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What does ‘Abject’ mean?
Entirely without pride or dignity
Synonyms: wretched, degraded, despicable
What does ‘Blasphemy’ refer to?
Speech or action showing disrespect to something sacred
Synonyms: sacrilege, profanity, irreverence
What is the meaning of ‘Bombastic’?
Inflated or pretentious language
Synonyms: pompous, grandiloquent, overblown
What does ‘Censure’ mean?
Strong disapproval or criticism
Synonyms: condemn, reprimand, rebuke
What is ‘Circumlocution’?
Using many words unnecessarily
Synonyms: verbosity, wordiness, redundancy
What does ‘Clout’ refer to?
Influence or power
Synonyms: sway, leverage, authority
What does ‘Denigrate’ mean?
Criticize unfairly
Synonyms: belittle, disparage, slander
What is the meaning of ‘Diaphanous’?
Light and translucent
Synonyms: sheer, delicate, flimsy
What does ‘Effulgence’ refer to?
Brightness or radiance
Synonyms: brilliance, luminosity, splendor
What does ‘Epicurean’ mean?
Focused on pleasure, especially food or drink
Synonyms: hedonistic, sensual, indulgent
What is ‘Fortuitous’?
Happening by chance
Synonyms: accidental, serendipitous, unexpected
What does ‘Garrulous’ mean?
Excessively talkative
Synonyms: chatty, loquacious, verbose
What does ‘Hapless’ refer to?
Unfortunate
Synonyms: unlucky, ill-fated, cursed
What is the meaning of ‘Inculcate’?
Instill by persistent instruction
Synonyms: implant, ingrain, instill
What does ‘Insidious’ mean?
Harmful but enticing
Synonyms: treacherous, sneaky, deceitful
What is an ‘Insurgent’?
Rebel against authority
Synonyms: revolutionary, mutineer, subversive
What does ‘Interlocutor’ refer to?
A person taking part in a conversation
Synonyms: speaker, conversationalist, respondent
What does ‘Mendacious’ mean?
Not telling the truth
Synonyms: dishonest, deceitful, untruthful
What is a ‘Maelstrom’?
Powerful whirlpool or situation
Synonyms: turbulence, chaos, vortex
What does ‘Penurious’ mean?
Extremely poor
Synonyms: impoverished, destitute, indigent
What is ‘Pernicious’?
Harmful in a subtle way
Synonyms: damaging, malignant, insidious
What does ‘Recalcitrant’ mean?
Stubbornly resistant to authority
Synonyms: defiant, disobedient, unmanageable
What does ‘Rife’ refer to?
Widespread or common
Synonyms: prevalent, rampant, overflowing
What is ‘Sedition’?
Speech inciting rebellion
Synonyms: insurrection, mutiny, revolt
What does ‘Trepidation’ mean?
A feeling of fear about something
Synonyms: apprehension, dread, unease
What does ‘Usurp’ mean?
Take a position of power illegally
Synonyms: seize, commandeer, appropriate
What is ‘Vociferous’?
Loud and insistent
Synonyms: clamorous, boisterous, outspoken
What does ‘Wanton’ mean?
Deliberate and unprovoked
Synonyms: reckless, malicious, unrestrained
What does ‘Yoke’ refer to?
To bind or join together
Synonyms: harness, unite, pair
What is a ‘Zealot’?
Fanatical and uncompromising follower
Synonyms: extremist, fanatic, radical
