Wizened- Shriveled up, dried up Vicissitude- A change, alternation, mutation Unctuous- Greasy (physically or personality) (-) Acronym- Name in which each letter stands for something Flippant- Rude, glib (-) Swagger- Boasting manner Retraction- Withdrawal of something (especially a statement) Sardonic- Sarcastic or mocking (-) Naysayer- One who denies, refuses, opposes, or is skeptical Quaffable- Drinkable[…]
Littoral- The shore of a lake or ocean Redolent- Having a good smell Xenophile- Prejudice against immigrants Lucrative- Profitable Anarchy- Absence of government Debacle- Sudden collapse Abdicate- Renounce or give up a position Antiquated- Out of date Bourgeois- Middle class, materialistic Insurgent- Rebellious or one who rebels Posterity- Descendents, future generations Iconoclast- One who attacks[…]
Clandestine- Secret Prophetic- Seeing into the future Trivial- Unimportant Dissent- Disagree with Surmise- Presume Depravity- Moral corruption Jeopardize- Put in danger Scrutinize- Criticize Slipshod- Haphazardly Extrapolate- To pull out of Onerous- Strenuous, difficult, bothersome Irreproachable- Beyond reproach (too holy to be criticized) Affliction- Misery, pain, grief Cacophony- Harsh/loud sounds Rehash- Repeat Expendable- Worthless Ameliorate- Soothe,[…]
Dowager- Widow who has right to property Turpitude- Corrupt practice Perspicacity- Keen Modicum- Small amount of something Vindictive- Revengeful Condone- To allow or excuse Subterfuge- A deceiving statement used to get what you want Recalcitrant- Stubborn and uncooperative with the authority Rapacious- Very greedy Venal- Related to bribery Antiquated- Old-fashioned, out-dated Laconic- Using few words[…]
Impish- Annoying or annoyingly playful Gaucho- Cowboy, masculine and adventurous Gist- The basic idea of something Imputation- An accusation of guild Chaste- Pure Errant- Wandering Fallacious- Misleading Phlegmatic- Stoic, showing little emotion Mellifluous- Softly flowing Magnanimity- Generosity Scrupulous- Moral, honest, sticking to rules Tenacious- Persistent, stubborn Bane- Cause of death or ruin Ardor- Intensity Dogged-[…]
Brood- Young of an animal Confer- Discuss/conference with Din- Noisy Disinter- To take out of original place Dole- To distribute out Ensconce- To settle in or to hide Forelock- Front of a horse’s mane Gambol- To play light heartedly Ignominious- Bringing shame Knoll- Hill Machination- Sneaky plot Maxim- A saying that is widely accepted Poultice-[…]
Dilettante- A person who is interested in something like the arts, but does not really know a lot about it. Recidivist- A criminal who repeats the offense Robust- Strong Plight- Suffering/Bad situation Complicity- Participating in a crime Arbor- Related to the earth or trees Eulogy- Tribute (+) for someone who died Felicity- Great happiness Felicitous- Pleasing/lucky[…]
Treacly- Sickeningly sweet or overly sentimental Fiasco- Big disaster Wayward- Disobedient Draught- Animal used for pulling heavy things Innate- Inner characteristic Brevity- Briefness Diurnal- Awake during the day (opposite of nocturnal) Polymorphous- Something that takes many forms Simian- Related to monkeys or apes Perservate- To repeat over and over/obsessively Kudos- Honor/glory Byzantine- Difficult to understand[…]
Constituency- The residents of a district (political) Debacle- A sudden, disastrous collapse, downfall Endorse- Approve, support Incumbent- Current office holder Partisan- One-sided; prejudiced; committed Abdicate- Renounce; give up Antiquated- Obsolete; outdated Bourgeois- Middle class; selfishly materialistic Caste- Hereditary social classes Emancipate- To set free Enterprising- Ready to undertake ambitious projects Expedite- To hasten the process[…]
Amalgam- Mixture of different elements; alloy Corrosion- Destruction by chemical action Dichotomy- Split; divided in two parts (often contradictory) Dispersion- Breaking up or scattering in various directions Dregs- Sediment; worthless residue Ferment- Breaking something down; civil unrest Hermetic- Sealed airtight Impermeable- Impervious; not permitting passage through Innate- Inborn; possessed as an essential characteristic Malleable- Capable[…]