word smart list 65

Question 0

polemic

Answer 0

n. a powerful argument often made to attack or refute a controversial issue

Question 1

polarize

Answer 1

v. to break up into opposing factions or groupings

Question 2

ponderous

Answer 2

adj. so large as to be clumsy; massive; dull

Question 3

portent

Answer 3

n. an omen; a sign of something coming in the future

Question 4

postulate

Answer 4

n. something accepted as true without proof; an axiom

Question 5

pragmatic

Answer 5

adj. practical; down-to-earth; based on experience rather than theory

Question 6

precedent

Answer 6

n. an earlier example or model of something

Question 7

precept

Answer 7

n. a rule to live by; a principle establishing a certain kind of action or behaviour; a maxim

Question 8

precipitate

Answer 8

v. to cause to happen abruptly

Question 9

precipitous

Answer 9

adj. steep