 Revealing A telltale sign of chronic smoking is yellow teeth and smelling like smoke

Countermand

3 Reverse a command

paucity

3 SCARCITY - a lack of something (dearth, scarcity) There is a paucity of jobs hiring today that require menial skills, since most jobs have either been automated or outsourced. Pau-city -- a city like Provo for James doesn't have what he needs. Lakers had a pau-city of Pau's until he got traded whenever you must need a public restroom there seems to be a paucity of them. Whenever you are about to run out of gasoline (petrol, for the folks abroad), there is a paucity of gas stations. And if there is a city which has little of what you need, then that would make it a pau-city (get it!).

blight

3 SPOIL - a thing that spoils or damages something. affliction, scourge, bane "Yet the USFS predicts that within a couple of decades, because of slowing growth and climate-related blights, the forests will become an emissions source." Synonyms: affliction, scourge, bane

Inviolate

3 Sacred

Machinate

3 Scheme (see gambit) I'm tired of machinates and gambits that people do to take advantage of penurious and ignorant people

Gambit

3 Scheme (see machinate) I had a gambit to get myself a raise or I'd leave by the end of the week

Erudite

3 Scholarly Looks like educate - erudite

Contemptuous

3 Scornful Mady looks at me contemptuously when I order unhealthy food

Aplomb

3 Self confidence. great coolness and composure under strain Aplomb bomb - "da bomb" (slang for 'the coolest' or 'the best'. A bomb team must be cool under pressure

Presentiment

3 Sense of the future. A feeling of evil to come. On the night that Lincoln would be fatally shot, his wife had a presentiment about going to Ford's Theater, but Lincoln persuaded her that everything would be fine.

admonitory

3 Serving to warn

Austere

3 Severe or strict in manner, attitude, or appearance. Extremely plain. (of living conditions or a way of life) having no comforts or luxuries; harsh or ascetic. Spartan abstemious

Amorphous

3 Shapeless His gre plan was amorphous w no real plan

Maxim

3 Short saying

truncate

3 Shorten or even out. abridge; curtail; The verb is usually used to describe shortening in a more general sense, as in "truncating a long orchestra piece." Weather was the reason to truncate the game

Myopic

3 Shortsighted. lacking imagination, foresight, or intellectual insight. Obtuse Humans are myopic by nature, planning and creative time can help us construct our future How can you become less myopic about your elusive tasks? It's all about rebalancing the cost-benefit analysis: make the benefits of action feel bigger, and the costs of action feel smaller. The reward for doing a pestering task needs to feel larger than the immediate pain of tackling it.

demure

3 Shy, modest, modest, unassuming, meek, mild, reserved, retiring, quiet, shy, bashful, diffident, reticent, timid, shrinking, coy; decorous, decent, seemly, ladylike, respectable, proper, virtuous, pure, innocent, chaste; sober, sedate, staid, prim, goody-goody, strait-laced, decorous demur is the one who objects; demure is who doest not object, who is reserved and shy When I was young I demurred when I opposed, now I'm shy and demure

Fatuous

3 Silly and pointless " silly, foolish, stupid, inane, idiotic, vacuous, asinine; pointless, senseless, ridiculous, ludicrous, absurd; informaldumb, daft"

Diminiutive

3 Small

iconoclast

3 Somebody who attacks cherished beliefs or institutions

Endemic

3 Something characteristic to that area

Paradoxic

3 Something that contradicts itself or doesn't seem to make sense at first You have to spend money to save money is a paradox

Debonair

3 Sophisticated, charming (Devin-air)

Jargon

3 Speech or language known only to those particular areas, gibberish, meaningless talk To those with little training in medicine, the jargon of doctors can be very difficult to understand. Zach has to learn healthcare jargon to recruit well

Bombastic

3 Speech that's high sounding or pompous without any meaning. Inflated, hot air Politicians and their bombastic rhetoric, give me a break"

Surreptitiously

3 Stealthy I tiptoe surreptitiously everytime I leave Willy down to sleep

furtive

3 Stealthy. Secretive. attempting to avoid notice or attention, typically because of guilt or a belief that discovery would lead to trouble One who is FARTive has to expel farts stealthily. Infertile other example careful consideration, the trait of thoughtfulness in action or decision. (usually plural) discussion of all sides of a question. planning something carefully and intentionally - a rate demonstrating an absence of haste or hurry. Clandestine, surreptitious

Foment

3 Stir up, agitate

Deign

3 Stoop to. Do something that one considers to be beneath one's dignity. Vouchsafe Reign, which shows high dignity, is the opposite of Degin, which shows low dignity. deign sounds like dean. Deans are people with very high posts in the organization and they can't condescend themselves as it's below their dignity. " condescend, stoop, lower oneself, demean oneself, humble oneself; More consent, vouchsafe"

Appropriate

3 Take forcibly. take (something) for one's own use, typically without the owner's permission. Expropriate (See arrogate) "his images have been appropriated by advertisers" The farmer's land was appropriated to build the Front Runner stop in AF " seize, commandeer, expropriate, annex, arrogate, sequestrate, sequester, take over, hijack"

Truculence

3 Tendency to fight (see pugnacious) (think moody truck driver) Ángels truculence was a constant stress, she acted like a truck driver.

Venality

3 The condition of being susceptible to bribes or corruptions

apogee

3 The highest point

proliferation

3 The rapid increase of something synonym: accretion. Also -- Can mean process of organism producing more of it's kind (breeding, etc) The proliferation of atomic weapons was a major issue...

lightsomeness

3 The trait of being lighthearted and frivolous.

Dither

3 To be indecisive James, stop dithering and go talk to her

Molt

3 To cast away or shed feathers, skin, etc Reptiles molt away their skin

Chortle

3 To chuckle, laugh merrily, often in a muffled way

Lacerate

3 To distress deeply, criticize forcefully/severely. Tear or make deep cuts.

Desication

3 To dry up

Assuage

3 To ease,

Abet

3 To encourage or assist in doing something wrong, commit a crime, etc Aiding and abetting = someone who aids or abets in the commission of a crime. Instead, abetted by a number of congressional Republicans, he has devoted himself to discrediting the agencies investigating the conspiracy and hinted at firing Mr Mueller or his minders in the Justice Department, just as he fired James Comey as head of the FBI. (Economist) I abetted Mady as she sped to St G so she could eat because I didn't make her stop assist, aid, help, lend a hand to, support, back, encourage; cooperate with, collaborate with, work with, connive with, collude with, go along with, be in collusion with, be hand in glove with, side with; second, endorse, sanction; promote, incite, champion, further, expedite. Aiding and abetting is a legal doctrine related to the guilt of someone who aids or abets in the commission of a crime.

Censure

3 To express strong disapproval (see castigate ish) Censor -- censure for doing what was censored The senators quickly censured Clinton for his affair in the whitehouse If you watch what your parents censor they'll censure you

Propitiate

3 To gain or regain favor with, to please after upsetting Mady gets awfully toady once she eats and realizes she wasn't that nice

Belie

3 To give false representation, misrepresents.. to contradict with

Engender

3 To give rise to (a situation or feeling) Generate Walking alone at night and hearing footsteps engenders fear

Qualify

3 To make less severe (see mitigate _) Let me qualify that statement

Adulterate

3 To mess up something by adding an inferior element

Demur

3 To object or show reluctance. To reject or disagree, often in a moral way Devin will always demur when skiing is the activity of the day

Castigate

3 To reprimand harshly, punish

Betray

3 To reveal or make known, usually unintentionally His quivering lips betrayed his intense emotions

Enervate

3 To sap energy from Ener - Cabo's sun enervated Devin after 18 holes of golf

Sully

3 To soil, make something dirty. A reputation etc

Prevaricate

3 To speak an evasive way Teens and politicians prevericate as an art parry

Profligate

3 To spend resources wastefully or recklessly (see prodigal) The prodigal son proflidated his inheritance

Pervade

3 To spread throughout

Mar

3 To stain, to mar(k), damage or ruin

Kindle

3 To start a fire, stir something up, excite Teachers kindle love of learning

Lumber

3 To stumble heavily, slow

Intimate

3 To suggest something subtly

Coagulate

3 To thicken, clot, solidify Ver = spring .. primavera and verano After my leg got cut my blood coagulated

Attenuate

3 To weaken, make less strong, go down in value or make slender I felt attenuated after being sick.

Firebrand

3 Trouble maker, a person who is passionate about a particular cause, typically inciting change and taking radical action. radical, revolutionary, agitator, rabble-rouser, incendiary, subversive, troublemaker

Veracious

3 Truthful To be veracious in an interview is a dangerous game

Ossify

3 Turning to bone or Boney tissue, become rigid, stop developing Fossil— hard inflexible. Boss is inflexible. Osteo Republicans have osified in the last 5 years

Autocratic

3 Tyrannical

Despot

3 Tyrant Pol Pot was a terribele des-pot

parvenu

3 UPSTART. Arriviste. From obscure origin

Impermeable

3 Unable to be influenced. Not able to be passed through, permeable is to pass through

Implacable

3 Unable to be soothed or pleased (not placated)

Disinterested

3 Unbiased, neutral, abdicate and abjure are synonyms Sweden isn't uninterested but it is disinterested

Apathetic

3 Uncaring. having or showing little or no emotion. not interested or concerned; indifferent or unresponsive opposite of sympathetic I want to be a teacher who's so good that even apathetic students get interested I'm apathetic about most people outside my family so I'm trying to change and be more caring.

pending

3 Uncertain, can also mean impending

stolid

3 Unemotional. Having little emotion. Not easily moved

Bromide

3 Unoriginal remark That was a bromide, brosef.

Fallow

3 Unused, left unplanted. Inactive - dormant, quiet, slack Inert

Gossamer

3 Unusually light or delicate There once was a gossamer goose who couldn't swim because he was too light and could only fly and get taken whence the wind took him Willy's hair is gossamer but his cheeks are turgid with willy goodness gauzy, gossamery, fine, diaphanous, delicate, filmy, floaty, chiffony, cobwebby, wispy, thin, light, insubstantial, flimsy; translucent, transparent, see-through, sheer

arrivistes

3 Upstart. Parvenu. New to money and showing off, like Gatsby

scrupulous

3 Using extreme care and avoiding wrong

Sardonic

3 Usually about a person, sarcastic, cynical, nasty The intellectual had a sardonic laugh when the missionary taught the plan of salvation

arrant

3 Utter, completely such Arrant fool = utter fool

Broadside

3 Verbal attack

Protean

3 Versatile, tending or able to change frequently or easily. Johnny depp is a protean actor. Protein is a Protean in that it can be in veggies, nuts, and meats.

Voracious

3 Very hungry

Perspicacious

3 Very insightful, having a ready insight into and understanding of things. To know perspicacious you have to be perspicacious I want to have a perspicacious mind to understand what the gre is asking of me

Tenuous

3 Very weak (attenuate is to make weak) A 10 to 8... gets smaller/weaker

Vim

3 Vigorous or vital, full of life Vitamins needed for vim When you're young you should be vim, when you're old it's okay to be a dedicated humdrum, an old dedicated curmedgeon lacking vim

Cataclysm

3 Violent upheaval

Martial

3 Warlike (bellicose)

Conspicuous

3 Without any attempt at concealment, completely obvious His conspicuous spending was full of frivolous expenditures such as boats and nice cars

Artless

3 Without deception. Innocence (artlessly)

curmedgeon

3 a crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man. surly person. 2 archaic : miser.

Foible

3 a minor weakness or eccentricity in someone's character. " weakness, failing, shortcoming, flaw, imperfection, blemish, fault, defect, limitation; quirk, kink, idiosyncrasy, eccentricity, peculiarity ""we tolerate each other's foibles"" "

idiosyncracy

3 a mode of behavior or way of thought peculiar to an individual.

exemplar

3 a person or thing serving as a typical example or excellent model.

mettle

3 a person's ability to cope well with difficulties or to face a demanding situation in a spirited and resilient way. Like metal like he's tough and can handle everything... "the team showed their true mettle in the second half" spirit, fortitude, strength of character, moral fiber, steel, determination, resolve, resolution, backbone, grit, true grit, courage, courageousness, bravery, valor, fearlessness, daring; More informalguts, spunk, balls "a man of mettle"

monastic

3 a religious way of life in which one renounces worldly pursuits to devote oneself fully to spiritual work,

dearth

3 a scarcity or lack of something. See paucity "there is a dearth of evidence" synonyms: lack, scarcity, shortage, shortfall, want, deficiency, insufficiency, inadequacy, paucity, sparseness, scantiness, rareness; absence

aestetics

3 a set of principles concerned with the nature and appreciation of beauty, especially in art. the branch of philosophy that deals with the principles of beauty and artistic taste.

anecdote

3 a short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person. an account regarded as unreliable or hearsay

legion

3 a vast multitude

banal

3 adj. repeated too often, overfamiliar through overuse I find Eric Bana movies to be banal in that they are all the same and lame

peripatetic

3 adj: traveling by foot, traveling from place to place, especially working or based in various places for relatively short periods. "I could never get used to her peripatetic lifestyle" Devin prefers a mostly peripatetic approach to discovering a city nomadic, itinerant, traveling, wandering, roving, roaming, migrant, migratory, unsettled

arcane

3 adjective - requiring secret/mysterious knowledge. Arcana = secrets or mysteries (recondite) the arcane rituals of fraternities

becoming

3 adjective: appropriate, and matches nicely, fetching, comely, Her dress was becoming and made her look even more beautiful. ": flattering, attractive, lovely, pretty, handsome, fetching; stylish, elegant, chic, fashionable, tasteful; informalstyling/stylin'; archaiccomely ""that suit's very becoming"""

prosaic

3 adjective: dull and lacking imagination (similar to trite but not necessarily repetitive) Unlike the talented artists in his workshop, Paul had no such bent for the visual medium, so when it was time for him to make a stained glass painting, he ended up with a prosaic mosaic. While mady made a beautiful painting of flowers, mine was prosaic w a few sailboats

pugnacious

3 adjective: eager to fight or argue; verbally combative (see truculence) (angry pug) The comedian told one flat joke after another, and when the audience started booing, he pugnaciously spat back at them, "Hey, you think this is easy - why don't you buffoons give it a shot?"

ravenous

3 adjective: extremely hungry; devouring or craving food in great quantities John didn't eat much at all during the week he had the flu, so now that he is regaining his health, it's not surprising that he has a ravenous appetite

halcyon

3 adjective: idyllically calm and peaceful; suggesting happy tranquillity; marked by peace and prosperity The first decade after WWI was a halcyon period in America with new-found wealth and rapidly improving technology. The 50s were a halcyon decade. Halcyon Halloween's were not a halcyon for those who lived there

wanting

3 adjective: lacking She did not think her vocabulary was wanting, yet there were so many words that inevitably she found a few she didn't know.

forlorn

3 adjective: marked by or showing hopelessness the horn the horn it sounds forlorn After her third pet dog died, Marcia was simply forlorn. Devin's trying not to feel forlorn about his GRE chances

punctilious

3 adjective: marked by precise accordance with details Being punctual is one way to show a punctilious nature

bucolic

3 adjective: relating to the pleasant aspects of the country (see pastoral) The noble families of England once owned vast expanses of beautiful, bucolic land.

paradoxical

3 adjective: seemingly contradictory but nonetheless possibly true That light could be both a particle and a wave seems paradoxical, but nonetheless, it is true.

antithetical

3 adjective: sharply contrasted in character or purpose His deep emotional involvement with these ideas is, in fact, antithetical to the disattachment Buddhism preaches. His hedonistic and open minded attitude were actually antithetical to the parroquial nature of the lds church

lachrymose

3 adjective: showing sorrow Lachrymose and depressed, Alexei Alexandrovich walked two miles home in the rain after learning that his wife was having an affair.

analagous

3 adjective: similar in some respects but otherwise different In many ways, the Internet's transformative effect on society has been analogous to that of the printing press.

archaic

3 adjective: so old as to appear to belong to a different period Hoping to sound intelligent, Mary spoke in archaic English that was right out of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice--needless to say, she didn't have many friends.

obdurate

3 adjective: unable to be persuaded or moved emotionally; stubborn; unyielding (froward) No number of pleas and bribes would get him to change his obdurate and froward attitude.

askance

3 adverb: with a look of suspicion or disapproval. suspiciously, skeptically, cynically, mistrustfully, distrustfully, doubtfully, dubiously; disapprovingly, contemptuously, scornfully, disdainfully Ask why with a contemptuous look "the reformers looked askance at the mystical tradition Mady looks at me askance as I tiptoe to the cupboard containing peanut butter. suspiciously, skeptically, cynically, mistrustfully, distrustfully, doubtfully, dubiously; disapprovingly, contemptuously, scornfully, disdainfully "they look askance at anything foreign"

accede

3 agree to, consent to, accept, comply with, go along acceptar - to accept or ceder - to give North Korea would not accede to the demands of the U.N.

idyll

3 an extremely happy, peaceful, or picturesque episode or scene, typically an idealized or unsustainable one.

aperture

3 an opening, hole, gap, slit, slot, vent, crevice, chink, crack, interstice; technicalorifice, foramen

gaffe

3 an unintentional act or remark causing embarrassment to its originator; a blunder. Jim Gaffigan lists his gaffes through his comedy

acolyte

3 assistant, helper, minion, underling, aide, sidekick not aco-heavies but lytes Devin surrounds himself w eager acolytes While Mady talks serious, she's more comfortable being my acolyte

caustic

3 capable of burning or corroding, ext critical or sarcastic. Rough, abrasive Chloe was a caustic and abrasive employee (can be metaphorical or literal

Anodyne

3 capable of relieving pain or medicine to relieve pain. ALSO That which smooths and soothes (not likely to provoke dissent or offense; inoffensive, often deliberately so)

vissitudes

3 change in one's circumstances, usually for the worse Even great rulers have their vicissitudes—massive kingdoms have diminished overnight, and once beloved kings have faced the scorn of angry masses. Life is vicious and full of vissitudes

Solicitous

3 characterized by or showing interest or concern she was always solicitous about the welfare of her students | a solicitous inquiry.

dichotomy

3 contrast of two different things. a division or contrast between two things that are or are represented as being opposed or entirely different.

Lambaste

3 criticize (someone or something) harshly. Picture Mikeal or a lame boss with lamb head criticizing you "they lambasted the report as a gross distortion of the truth" lamb-baste (like paste)

gallantry

3 dashing courage, heroic bravery. polite attention or respect given by men to women synonyms: chivalry, chivalrousness, gentlemanliness, courtesy, courteousness, politeness, good manners, attentiveness, graciousness, respectfulness, respect "she acknowledged his selfless gallantry"

gainsay

3 deny or contradict; speak against or oppose I can't gainsay a single piece of evidence James has presented, but I still don't trust his conclusion. Some of the officers were about to reject the project, but it had come from them, they could not well gainsay it

aberrant

3 deviant, deviating, divergent, abnormal, irregular, odd ab - away - errare 'to stray; A berry or barret strays or deviates sometimes. A teen's aberrant behavior made his parents thing he was on drugs, losing weight over holidays is an aberration. Abberant chomosomes Evan Berret's aberrant behavior made Susan and Mark nervous when he lived there

recalcitrant

3 difficult person -- Intractable, truculent, towards authority. Stubborn. disobedient, uncontrollable reluctant teen "WHATEVER!" Willy can be recalcitrant when I'm trying to hug and kiss him uncooperative, intractable, obstreperous, truculent, insubordinate, defiant, rebellious, willful, wayward, headstrong, self-willed, contrary, perverse, difficult; formalrefractory; archaicfroward, contumacious

froward

3 difficult to manage, stubborn (see odurate) froh-werd The froward and obdurate mule sat down and refused to move in the Legacy movie.

Abtruse

3 difficult to understand, obscure Obtuse and abstract combined obscure, arcane, esoteric, little known, recherché, rarefied, recondite, difficult, hard, puzzling, perplexing, cryptic, enigmatic, Delphic, complex, complicated, involved, over/above one's head, incomprehensible, unfathomable, impenetrable, mysterious

genial

3 diffusing warmth and friendliness - agreeable, conducive to comfort. Affable Of or relating to the chin or median part of the lower jaw GENIAL = GENUINE. A genuine person is genial. Think genie in aladin

Impertinent

3 disrespectful or improperly forward (see impudent). Also has not pertinent meaning It's never relevant/okay to be rude. The idiot police officer asked impertinent questions My in laws tend to be impertinent, impudent, insolent with my parents on sensitive subjects

Bowdlerize

3 edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate. Censor. Vidangel bowdlerizes To receive an R rating, the entire movie was bowdlerized because it contained so much violence and grotesque subject matter. Vidangel bowdlerizes movies to be made less severe Expurgate, censor, blue-pencil, cut, edit; purge, sanitize, water down; informalclean up

elusive

3 eluding or failing to allow for or accommodate a clear perception or complete mental grasp; hard to express or define

lechery

3 excessive or offensive sexual desire; lustfulness

lugubrious

3 excessively mournful (adj) In Hercules At the funeral, lugubrious songs filled the small church. If you have your heart broken, you might turn to some lugubrious music that reflects the way you feel.

garrulous

3 excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters. Garrulous - talkative but not necessarily social, gregarious social but not always talkative Scott/Greg is gregarious and garrulous with his friends but not others he doesn't know. These two words are commonly confused because they not only begin with a 'g' but they have very similar meanings. However, they are not quite the same. To be gregarious is to sociable. The word comes from Latin for flock, and retains some of its avian roots (think of geese, which are always in groups. They are gregarious).To be garrulous, on the other hand, means to be chatty. True, social types tend to be chatty, but when is the last time you encountered a chatty goose. On the other hand you can have one of those unsociable curmudgeons who hang outside the subway station babbling on about the imminent apocalypse.

felicitous

3 exhibiting an agreeably appropriate manner or style, marked by good fortune this word is derived from FELIX(root word means lucky..happy)..felix is name given to lucky and famous people.

equitable

3 fair and impartial.

aghast

3 filled with horror or shock. I am agog! I am aghast! Is Marius in love at last? "when the news came out they were aghast" synonyms: horrified, appalled, dismayed, thunderstruck, stunned, shocked, staggered; informalflabbergasted "eyewitnesses to the explosion were aghast"

Fawn

3 flatter extremely (see obsequious, toady, etc)

harried

3 harrassed (see beseiged) Harry potter gets harried when he goes back to school each year for being either a hero or villain depending on the year

misogyny

3 hatred or dislike of, or prejudice against, women

noisome

3 having an extremely bad smell OR UNPLEASANT(!) don't forget unpleasant regardless of smell Not noisy but smelly...

Rakish

3 having or displaying a dashing, jaunty, or slightly disreputable quality or appearance. - dashing, debonair, stylish, jaunty, devil-may-care; raffish, disreputable, louche; informal sharp rakish=reebok+stylish sporty and stylish rakish=reebok+stylish sporty and stylish

abeyance

3 in suspension or dormancy or uncertainty, suspended/deffered Matters held in abeyance I'm putting my NHA career on abeyance in order to focus on GRE

subsume

3 include or absorb something "most of these phenomena can be subsumed under two broad categories"

esoteric

3 intended for or understood only by a particular group, abstruse, obscure, arcane, recherché Esoteric tweets or fb status updates are annoying abstruse, obscure, arcane, recherché, rarefied, recondite, abstract; enigmatic, inscrutable, cryptic, Delphic; complex, complicated, incomprehensible, opaque, impenetrable, mysterious

debutante

3 is a girl or young woman of an aristocratic or upper-class family who has reached maturity and, as a new adult, comes out into society at a formal "debut".

luddite

3 is anybody who is strongly opposed to technological change It could be an uncle who refuses to use email or any form of electronic communication; it could describe somebody who continues to listen to cassette tapes. Indeed, it can describe an entire community.

narrow-minded

3 lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view I was narrow minded in seeing narrow-minded as a synonym of unschooled. Unitiated was the synonym

feckless

3 lazy and irresponsible lacking initiative or strength of character think of FECk-LESS as afFECting LESS because it is so useless. They F less and are unproductive "the feckless bum hasn't gotten off our sofa for ten days" The feckless robber left his wallet at scene of crime. synonyms: useless, worthless, incompetent, inept, good-for-nothing, ne'er-do-well; lazy, idle, slothful, indolent, irresponsible, shiftless; informal no-good, no-account. A parent may think their daughter's bf is feckless.

deluge

3 literally a flood. figuratively, means too much of something. For instance, there is a deluge of emails in my inbox. The web is a veritable deluge of useless information (though also a cornucopia of useful information, depending on where you look). Notice how I substituted 'cornucopia.' 'Deluge', like the two words above, expresses only a negative connotation.

mendacious

3 lying

elucidate

3 make clear

salient

3 most noticeable or important: • prominent; conspicuous: it was always the salient object in my view. 2 (of an angle) pointing outward. The opposite of re-entrant.3 [postpositive] Heraldry (of an animal) standing on its hind legs with the forepaws raised, as if leaping. noun a piece of land or section of fortification that juts out to form an angle. • an outward bulge in a line of military attack or defense. Salience = the quality of being particularly noticeable or important It succinctly covered all the salient points of the case

quotidian

3 mundane - found in the ordinary course of events akin to quote. A quote is told repeatedly - i.e., a cliche. Phil gets so involved thinking about Aristotle's arguments that he totally forgets quotidian concerns, such as exercising and eating regularly. a placid everyday scene

fastidious

3 nitpicky -- Very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail. having complicated nutritional requirements; especially growing only in special artificial cultures - giving careful attention to detail; hard to please; excessively concerned with cleanliness fussy n tedious. A fastidious eater, Herman would only eat the center of anything he touched. As a result, his plate was strewn with the remnants of his dinner, an eyesore for the hapless dinner guest. Walt is fastidious that all the chemistry is done perfect

contingent

3 noun: a gathering of persons representative of some larger group A small contingent of those loyal to the king have gathered around the castle to defend it.

heretic

3 noun: a person who holds unorthodox opinions in any field (not merely religion) Though everybody at the gym told Mikey to do cardio before weights, Mikey was a heretic and always did the reverse.

aphorism

3 noun: a short instructive saying about a general truth (see maxim) Nietzsche was known for using aphorisms, sometimes encapsulating a complex philosophical thought in a mere sentence. Yoda's aphorisms pack big meanings in short phrases

enormity

3 noun: an act of extreme wickedness (traditionally) Very large but unlikely on test The enormity of Pol Pot's regime is hard to capture in words--within months hundreds of thousands of Cambodians lost their lives. Traditionally, enormity has meant great wickedness, and NOT really, really big/enormous. However, over the years the use of enormity to mean enormous has become so prevalent that even Barack Obama himself has used the word in this way.Indeed, even the estimable NYTimes.com abounds in use of enormity (as long as you don't look too far back in the archive).As GRE test takers we should know both definitions, but we should also know that ETS tends to pretty traditional on such matters, and in all likelihood will only use 'enormity' to mean great wickedness.

duplicity

3 noun: deceitfulness, pretending to want one thing but interested in something else A life of espionage is one of duplicity: an agent must pretend to be a totally different person than who she or he actually is.

extempore

3 on the spur of the moment, without preparation" or "without notes Those assembled were beyond impressed by how well the young man spoke (i) _______ , and would have listened to him pleasantly digress for hours had the event not been (ii) _______by the host's sudden illness. extempore - Blank (i) describes how the young man spoke. We find several other descriptions of his speaking in the sentence: "those assembled were beyond impressed at how well" he spoke and he "pleasantly digress(ed)." ex·tem·po·ra·ne·ous -- impromptu, spontaneous, unscripted, ad lib, extemporary, extemporaneous; improvised, unrehearsed, unplanned, unprepared, off the top of one's head; informaloff-the-cuff; formalad libitum

prose

3 ordinary language... opposite of poetry. ordinary speech, poetry vs prose— this is just normal talk

Abrogate

3 overturn a law, or appeal a law... Also: evade (a responsibility or duty). Abogado- you'll need an abogado to overturn a law or get out of having to follow one

craven

3 pathetically cowardly cowering raven

ascetic

3 practicing self-denial. noun: one who practices great self-denial. Historically, ascetics like Gandhi are often considered wise men partially because of their restraint. Austere. "abstemious. austere, self-denying, abstinent, abstemious, self-disciplined, self-abnegating; simple, puritanical, monastic; reclusive, eremitic, hermitic; celibate, chaste. abstainer, puritan, recluse, hermit, anchorite, solitary; fakir, Sufi, dervish, sadhu"

aegis

3 protection, backing, support, sponsor, safeguard, aid, umbrella Greek: shield of Zeus -- sounds greek "negotiations were conducted under the aegis of the UN"

germane

3 relevant and appropriate German is always relevant to history. The professor wanted to tell the jury in detail about his new book, but the lawyer said it wasn't germane to the charges in the cases. I need to be pithy when I write and stick to salient items of discussion that are germane

desiccated

3 remove the moisture from (something, especially food), typically in order to preserve. also can be: uninteresting, lacking vitality Few novelists over 80 are able to produce anything more than desiccated works--boring shadows of former books.

adumbrate

3 report or represent in outline, foreshadow, symbolize, indicate faintly a-dumb-rat = something bad is likely to happen "James Madison adumbrated the necessity that the Senate be somewhat insulated from public passions"

abdicate

3 resign, retire, stand down, renoucnce abdicat-latin, renounced. ab 'away', from' + dicare = declare. Parents can be charged for abidating their responsibilities towards their children. Don't confuse with depose or dethrone which refer to forcing a leader from power... abdication is voluntary. .ab = away .. dic... proclaim (dictator, dictionary, etc) The king abdicated in 1936 I will abdicate my position as ED in order to focus on the GRE and get into a PhD program

accrue

3 result from, arise from, ensue from, attend My financials will accrue from a stronger marketer

churlish

3 rude in a mean-spirited and surly way, adjective: lacking manners or refinement "it seems churlish to complain". "The manager was unnecessarily churlish to his subordinates, rarely deigning to say hello, but always quick with a sartorial jab if someone happened to be wearing anything even slightly mismatching."

acerbic

3 sharp, sarcastic, biting, stinging, bitter, harsh, hurtful, unkind acerbus = sour tasting in latin. acer-bi*ch Mady gets acerbic when she's hungry Sweet Madison gets quite acerbic when she's hungry!

Evanescente

3 short lived

gregarious

3 sociable, (of a person) fond of company; sociable. (of animals) living in flocks or loosely organized communities. Garrulous - talkative but not necessarily social, gregarious social but not always talkative Scott/Greg is gregarious and garrulous with his friends but not others he doesn't know. These two words are commonly confused because they not only begin with a 'g' but they have very similar meanings. However, they are not quite the same. To be gregarious is to sociable. The word comes from Latin for flock, and retains some of its avian roots (think of geese, which are always in groups. They are gregarious).To be garrulous, on the other hand, means to be chatty. True, social types tend to be chatty, but when is the last time you encountered a chatty goose. On the other hand you can have one of those unsociable curmudgeons who hang outside the subway station babbling on about the imminent apocalypse.

rave

3 speak as though one's lost his/her mind. Speak highly of (two different meanings)

Deface

3 spoil the surface or appearance of (something), e.g., by drawing or writing on it; mar or disfigure.

extant

3 still in existence; surviving

raconteur

3 storyteller - noun - a person skilled in telling anecdotes

abate

3 subside, die down/away, lessen, ease, let up. Put a stop to batter - beat down The storm suddenly abated - Tax abatement I sang hymns in bed depressed, waiting for the storm to abate. I'm always looking for tax abatement principles

accrete/accretion

3 the process of growth or increase usually from gradual accumulation crecer = to grow in Sp. To grow larger .. like proliferation but that's rapid and accetion is gradual The accretion of sediments makes Grand Canyon unique

precipice

3 the steep, vertical edge of a hill or a huge rock. Also called a cliff. a situation of great peril

equivocation

3 the use of ambiguous language to conceal the truth or to avoid committing oneself; prevarication. Contrast that respect for the FBI and fear of America's wrath with Mr Trump's own public statements, tweets and equivocations around the same time. Let me say this without equivocation...

lexicon

3 the vocabulary of a person, language, or branch of knowledge

Querulous

3 to be whinny, annoyingly, petulent in a negative light

abash

3 to destroy the self-confidence, poise, or self-possession of; disconcert; make ashamed or embarrassed: to abash someone by sneering unabashed -- not embarassed I was abashed me when an elder in the MTC told me my fly was down

lionize

3 to treat or regard somebody as a celebrity During the 16th century, a group of lions were kept in the Tower of London. Given that the only entertainment in those days was watching your peasant neighbor slip on a mound of pig dug, the opportunity to witness actual lions must have been quite momentous. Indeed, the lions were treated like celebrities. Consequently, lionize means to treat or regard somebody as a celebrity. Like how every teenage girl lionizes Katy Perry, who, for whatever reason, just can't get enough of lions (and dancing sharks, apparently).

ambiguous

3 unclear or capable of being understood in two or more different ways. (usually a situation, not a person)

tacit

3 understood or implied without being stated. Mady and I have a tacit understanding she'll do better on the GRE

hapless

3 unfortunate. adj (especially of a person) happy-less "if you're one of the many hapless car buyers who've been shafted" Sometimes I bemoan or lament the hapless boys who lost out on Mady synonyms: unfortunate, unlucky, luckless, out of luck, ill-starred, ill-fated, jinxed, cursed, doomed;

adventitious

3 unplanned, unpremeditated, serendipitous, casual, not native or expected adventurous.. but careful... this is more unplanned -- but both outside of norm "my adventures were always adventitious, always thrust on me"

Husband

3 use (resources) economically; conserve. Mady's husband really husbands their household!

denote

3 verb: be a sign or indication of; have as a meaning Even if the text is not visible, the red octagon denotes "stop" to all motorists in America.

vaccilate

3 verb: be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action. Some students vacillate between schools when deciding which to attend, while others focus only on one school.

quail

3 verb: draw back, as with fear or pain Craig always claimed to be a fearless outdoorsman, but when the thunderstorm engulfed the valley, he quailed at the thought of leaving the safety of his cabin.

debunk

3 verb: expose as false ideas and claims, especially while ridiculing Richard Dawkins tries to debunk religious belief, but his ridicule tends to push people away from his points rather than convince them.

bemoan

3 verb: express discontent or a strong regret, (see lament) While the CFO carefully explained all the reasons for the cuts in benefits, after the meeting employees bemoaned the cuts as further evidence that management was against them.

sanction

3 verb: give authority or permission to The authorities have sanctioned the use of the wilderness reserve for public use; many expect to see hikers and campers enjoying the park in the coming months.

construe

3 verb: interpreted in a particular way The author's inability to take a side on the issue was construed by both his opponents and supporters as a sign of weakness.

lampoon

3 verb: ridicule with satire, poke fun at Mark Twain understood that lampooning a bad idea with humor was the most effective criticism.

arrogate

3 verb: seize and control without authority (like appropriate, which is arrogant to do) Arriving at the small town, the outlaw arrogated the privileges of a lord, asking the frightened citizens to provide food, drink, and entertainment.

kowtow

3 verb: to bow or act in a subservient manner Paul kowtowed to his boss so often the boss herself became nauseated by his sycophancy.

imbibe

3 verb: to drink or absorb as if drinking, Absorb ideas Plato imbibed Socrates' teachings to such an extent that he was able to write volumes of work that he directly attributed, sometimes word for word, to Socrates.

unnerve

3 verb: to make nervous or upset, lose confidence At one time unnerved by math problems, she began avidly "Magoosh-ing"

badger

3 verb: to pester Badgered by his parents to find a job, the 30-year-old loafer instead joined a gang of itinerant musicians

maunder

3 verb: wander aimlessly (similar to meander). Meander and wander Max liked to maunder down by the seaside and pick up whatever sea shells he would stumble upon

munificient

3 very generous, (of a gift or sum of money) larger or more generous than is usual or necessary. money+sufficient-when a person has sufficient money he is generous distributed gifts with a lavish hand - the critics were lavish in their praise - a munificent gift - his father gave him a half-dollar and his mother a quarter and he thought them munificent - prodigal praise - unsparing generosity - his unstinted devotion - called for unstinting aid to Britain

indolent

3 wanting to avoid activity or exertion; lazy.