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1
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Define:

Heteromorphic

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adj. occurring in two or more different forms, esp. at different stages in the life cycle

2
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Condign

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adj. (of punishment or retribution) appropriate to the crime or wrongdoing

3
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Costive

A

adj. slow or reluctant in speech or action

4
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Georgic

A

n. a poem or book dealing with agriculture or rural ropics

5
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Natty

A

adj. (esp of a person or an article of clothing) smart and fashionable

6
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Sophistry

A

n. the use of fallacious arguments, esp. with the intention of deceiving

7
Q

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Drab

A

adj. lacking brightness or interest

8
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Define:

Insipidity

A

adj. lacking flavor, vigor, or interest

9
Q

Define:

Casuistic

A

n. relating to a person who uses clever but unsound reasoning, esp. in relation to moral questions; a sophist

10
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Define:

Malefactions

A

n. a crime

11
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Risque

A

adj. slightly indecent or liable to shock

12
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Denouement

A

n. the final part of a play or move in which the strands of the plot are drawn together and matters are explained or resolved

13
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Iota

A

n. an extremely small amount

14
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Define:

Impuissant

A

adj. powerless

15
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Define:

Peremptory

A

adj. (esp. of a person’s manner or actions) insisting on immediate attention or obedience, esp. in a brusquely imperious way

16
Q

Define:

Allay

A

v. relieve or alleviate; diminish or put at rest

17
Q

Define:

Proleptic

A

adj. relating to the representation of a thing as existing before it actualy does

18
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Define:

Proximate

A

adj. closest in space or time

19
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Protract

A

v. prolong

20
Q

Define:

Abrogate

A

v. repeal or do away with

21
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Define:

Vituperate

A

v. blame or insult

22
Q

Define:

Baneful

A

n. cause of great distress ro annoyance

23
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Define:

Vitiated

A

v. spoil or impar the quality or efficiency of

24
Q

Define:

Limber

A

adj. (of a person or boady part) lithe; supple or flexible; not stiff or hard

25
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Inimical

A

adj. tending to obstruct or harm

26
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Define:

Lackey

A

n. servant

27
Q

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Anchorite

A

n. a religious recluse

28
Q

Define:

Prolix

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adj. (of speech or writing) using or containing too many words; tediously lengthy

29
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Self-Effacing

A

adj. not claiming attention for oneself; retiring and modest

30
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Define:

Traduce

A

v. speak badly of or tell lies about (someone) so as to damage their reputation

31
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Define:

Ordinal

A

adj. of or relating to a thing’s position in a series

32
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Prefatory

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adj. serving as an introduction

33
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Aberrance

A

n. departure from an accepted standard

34
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Define:

Bevy

A

n. a large group of people or things of a particular kind

35
Q

Define:

Surfeit

A

n. an excessive amount of something

36
Q

Define:

Scruple

A

n. a feelding of doubt or hesitation with regard to the morality or propriety of a course of action

37
Q

Define:

Apothegm

A

n. a concise saying or maximl an aphorism

38
Q

Define:

Contumely

A

n. insolent or insulting language or treatment

39
Q

Define:

Fructify

A

v. make something fruitful or productive

40
Q

Define:

Expatiate

A

v. speak or write at length or in detail

41
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Define:

Arrogate

A

v. take or claim something for oneself without justification

42
Q

Define:

Abengate

A

v. renounce or reject (something desired or valuable)

43
Q

Define:

Itinerant

A

adj. a person traveling from place to place

44
Q

Define:

Seething

A

adj. (of a person) be filled with intense but unexpressed anger

45
Q

Define:

Plenary

A

adj. unqualified; absolute; (of a meeting) to be attended by all participants at a conference or assembly, who otherwise meet in smaller groups

46
Q

Define:

Adduce

A

v. cite as evidence

47
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Define:

Conferment

A

v. grant or bestor (a title, degree, etc)

48
Q

Define:

Colloquium

A

n. an academic conference or seminar

49
Q

Define:

Jouissance

A

n. physical or intellectual pleasure, delight, or ecstasy

50
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Define:

Insouciance

A

n. casual lack of concern; indifference

51
Q

Define:

Minatory

A

adj. expressing or conveying a threat

52
Q

Define:

Continence

A

n. ability to exercise self-restraint

53
Q

Define:

Fiat

A

n. a formal authorization or proposition

54
Q

Define:

Bespeaking

A

v. suggest; order or reserve something in advance

55
Q

Define:

Calumniating

A

v. to make false and defamatory statements about

56
Q

Define:

Synoptic

A

adj. of or forming a general summary or synopsis

57
Q

Define:

Climacteric

A

n. a critical period or event

58
Q

Define:

Imputing

A

v. to represent (something esp. something undesirable) as being done, caused, or posessed by someone; to attribute

59
Q

Define:

Grousing

A

v. to complain pettily; grumble

60
Q

Define:

Gauche

A

adj. lacking ease or grace

61
Q

Define:

Colloquy

A

n. a conversation

62
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Define:

Callow

A

adj. (esp. of a young person) inexperienced and immature

63
Q

Define:

Aspirate

A

adj. (of a sound) pronounced with an exhalation of breath

64
Q

Define:

Piquant

A

adj. having a pleasantly stimulating or exciting to the mind

65
Q

Define:

Lesions

A

n. a region in an organ or tissue that has suffered damage through injury or disease

66
Q

Define:

Contusion

A

n. a region of injured tissue or skin in which blood capillaries have been ruptured; a bruise

67
Q

Define:

Edacious

A

adj. of, relating to, or given to eating

68
Q

Define:

Pip

A

n. a small shape or symbol; an excellent or very attractive person or thing

69
Q

Define:

Stub

A

n. a truncated or unusually short thing

70
Q

Define:

Nimbus

A

n. cloud; a light, color, etc., that surrounds someone or something

71
Q

Define:

Ratiocinate

A

v. form judgments by a process of logic

72
Q

Define:

Collate

A

v. collect and combine in proper order

73
Q

Define:

Enfilades

A

v. direct a volley of gunfire along the length of a target

74
Q

Define:

Imprecations

A

n. a spoken curse

75
Q

Define:

Salvos

A

n. a simultaneous discharge of artillery or other guns in battle

76
Q

Define:

Consummate

A

v. complete (a transaction or attempt); make perfect; adj. showing a high degree of skill

77
Q

Define:

Waggish

A

adj. humorous in a playful, mischievous, or facetious manner

78
Q

Define:

Couth

A

adj. cultured, refined, and well mannered

79
Q

Define:

Illicit

A

adj. forbidden by law

80
Q

Define:

Gnosticism

A

n. belief in the potential redemption of the human spirit

81
Q

Define:

Bloviation

A

n. the speaking of something at length, esp. in an inflated or empty way

82
Q

Define:

Cerebrality

A

adj. intellectual rather than emotional or physical

83
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Define:

Prepossessions

A

adj. attractive or appealing in appearance

84
Q

Define:

Appurtenances

A

n. an accessory or other item associated with a particular activity or style ofliving

85
Q

Define:

Sumptuous

A

adj. splendid and expensive-looking

86
Q

Define:

Pollarded

A

v. cut off the top and branches of (a tree) to encourage new growth at the top

87
Q

Define:

Aleatory

A

adj. random

88
Q

Define:

Sybaritic

A

adj. fond of sensuous luxury or pleasure; self-indulgent

89
Q

Define:

Graft

A

v. insert or fix (something) permanently to something else; n. practices, esp. bribery, used to secure illicit gains in politics or business

90
Q

Define:

Lucre

A

n. money, esp. when regarded as sordid (immoral) or distasteful or gained in a dishonorable way

91
Q

Define:

Payola

A

n. the practice of bribing someone to use their influence or position to promote a particular product or interest

92
Q

Define:

Interpolate

A

v. insert (something) between fixed points

93
Q

Define:

Limn

A

v. depict or descrive in painting or words

94
Q

Define:

Castigate

A

v. reprimand someone severly

95
Q

Define:

Obtundity

A

n. process of making something less intense

96
Q

Define:

Enfeeblement

A

n. the making of something weak or feeble

97
Q

Define:

Languor

A

n. the state or feeling, often pleasant, of tiredness or inertia

98
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. occurring in two or more different forms, esp. at different stages in the life cycle

A

Heteromorphic

99
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. criticism or censure

A

Animadversions

100
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. (of punishment or retribution) appropriate to the crime or wrongdoing

A

Condign

101
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. slow or reluctant in speech or action

A

Costive

102
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. a poem or book dealing with agriculture or rural ropics

A

Georgic

103
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. (esp of a person or an article of clothing) smart and fashionable

A

Natty

104
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. the use of fallacious arguments, esp. with the intention of deceiving

A

Sophistry

105
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. lacking brightness or interest

A

Drab

106
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. lacking flavor, vigor, or interest

A

Insipidity

107
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. relating to a person who uses clever but unsound reasoning, esp. in relation to moral questions; a sophist

A

Casuistic

108
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. a crime

A

Malefactions

109
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. slightly indecent or liable to shock

A

Risque

110
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. the final part of a play or move in which the strands of the plot are drawn together and matters are explained or resolved

A

Denouement

111
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. an extremely small amount

A

Iota

112
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. powerless

A

Impuissant

113
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. (esp. of a person’s manner or actions) insisting on immediate attention or obedience, esp. in a brusquely imperious way

A

Peremptory

114
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. relieve or alleviate; diminish or put at rest

A

Allay

115
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. relating to the representation of a thing as existing before it actualy does

A

Proleptic

116
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. closest in space or time

A

Proximate

117
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. prolong

A

Protract

118
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. repeal or do away with

A

Abrogate

119
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. blame or insult

A

Vituperate

120
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. cause of great distress ro annoyance

A

Baneful

121
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. spoil or impar the quality or efficiency of

A

Vitiated

122
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. (of a person or boady part) lithe; supple or flexible; not stiff or hard

A

Limber

123
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. tending to obstruct or harm

A

Inimical

124
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. servant

A

Lackey

125
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. a religious recluse

A

Anchorite

126
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. (of speech or writing) using or containing too many words; tediously lengthy

A

Prolix

127
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. not claiming attention for oneself; retiring and modest

A

Self-Effacing

128
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. speak badly of or tell lies about (someone) so as to damage their reputation

A

Traduce

129
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. of or relating to a thing’s position in a series

A

Ordinal

130
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. serving as an introduction

A

Prefatory

131
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. departure from an accepted standard

A

Aberrance

132
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. a large group of people or things of a particular kind

A

Bevy

133
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. an excessive amount of something

A

Surfeit

134
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. a feelding of doubt or hesitation with regard to the morality or propriety of a course of action

A

Scruple

135
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. a concise saying or maximl an aphorism

A

Apothegm

136
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. insolent or insulting language or treatment

A

Contumely

137
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. make something fruitful or productive

A

Fructify

138
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. speak or write at length or in detail

A

Expatiate

139
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. take or claim something for oneself without justification

A

Arrogate

140
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. renounce or reject (something desired or valuable)

A

Abengate

141
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. a person traveling from place to place

A

Itinerant

142
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. (of a person) be filled with intense but unexpressed anger

A

Seething

143
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. unqualified; absolute; (of a meeting) to be attended by all participants at a conference or assembly, who otherwise meet in smaller groups

A

Plenary

144
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. cite as evidence

A

Adduce

145
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. grant or bestor (a title, degree, etc)

A

Conferment

146
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. an academic conference or seminar

A

Colloquium

147
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. physical or intellectual pleasure, delight, or ecstasy

A

Jouissance

148
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. casual lack of concern; indifference

A

Insouciance

149
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. expressing or conveying a threat

A

Minatory

150
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. ability to exercise self-restraint

A

Continence

151
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. a formal authorization or proposition

A

Fiat

152
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. suggest; order or reserve something in advance

A

Bespeaking

153
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. to make false and defamatory statements about

A

Calumniating

154
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. of or forming a general summary or synopsis

A

Synoptic

155
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. a critical period or event

A

Climacteric

156
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. to represent (something esp. something undesirable) as being done, caused, or posessed by someone; to attribute

A

Imputing

157
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. to complain pettily; grumble

A

Grousing

158
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. lacking ease or grace

A

Gauche

159
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. a conversation

A

Colloquy

160
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. (esp. of a young person) inexperienced and immature

A

Callow

161
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. (of a sound) pronounced with an exhalation of breath

A

Aspirate

162
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. having a pleasantly stimulating or exciting to the mind

A

Piquant

163
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. a region in an organ or tissue that has suffered damage through injury or disease

A

Lesions

164
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. a region of injured tissue or skin in which blood capillaries have been ruptured; a bruise

A

Contusion

165
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. of, relating to, or given to eating

A

Edacious

166
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. a small shape or symbol; an excellent or very attractive person or thing

A

Pip

167
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. a truncated or unusually short thing

A

Stub

168
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. cloud; a light, color, etc., that surrounds someone or something

A

Nimbus

169
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. form judgments by a process of logic

A

Ratiocinate

170
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. collect and combine in proper order

A

Collate

171
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. direct a volley of gunfire along the length of a target

A

Enfilades

172
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. a spoken curse

A

Imprecations

173
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. a simultaneous discharge of artillery or other guns in battle

A

Salvos

174
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. complete (a transaction or attempt); make perfect; adj. showing a high degree of skill

A

Consummate

175
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. humorous in a playful, mischievous, or facetious manner

A

Waggish

176
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. cultured, refined, and well mannered

A

Couth

177
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. forbidden by law

A

Illicit

178
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. belief in the potential redemption of the human spirit

A

Gnosticism

179
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. the speaking of something at length, esp. in an inflated or empty way

A

Bloviation

180
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. intellectual rather than emotional or physical

A

Cerebrality

181
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. attractive or appealing in appearance

A

Prepossessions

182
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. an accessory or other item associated with a particular activity or style ofliving

A

Appurtenances

183
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. splendid and expensive-looking

A

Sumptuous

184
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. cut off the top and branches of (a tree) to encourage new growth at the top

A

Pollarded

185
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. random

A

Aleatory

186
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. fond of sensuous luxury or pleasure; self-indulgent

A

Sybaritic

187
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. insert or fix (something) permanently to something else; n. practices, esp. bribery, used to secure illicit gains in politics or business

A

Graft

188
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. money, esp. when regarded as sordid (immoral) or distasteful or gained in a dishonorable way

A

Lucre

189
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. the practice of bribing someone to use their influence or position to promote a particular product or interest

A

Payola

190
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. insert (something) between fixed points

A

Interpolate

191
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. depict or descrive in painting or words

A

Limn

192
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. reprimand someone severly

A

Castigate

193
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. process of making something less intense

A

Obtundity

194
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. the making of something weak or feeble

A

Enfeeblement

195
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. the state or feeling, often pleasant, of tiredness or inertia

A

Languor