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untoward
- unfavorable or unfortunate: Untoward circumstances forced him into bankruptcy. 2. improper: eg social behavior. 3. froward; perverse.
propinquity
property of being near in time or place; affinity of nature
approbation
approval; commendation
hegemony
dominance of one state or ideology over another
sagacity
wisdom; knowledge; or insight; often gained from years of experience.
projecting; prominent; undesirably noticeable
obtrusive
incapable of being pleased
implacable
luck in discovering things you were not looking for; pleasant accident
serendipity
Being twofold; a classification into two opposed subclasses; duality
dichotomy
ebullient / ce
overflowing with enthusiasm / exuberance; outburst of feeling
salacious
obscene; lustful, lecherous
tirade
harsh spech; verbal attack; diatribe; philippic; revilement; vilification
kind of stone; inflexible
adamant
uprightness; incorruptibility; principle
probity
to use ambiguous or unclear expressions, usually to avoid commitment or in order to mislead; prevaricate or hedge
equivocate
dulcet
melodious; harmonious
credulity
too great a readiness to believe things
sluggard
lazy slow-moving person
apropos
appropriate to the situation; apt; felicitous
Cloistered
Secluded or confined
to be stained or discredited
sullied
convoke
call together; summon
harrow
to distress; create stress or torment
bending readily; pliant; limber; supple; flexible
lithe
ubiquitous / -ty
being present everywhere at once; omnipresent ; constantly encountered
venal
ready to do something dishonest; corrupt minded, especially related to bribery
effluvia
outflow in a stream of particles a noxious odor or vapor
palliate
lessen the severity of; assuage; alleviate; mitigate
coy
shy; modest (esp of a girl)
benediction
act of praying for divine protection; blessing
predominate
have more power than others
carousal
drunken revel; a merry drinking party
penurious
poor/stingy
insensible
unconscious unresponsive unaffected
credulous
ready to believe things
a very wealthy or powerful businessman; tycoon
magnate
cloy
To fill to satiety; to stuff full; to clog ; to overload; to burden
clot
half-solid lump formed from liquid
Ophthalmology
study of eyes
approval; commendation
approbation
dominance of one state or ideology over another
hegemony
wisdom; knowledge; or insight; often gained from years of experience.
sagacity
overflowing with enthusiasm / exuberance; outburst of feeling
ebullient / ce
obscene; lustful, lecherous
salacious
harsh spech; verbal attack; diatribe; philippic; revilement; vilification
tirade
melodious; harmonious
dulcet
too great a readiness to believe things
credulity
lazy slow-moving person
sluggard
appropriate to the situation; apt; felicitous
apropos
Secluded or confined
cloistered
call together; summon
convoke
to distress; create stress or torment
harrow
being present everywhere at once; omnipresent ; constantly encountered
ubiquitous / -ty
Outrageously bad; flagrant
gregious
ready to do something dishonest; corrupt minded, especially related to bribery
venal
outflow in a stream of particles a noxious odor or vapor
effluvia
lessen the severity of; assuage; alleviate; mitigate
palliate
shy; modest (esp of a girl)
coy
act of praying for divine protection; blessing
benediction
have more power than others
predominate
drunken revel; a merry drinking party
carousal
poor/stingy
penurious
unconscious unresponsive unaffected
insensible
ready to believe things
credulous
To fill to satiety; to stuff full; to clog ; to overload; to burden
cloy
half-solid lump formed from liquid
clot
study of eyes
Ophthalmology
property of being near in time or place; affinity of nature
propinquity
to debase, impair, or reduce by admixture; adulterate
alloy
to clear from a charge of guilt
exculpate
an outcome or solution the unraveling of a plot
denouement
to delight or entertain to feast
regale
magnificent
palatial
Well chosen or suited to the circumstances. Pleasing and fortunate.
felicitous
turmoil a bewildering jumble
welter
accustomed to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughened or hardened; habituate
inured
marry give one’s support to
espouse
is a doctor of pregnancy; childbirth
obstetrician
deceit cunning
guile
rash; indiscreet
impudent
A standard or model for judgement
criterion
cessation of use disuse
desuetude (pron: DES wu tood)
being uncertain hesitating
vacillation
low; vulgar; tawdry; garish
raffish
lack of reverence or dutifulness
impiety
To predict the future from present indications
prognosticate
lower the quality; weaken; corrupt morally; pollute; pervert; debase
vitiate
spread into every part of
permeate
briefly without delay
summarily
eager/excited to see or hear something
agog
narrow; restricted; insular
parochial
inharmonious; incongruous; discordant
absonous
warn strongly; take to task / containing warning
admonish /-nitory
fond of in the habit of fighting; bellicose; contentious
pugnacious
deserting and leaving to fall into ruins
dereliction
self-restraint; sexual chastity
continence
commanding; haughty; arrogant
imperious
feeling bitterness spitefulness
rancorous
narrow-mindedness; state of being isolated or detached
insularity
Wise after the event; wise or knowing when it is too late
afterwise
anodyne
Not likely to provoke dissent or offense; uncontentious or inoffensive, often deliberately so: “______ New Age music”.
hammer used by docs to check reflexes; percussor
plexor/plessor
plexor/plessor
hammer used by docs to check reflexes; percussor
alloy
to debase, impair, or reduce by admixture; adulterate
exculpate
to clear from a charge of guilt
denouement
an outcome or solution the unraveling of a plot
regale
to delight or entertain to feast
felicitous
Well chosen or suited to the circumstances. Pleasing and fortunate.
welter
turmoil a bewildering jumble
inured
accustomed to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughened or hardened; habituate
espouse
marry give one’s support to
obstetrician
is a doctor of pregnancy; childbirth
guile
deceit cunning
impudent
rash; indiscreet
criterion
A standard or model for judgement
desuetude (pron: DES wu tood)
cessation of use disuse
vacillation
being uncertain hesitating
raffish
low; vulgar; tawdry; garish
impiety
lack of reverence or dutifulness
prognosticate
To predict the future from present indications
vitiate
lower the quality; weaken; corrupt morally; pollute; pervert; debase
permeate
spread into every part of
summarily
briefly without delay
agog
eager/excited to see or hear something
parochial
narrow; restricted; insular
absonous
inharmonious; incongruous; discordant
admonish /-nitory
warn strongly; take to task / containing warning
pugnacious
fond of in the habit of fighting; bellicose; contentious
dereliction
deserting and leaving to fall into ruins
continence
self-restraint; sexual chastity
imperious
commanding; haughty; arrogant
rancorous
feeling bitterness spitefulness
insularity
narrow-mindedness; state of being isolated or detached
afterwise
Wise after the event; wise or knowing when it is too late
- unfavorable or unfortunate. - improper: eg social behavior. - froward; perverse.
untoward
Not likely to provoke dissent or offense; uncontentious or inoffensive, often deliberately so
anodyne
anglo hibernia
Irish/british
apochryphal
false; spurious; fallacious
Iliadic
Like Homers Iliad
ineluctable
inevitable or unavoidable
karoshi
Japanese death from overwork
perfidious
treacherous; faithless
Procrustean
Producing conformity by ruthless or arbitrary means.
purulent
containing, consisting of, or being pus
rictus
gape of the mouth, esp. of a bird; a gaping grimace
titivation
to make smart or spruce up (not titillation)
vapid
flavorless; bland; insipid
vespine
relating to wasps
feculent
full of foul matter; laden or polluted with filth; fetid
euphonious
pleasant sounding, especially a pleasant sounding word. From ancient Greek word euphonos, “sweet-voiced”: eu-, good + phone, sound
exegesis (pron X-a-gee-sus)
to draw out extracting what is in the text the way it was written
Meden agan
nothing in excess (also the Golden Mean)
Like Homers Iliad
Iliadic
inevitable or unavoidable
ineluctable
Japanese death from overwork
karoshi
treacherous; faithless
perfidious
Producing conformity by ruthless or arbitrary means
Procrustean
containing, consisting of, or being pus
purulent
gape of the mouth, esp. of a bird; a gaping grimace
rictus
to make smart or spruce up
titivation (not titillation)
flavorless; bland; insipid
vapid
relating to wasps
vespine
full of foul matter; laden or polluted with filth; fetid
feculent
pleasant sounding, especially a pleasant sounding word
Euphonious. From ancient Greek word euphonos, “sweet-voiced”: eu-, good + phone, sound
to draw out extracting what is in the text the way it was written
exegesis (pron X-a-gee-sus)
nothing in excess (also the Golden Mean)
Meden agan
Irish/british
anglo hibernia
false; spurious; fallacious
apocryphal
