Words I Want to Use Everyday

Question 1

Extant

Answer 1

Still in existence

Question 2

defray

Answer 2

to supply the money for; to pay

Question 3

draconian

Answer 3

severe, harsh, cruel

Question 4

obviate

Answer 4

to anticipate and prevent; to remove, dispose of

Question 5

polemics

Answer 5

a strong verbal or written attack on someone or something

Question 6

cogent

Answer 6

forceful, convincing; relevant, to the point

Question 7

prosaic

Answer 7

dull, lacking in distinction and originality

Question 8

non sequitur

Answer 8

a statement that does not follow logically from evidence

Question 9

recrimination

Answer 9

an accusation in response to one from someone else

Question 10

mettle

Answer 10

courage; endurance

Question 11

cataclysmic

Answer 11

severely destructive

Question 12

replete

Answer 12

full; abundant

Question 13

intransigence

Answer 13

refusal of any compromise; stubbornness

Question 14

plaintive

Answer 14

expressing sorrow

Question 15

bawdy

Answer 15

indecent; humorously obscene

Question 16

veritable

Answer 16

actual, true, real

Question 17

pontificate

Answer 17

speak pompously or dogmatically

Question 18

cabal

Answer 18

a secret group seeking to overturn something

Question 19

protract

Answer 19

to draw out or lengthen in space or time

Question 20

bastion

Answer 20

a fortified place, stronghold

Question 21

bridle

Answer 21

restrain

Question 22

ensconced

Answer 22

establish or settle (someone) in a comfortable, safe, or secret place

Question 23

banal

Answer 23

common, ordinary

Question 24

privation

Answer 24

lack of basic life necessities; extreme poverty

Question 25

misbegotten

Answer 25

badly conceived, designed, or planned

Question 26

aspersion

Answer 26

a damaging or derogatory statement

Question 27

incendiary

Answer 27

combustible, flammable, burning easily

Question 28

obstinate

Answer 28

stubborn

Question 29

incontrovertible

Answer 29

indisputable

Question 30

phantasmagoric

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having a fantastic or deceptive appearance, as something in a dream or created by the imagination

Question 31

idiopathic

Answer 31

pertaining to disease of unknown origin

Question 32

churlish

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rude in a mean-spirited and surly way

Question 33

empirical

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relying on experience or observation alone often without due regard for system and theory

Question 34

extol

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praise enthusiastically

Question 35

obsolescence

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the process of becoming obsolete

Question 36

ancillary

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having a subordinate/secondary nature

Question 37

syndicated

Answer 37

published/broadcasted (material) simultaneously in a number of newspapers, tv stations, etc.

Question 38

appellation

Answer 38

a name or title

Question 39

stricture

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a restriction on a person or activity

Question 40

anachronism

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an act of attributing a custom, event, or object to a period to which it doesn’t belong

Question 41

obloquy

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strong public criticism or verbal abuse; disgrace, especially that brought on by public abuse

Question 42

extirpate

Answer 42

root out and destroy completely

Question 43

bulwark

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a defensive wall

Question 44

expound

Answer 44

present and explain systematically and in detail

Question 45

foible

Answer 45

a minor weakness or eccentricity in someone’s character

Question 46

opprobrious

Answer 46

(of language) expressing scorn or criticism