1.apostate-a person who renounces a religious or political belief or principle.
-The female apostate is to be kept in confinement until she recant or death
-The female apostate is to be kept in confinement until she recant or death
2.effusive-expressing feelings of gratitude, pleasure, or approval in an unrestrained or heartfelt manner.
-Her smile became wider and bowing thanks very effusive!
3.impasse-a situation in which no progress is possible, esp. because of disagreement; a deadlock.
-Impasse in the conference on disarmament.
-Impasse in the conference on disarmament.
4.euphoria-A feeling of great happiness or well-being.
-Just one man poured water into this wine of general euphoria.
5.lugubrious-looking or sounding sad and dismal.
-Lugubrious howl just outside -- within ten feet of them.
-Lugubrious howl just outside -- within ten feet of them.
6.bravado-Defiant or swaggering behavior.
-Bravado in the face of fear and uncertainty?
-Bravado in the face of fear and uncertainty?
7.consensus-general agreement.
-In such cases, reaching consensus was not an issue.
8.dichotomy-a division or contrast between two things that are or are represented as being opposed or entirely different.
-Dichotomy of view is an urgent component of nca's immediate horizon
9.constrict-make narrower, esp. by encircling pressure.
-Constructed from timber.
10.gothic-relating to,l or resembling the Goths their civilization, or their language.
-Goth kids who like darkness will figure out some way to improve the storminess without raining on everyone else's parade.
-Goth kids who like darkness will figure out some way to improve the storminess without raining on everyone else's parade.
11.punctilio-a fine or petty point of conduct or procedure.
-They will not part with the least punctilio in their opinions and practices.
12.metamorphosis- A transformation, as by magic or sorcery.
-Metamorphosis into a salmon fisher?
-Metamorphosis into a salmon fisher?
13.raconteur-a person who tells anecdotes in a skillful and amusing way.
-He is a born raconteur, lover of life, communicator.
-He is a born raconteur, lover of life, communicator.
14.sine qua non-something absolutely indispensable or essential.
-Sine qua non condition for the existence of the two identities.
-Sine qua non condition for the existence of the two identities.
15.quixotic-exceedingly idealistic; unrealistic and impractical.-Quixotic attempts at self-definition.
16.vendetta-a blood feud in which the family of a murdered person seeks vengeance on the murderer or the murderer's family.
-I don't pursue vendettas or punch people on the nose.
17.non sequitur-an inference that does not follow from the premises.
-But this is little more than a logical non sequitur.
-But this is little more than a logical non sequitur.
18.mystique-an air or attitude of mystery and reverence developing around something or someone.
-Mystique of directors comes from cinema.
-Mystique of directors comes from cinema.
19.quagmire-a soft boggy area of land that gives way underfoot.-Quagmire of a pitch both teams found it hard to get any rhythm
20.parlous-full of danger or uncertainty; precarious.
-The lebanon situation looks parlous despite an apparent ceasefire.
1. Accolade- (n) award, honor
- The play received accolades from the press.
2. Acerbity- (n) sourness, with roughness orastringency of taste
- Her acerbity was shown through the sharpness of her eyes.
3. Attrition- (n) a reduction or decrease in numbers,size, or strength
-Our club has had ahigh rate of attrition because so many members have moved away.
4. Bromide- (n) a person who is platitudinous and boring; a trite saying
-Some bromide about the literary life being as unfair as the normal one may have to do.
5. Chauvinist- (n) a person who is aggressively and blindly patriotic, especially one devoted to military glory
-My male coworkers are all chauvinistswho feel that a woman should stay at home, have children, and certainly not manage a Fortune 500 company.
6. Chronic- (adj) constant; habitual; inveterate; having long had a disease
-They may become chronic with serious loss of blood.
7. Expound- (v) to explain; to interpret
-An idea first expounded by darwin in on the origin of species.
8. Factionalism- (adj) of a faction or factions; self-interested
-I answered that both groups were suffering from serious defects and advised him to take measures to liquidate factionalism.
9. Immaculate- (adj) free from spot or stain; free from moral blemish; pure; free from fault
-Well, you don't have to keep your house looking immaculate all the time, just in case someone turns up to view.
10. Imprecation- (n) the act of imprecations; cursing
-The great joy of the moment, however, is dancing to music instead of the sound of my own breathing and muttered imprecations.
11. Ineluctable- (adj) incapable of being evaded; inescapable
-Ineluctable sense of dynamics, which means also his structural control of each work.
12. Mercurial- (adj) changeable; animated; lively
-Mercurial barometer reveals a number of interesting changes.
13. Palliate- (v) to relieve or lessen without curing; alleviate; to try and conceal the gravity if excuses, apologies
-The primary goal is to help the patient and cure or palliate the disease.
14. Protocol- (n) a supplementary international agreement; the customs and regulations dealing with diplomatic formality
-We currently have several securityprotocols in place to insure that any sensitive company information is protected.
15. Resplendent- (adj) shining brilliantly; gleaming; splendid
-She looked resplendent in her wedding dress.
16. Stigmatize- (v) to set some mark of disgrace; to mark with a stigma or brand.
-People stigmatize the word "tutor."
17. Sub Rosa- (n) confidentially; secretly; privately
-The meeting was held sub rosa, due to the sensitive nature of its content
18. Vainglory- (n) excessive elation or pride over one's own achievements, abilities; boastful vanity
-He did not hesitate to flaunt his great personal vainglory in public.
19. Vestige- (n) a mark, trace, or visible evidence of something that us no longer present or in existence
-The mummy had decomposed so badly that only vestiges of the cotton gauze could be seen.
20. Volition- (n) the act of willing, or choosing, or resolving; exercise of willing; a choice of decision made by the will
-He decided to enter rehab of his own freevolition.
1.obsequious- (adj) obedient; dutiful; fawning
21.truckle- (v) to submit or yield obsequiously or tamely
- They were served by obsequiouswaiters.
2.beatitude- (n) exalted happiness
- His beatitude was shown when he got accepted into his dream college.
- His beatitude was shown when he got accepted into his dream college.
3.bete noire- (n) a person or thing that one particularly dislikes or dreads
- The presentations were the bete noire and I did not want to do mine.
- The presentations were the bete noire and I did not want to do mine.
4.bode- (v) to be an omen of
-These rain clouds don't bode well for our picnic.
-These rain clouds don't bode well for our picnic.
5.dank- (adj) unpleasantly moist or humid; damp and, often, chilly
- The blokes have long dank hair and a laddish look in their eyes.
- The blokes have long dank hair and a laddish look in their eyes.
6.ecumenical- (adj) general; universal: promoting Christian unity throughout the world
- The ecumenical organization preached about Christianity.
7.fervid- (adj) heated in spirit, enthusiasm; intensely hot, burning
- His fervid attitude really got him going he had to sit down and relax.
- His fervid attitude really got him going he had to sit down and relax.
8.fetid- (adj) having an offensive odor; stinking
- The fetid woman in the salon really needed to bathe.
- The fetid woman in the salon really needed to bathe.
9.gargantuan- (adj) gigantic, enormous
- The skyscraper was gargantuan.
- The skyscraper was gargantuan.
10.heyday- (n) the stage or period of greatest vigor, strength, success, etc.; prime
- The lawyer had a lot of heyday in his life.
11.incubus- (n) a nightmare
- The child woke up from an incubusthe other night.
- The child woke up from an incubusthe other night.
12.infrastructure- (n) the basic, underlying framework or features of a system or organisation
-Roads and bridges are considered asinfrastructure in the United States.
-Roads and bridges are considered asinfrastructure in the United States.
13.inveigle- (v) to entice, lure, or ensnare by flattery or artful talk; to acquire by beguiling talk or methods
-Her son tried to inveigle her into giving him the money for a car.
-Her son tried to inveigle her into giving him the money for a car.
14.kudos- (n) honor, glory, acclaim
-Susan gave kudos to Bob for his job well done.
-Susan gave kudos to Bob for his job well done.
15.lagniappe- (n) tip, bonus, gratuity
- The guitar player received lagniappefor a good gig.
- The guitar player received lagniappefor a good gig.
16.prolix- (adj) extended to great, unnecessary, or tedious length; long and wordy
-His prolix speech was over forty five minutes long.
-His prolix speech was over forty five minutes long.
17.protege- (n) a person under the care of someone interested in his or her career or welfare.
-Under the guidance of his mentor, the young protege was able to achieve success in his field.
-Under the guidance of his mentor, the young protege was able to achieve success in his field.
18.prototype- (n) the original or model on which something is based on for formed; someone who serves to illustrate the typical qualities of something
-The rocket scientist built a prototypeof a rocket he planned on launching.
19.sycophant- (n) a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite
-Hoping to get the best mark in class,the sycophant flattered his teacher at every opportunity.
-Hoping to get the best mark in class,the sycophant flattered his teacher at every opportunity.
20.tautology- (n) needless repetition of an idea
-Critics of evolutionary theory have long argued that the concept of natural selection is a tautology.
21.truckle- (v) to submit or yield obsequiously or tamely
- Don't truckle to unreasonable demands.
22. Accolade- (n) award, honor
- The play received accolades from the press.
23. Acerbity- (n) sourness, with roughness orastringency of taste
- Her acerbity was shown through the sharpness of her eyes.
24. Attrition- (n) a reduction or decrease in numbers,size, or strength
-Our club has had ahigh rate of attrition because so many members have moved away.
25. Bromide- (n) a person who is platitudinous and boring; a trite saying
-Some bromide about the literary life being as unfair as the normal one may have to do.
26. Chauvinist- (n) a person who is aggressively and blindly patriotic, especially one devoted to military glory
-My male coworkers are all chauvinistswho feel that a woman should stay at home, have children, and certainly not manage a Fortune 500 company.
27. Chronic- (adj) constant; habitual; inveterate; having long had a disease
-They may become chronic with serious loss of blood.
28. Expound- (v) to explain; to interpret
-An idea first expounded by darwin in on the origin of species.
29. Factionalism- (adj) of a faction or factions; self-interested
-I answered that both groups were suffering from serious defects and advised him to take measures to liquidate factionalism.
30. Immaculate- (adj) free from spot or stain; free from moral blemish; pure; free from fault
-Well, you don't have to keep your house looking immaculate all the time, just in case someone turns up to view.
31. Imprecation- (n) the act of imprecations; cursing
-The great joy of the moment, however, is dancing to music instead of the sound of my own breathing and muttered imprecations.
32. Ineluctable- (adj) incapable of being evaded; inescapable
-Ineluctable sense of dynamics, which means also his structural control of each work.
33. Mercurial- (adj) changeable; animated; lively
-Mercurial barometer reveals a number of interesting changes.
34. Palliate- (v) to relieve or lessen without curing; alleviate; to try and conceal the gravity if excuses, apologies -The primary goal is to help the patient and cure or palliate the disease.
35. Protocol- (n) a supplementary international agreement; the customs and regulations dealing with diplomatic formality
-We currently have several securityprotocols in place to insure that any sensitive company information is protected.
36. Resplendent- (adj) shining brilliantly; gleaming; splendid
-She looked resplendent in her wedding dress.
37. Stigmatize- (v) to set some mark of disgrace; to mark with a stigma or brand.
-People stigmatize the word "tutor."
38. Sub Rosa- (n) confidentially; secretly; privately
-The meeting was held sub rosa, due to the sensitive nature of its content
39. Vainglory- (n) excessive elation or pride over one's own achievements, abilities; boastful vanity
-He did not hesitate to flaunt his great personal vainglory in public.
40. Vestige- (n) a mark, trace, or visible evidence of something that us no longer present or in existence
-The mummy had decomposed so badly that only vestiges of the cotton gauze could be seen.
41. Volition- (n) the act of willing, or choosing, or resolving; exercise of willing; a choice of decision made by the will
-He decided to enter rehab of his own free volition.
1) Shenanigans: (n) mischief, trickery
2) Ricochet: (v) to move in this way, as a projectile
3) Schism: (n) division or disunion; the parties so formed
4) Eschew: (v) to abstain or keep away from; shun; avoid
5) Plethora: (n) over abundance; excess
6) Ebullient: (adj) overflowing with fervor, enthusiasm, or excitement; high-spirited
7) Garrulous: (adj) wordy, diffuse; excessively talkative in a rambling manner
8) Harangue: (n) intense verbal attack
9) Interdependence: (n) the quality or condition of being interdependence, or mutually reliant upon each other
10) Capricious: (adj) erratic, unpredictable of change
11) Loquacious: (adj) talkative, chattering; to talk much
12) Ephemeral: (adj) lasting a short time; short-lived
13) Inchoate: (adj) not yet completed; not yet developed
14) Juxtapose: (v) to place close together for comparison and contrast
15) Perspicacious: (adj) having keen mental perception and understanding
16) Codswallop: (n) nonsense, rubbish
17) Mungo: (n) a low-grade wool from felted rags or waste
18) Sesquipedalian: (adj) containing many syllables, given to using long words
19) Wonky: (adj) unsteady, shaky, unreliable, boring
20) Diphthong: (n) a vowel sound, occupying a single syllable, during the articulation of which the tongue moves from one position to another, causing a continual change in vowel quality
6) Ebullient: (adj) overflowing with fervor, enthusiasm, or excitement; high-spirited
7) Garrulous: (adj) wordy, diffuse; excessively talkative in a rambling manner
8) Harangue: (n) intense verbal attack
9) Interdependence: (n) the quality or condition of being interdependence, or mutually reliant upon each other
10) Capricious: (adj) erratic, unpredictable of change
11) Loquacious: (adj) talkative, chattering; to talk much
12) Ephemeral: (adj) lasting a short time; short-lived
13) Inchoate: (adj) not yet completed; not yet developed
14) Juxtapose: (v) to place close together for comparison and contrast
15) Perspicacious: (adj) having keen mental perception and understanding
16) Codswallop: (n) nonsense, rubbish
17) Mungo: (n) a low-grade wool from felted rags or waste
18) Sesquipedalian: (adj) containing many syllables, given to using long words
19) Wonky: (adj) unsteady, shaky, unreliable, boring
20) Diphthong: (n) a vowel sound, occupying a single syllable, during the articulation of which the tongue moves from one position to another, causing a continual change in vowel quality
