princeton/huntington vocab

Question 1

allude

Answer 1

to suggest or call attention to indirectly; to hint at

Question 2

analogous

Answer 2

comparable in certain respects, typically in a way which makes clearer the nature of the things compared

Question 3

apprehensive

Answer 3

anxious or fearful that something bad or unpleasant will happen

Question 4

buttress

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to increase the strength of or justification for; to reinforce

Question 5

concede

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to admit that something is true or valid after first denying or resisting it

Question 6

deference

Answer 6

humble submission and respect

Question 7

impede

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to delay or prevent (someone or something) by obstructing; to hinder

Question 8

impose

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to take advantage of someone by demanding attention or commitment

Question 9

pervasive

Answer 9

spreading widely throughout an area or a group of people, especially in an unpleasant way

Question 10

renounce

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to formally declare one’s abandonment of (a claim, right or possession)

Question 11

substantiate

Answer 11

to provide evidence to support or prove the truth of

Question 12

tenuous

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very weak or slight

Question 13

underscore

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to emphasize or draw attention to

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unobtrusive

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not conspicuous or attracting attention

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verisimilitude

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the appearance of being true or real

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anachronism

Answer 16

something out of its correct chronological or historical order

Question 17

apprehensive

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uneasy, anxious, or fearful about the future; quick to understand or learn

Question 18

boorish

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crude, coarse, and clumsy in behavior; churlish, oafish, insensitive

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cathartic

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delivering catharsis; emotionally purging

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consummate

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complete or perfect in every respect; supremely skilled

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cursory

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performed hastily and without attention to detail; superficial

Question 22

deride

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to laugh at in scorn or treat with contempt; to ridicule

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elucidate

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to make lucid or clear; to explain

Question 24

felicitous

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well-suited for the occasion; marked by good fortune

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florid

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reddish or rosy; excessively ornate or flowery

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idiosyncrasy

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a habit, mannerism, or characteristic that is peculiar to an individual

Question 27

ineffable

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defying expression or description; inexpressible

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intemperate

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given or characterized by excessive indulgence; not moderate

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irreverent

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showing lack of due respect; impertinent; satirical

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laudatory

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containing or expressing praise

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magnanimous

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generous in forgiving; unselfish; free of resentment

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obstinate

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stubborn; inflexible; not easily overcome

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pragmatic

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practical; dealing with actual facts or occurrences

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prosaic

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commonplace; dull; lacking in imagination

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rhetorical

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used for style or effect only; having to do with rhetoric; bombastic

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sanguine

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optimistic; hopeful or confident; reddish

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solicitious

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anxious or concerned; careful; eager

Question 38

vindicate

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to clear of accusation or suspicion; tp defend, maintain, or avenge