Vocab List 2

Question 1

Abecedarian

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A-B-C-der-E-in
Noun
One learning the rudiments of something

Question 2

Abject

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Adj

of the most contemptible or miserable failure

Question 3

Apostasy

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Uh-pos-tuh-see
N
The abandonment or renunciation of a religious or political belief.

Question 4

Aureate

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adjective au·re·ate \ˈȯr-ē-ət\

1 of a golden color or brilliance

2 marked by grandiloquent and rhetorical style

Question 5

Auteur

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Oh-tur
N
A movie director whose artistic influence is so important that he becomes considered an author. Tarrntino, coen bros, tim burton

Question 6

Avocation

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N

Activity performed outside of work; a hobby

Question 7

Brio

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bree-oh
Noun
Vigor or vivacity of style or performance.

Question 8

Capitulate

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V
Cease to resist an opponent or an unwelcome demand.
Surrender

Question 9

Chicanery

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Shi-cane-ur-ree
N
Deception by trickery.
Use of trickery to achieve a political, financial, or legal purpose.

Question 10

Circumspect

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Adj

Wary and unwilling to take risks

Question 11

Cogent

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Koh-jint
Adj
Convincing or believable by virtue of forcible, clear, or incisive presentation
To the point, relevant, pertinent

Question 12

Culpable

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adj

Deserving blame

Question 13

Derisive

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Adj (of derision)

Expressing contempt or ridicule

Question 14

Dour

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Sternly unyielding; forbidding

Question 15

Effusive

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ih-fyoo-siv
Adj
Unduly demonstrative, lacking reserve
Pouring out or overflowing

Question 16

Endogenous

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en-DAH-juhn-us
Adj
Having an internal cause or origin.

Question 17

Extol

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ick-stole
V
Praise enthusiastcally

Question 18

Garrulous

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Adj

Excessively talkative, esp. w/ trivial matters

Question 19

Gordian Knot

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Highly complex problem

Question 20

Hypnagogic

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Adj

Inducing sleep. Related to the state of sleep

Question 21

Immolate

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V

To kill as a sacrifice

Question 22

Impertinence

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N

Insolence or discourteous. Rudeness. Lack of respect

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Ingratiate

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v.

Bring oneself into favor with someone by flattering or trying to please.

Question 24

Inchoate

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In-koh-it
Adj
Not fully formed; rudimentary.
usually an idea, thought, or plan

Question 25

Ineffable

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Adj

Beyond expression, indescribable

Question 26

Insoluble

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Impossible to solve
Or
A substance incapable of being dissolved.

Question 27

Intransigent

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Adj
Refusing to modify a position
Uncompromising

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Irreverent

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Adj
Lightly or humorously sardonic
Playful teasing

Question 29

Kaizen

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N
Japanese word
Literally, “change for the better”.
Often taken as a mantra for the process of continuous improvement towards perfection.

Question 30

Lachrymose

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Lack-ruh-moes
Adj
Weeping or tending to weep

Question 31

Largesse

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N

Liberality in giving

Question 32

Lingua Franca

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Noun
A bridge language.
Used by two parties trying to communicate that don’t share a common native tongue.

Question 33

Lucre

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Loo-kur
N
Money or profits

Question 34

Mollify

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V
to allay anger
Lessen intensity

Question 35

Nascent

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Adj

Just coming into existence and beginning to display signs of future potential.

Question 36

Obsequious

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ub-seek-wee-us
Adj
Obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree

Question 37

Ostensible

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adj
Stated or appearing to be true, but not necessarily so.

-ly
Adv
Representing or appearing as such
Showy or demonstrative

Question 38

Pecuniary

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Of or related to money.

Something requiring payment.

Question 39

Pedantic

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Adj
Narrowly, stodgily, or ostentatiously learned.
Of, relating to, or being a pendant

Question 40

Presage

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Pruh-sage
V.
Be a sign or warning that something (usu bad) will happen
The high debt presages default.
N.
The sign itself.
The fever was a dire presage of her AIDS diagnosis.

Question 41

Probity

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Pro-buh-dee
N
The quality of having strong moral principles. Honesty and decency.

Honesty or Integrity

Question 42

Propitious

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Adj
Presenting favorable circumstances.
Showing good chance of success.

Question 43

Profligate

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Prah-fluh-gut-
Adj
Recklessly excessive almost to the point of wasteful

Question 44

Promulgate

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V
Promote or make widely known (an idea or cause).
Put (a law or decree) into effect by official proclamation.

Question 45

Perfunctory

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Done routinely or impersonally. Apathetic or indifferent

Question 46

Recalcitrant

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Adj

having an obstinately uncooperative attitude toward authority or discipline.

Question 47

Repudiation

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N
Rejection of a proposal or idea.
Denial of truth or validity of something

Question 48

Recapitulate

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V
Summarize and restate the main points of.
In biology: repeat (an evolutionary or other process) during development and growth.

Question 49

Saccharine

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sack-uh-reen
Adj
sickly sweet.

Question 50

Salient

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Sail-yunt
Adj
Most noticeable or important (aspect of something)
The summary discussed the salient points.

Question 51

Sartorial

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Of or pertaining to a tailor or clothes.

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Sardonic

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Adj

grimly mocking or cynical

Question 53

Subterfuge

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N
Deceptive strategem or device.
Deceipt used to achieve one’s goal

Question 54

Taciturn

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Adj

uncommunicative

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Tawdry

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Adj

Vulgarly ornamental finery

Question 56

Vitriol

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N
Acidic feeling or expression.
A nasty criticism