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What does ‘incrustability’ mean?
The quality of being incrustable.
What is the meaning of ‘aesthetic’?
Concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty.
Define ‘prescient’.
Having or showing knowledge of events before they take place.
What does ‘incensed’ mean?
Very angry; enraged.
What is the meaning of ‘trump’?
To surpass or outdo.
Define ‘squelched’.
To suppress or crush completely.
What does ‘lionezed’ refer to?
To treat as an object of great interest or importance
What is ‘chagrin’?
A feeling of distress or embarrassment.
Define ‘commensurate’.
Corresponding in size or degree; proportionate.
What does ‘grim’ mean?
Stern or forbidding in appearance.
What is the meaning of ‘fastidious’?
Very attentive to detail; meticulous.
Define ‘querulous’.
Complaining in a petulant or whining manner.
What does ‘sullen’ mean?
Bad-tempered and sulky.
What is ‘chivalrous’?
Courteous and gallant, especially towards women.
Define ‘demise’.
A person’s death.
What does ‘adjudicate’ mean?
To make a formal judgment or decision about a problem or disputed matter.
What is the meaning of ‘snubbed’?
Ignored or treated with disdain.
Define ‘lauded’.
Praised highly, especially in a public context.
What does ‘prowess’ mean?
Skill or expertise in a particular activity or field.
What is ‘contrition’?
The state of feeling remorseful and penitent.
Define ‘contempt’.
The feeling that a person or a thing is beneath consideration, worthless, or deserving scorn.
What does ‘charitable’ mean?
Generous in giving to those in need.
What is the meaning of ‘galling’?
Annoying or humiliating.
Define ‘bracing’.
Invigorating; refreshing.
What does ‘neophyte’ mean?
A person who is new to a subject, skill, or belief.
What is the meaning of ‘belittle’?
To make someone or something seem less impressive or important.
Define ‘hubris’.
Excessive pride or self-confidence.
What does ‘imperiled’ mean?
Put at risk of being harmed or destroyed.
What is ‘bashful’?
Shy or reluctant to engage.
Define ‘chaste’.
Refraining from extramarital or from all sexual intercourse.
What does ‘prating’ mean?
Talking excessively and pointlessly.
What is the meaning of ‘lustful’?
Having or showing strong sexual desire.
Define ‘sleuth’.
A detective; one who investigates.
What does ‘nemesis’ mean?
A long-standing rival; an archenemy.
What is ‘rueful’?
Expressing sorrow or regret.
Define ‘tandem’.
In conjunction; working together.
What does ‘vaunted’ mean?
Boastfully praised or boasted about.
What is the meaning of ‘dilettante’?
A person who cultivates an area of interest, such as the arts, without real commitment or knowledge.
Define ‘scalpels’.
Small, sharp knives used for surgery.
What does ‘fodder’ mean?
Food for livestock; also used metaphorically for people or things regarded as expendable.
What is ‘temper’?
A person’s state of mind or mood.
Define ‘knack’.
An acquired or natural skill at performing a task.
What does ‘jingoism’ mean?
Extreme patriotism, especially in the form of aggressive or warlike foreign policy.
What is the meaning of ‘venality’?
The quality of being open to bribery or corruption.
Define ‘volubility’.
The quality of talking fluently, readily, or incessantly.
What does ‘probity’ mean?
The quality of having strong moral principles.
What is ‘graft’?
The acquisition of money, gain, or advantage by dishonest means.
Define ‘clump’.
A group of things clustered together.
What does ‘entailed’ mean?
To involve or necessitate as a consequence.
Example: The project entailed significant research and development.
What does ‘inimical’ mean?
Hostile or harmful.
What does ‘preeminent’ mean?
Surpassing all others; very distinguished in some way.
What does ‘boorish’ mean?
Rude or unmannerly.
What does ‘deemed’ mean?
Regarded or considered in a specified way.
What does ‘demeanor’ mean?
Outward behavior or bearing.
What does ‘coarse’ mean?
Rough or loose in texture or grain.
What does ‘oblivious’ mean?
Not aware of or concerned about what is happening around one.
What does ‘genteel’ mean?
Polite, refined, or respectable, often in an affected or ostentatious way.
What does ‘retort’ mean?
To say something in answer to a remark, typically in a sharp, witty, or angry manner.
What does ‘heyday’ mean?
The period of greatest success, popularity, or vigor.
What does ‘debasement’ mean?
The reduction or undercutting of something’s quality or value.
What does ‘coda’ mean?
A concluding event, remark, or section.
What does ‘objurgate’ mean?
To rebuke severely; scold.
What does ‘slight’ mean?
To treat as unimportant or trivial.
What does ‘obdurate’ mean?
Stubbornly refusing to change one’s opinion or course of action.
What does ‘munificent’ mean?
More generous than is usual or necessary.
What does ‘budge’ mean?
To make or cause to make the slightest movement.
What does ‘stonewall’ mean?
To obstruct or hinder a process or action.
What does ‘trifling’ mean?
Unimportant or trivial.
What does ‘hyperbole’ mean?
Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
What does ‘deleterious’ mean?
Causing harm or damage.
What does ‘prosaic’ mean?
Lacking poetic beauty; commonplace.
What does ‘avant-garde’ mean?
Favoring or introducing experimental or unusual ideas.
What does ‘epicurean’ mean?
Devoted to the pursuit of pleasure; fond of good food.
What does ‘saccharine’ mean?
Excessively sweet or sentimental.
What does ‘gustatory’ mean?
Related to the sense of taste.
What does ‘hackneyed’ mean?
Lacking significance through having been overused; unoriginal.
What does ‘motifs’ mean?
Recurring themes or subjects in artistic work.
What does ‘wrung dry’ mean?
To be completely exhausted or depleted of resources.
What does ‘wrung’ mean?
To twist or squeeze to force liquid from something.
What does ‘plight’ mean?
A dangerous, difficult, or otherwise unfortunate situation.
What does ‘dissembler’ mean?
A person who hides their true motives or feelings.
What does ‘iconoclast’ mean?
A person who attacks or criticizes cherished beliefs or institutions.
What does ‘reconteur’ mean?
A person who tells anecdotes in a skillful and amusing way.
What does ‘maverick’ mean?
An independent-mindean independent individual who does not go along with a group or partyd person.
What does ‘regale’ mean?
To entertain or amuse someone with stories or anecdotes.
What does ‘flamboyant’ mean?
Tending to attract attention because of their exuberance, confidence, and stylishness.
What does ‘frugal’ mean?
Sparing or economical with regard to money or food.
What does ‘diminution’ mean?
The reduction or lessening of something.
What does ‘lessening’ mean?
The process of making or becoming less.
What does ‘bulwark’ mean?
A defensive wall or protection against something.
What does ‘bulwark against’ mean?
A safeguard or protection against a threat.
What does ‘incrustability’ mean?
The quality of being difficult to penetrate or access.
What does ‘indebted to’ mean?
Under obligation to someone for a favor or service.
