CPW Vocab 5

Circumlocution

speaking in a roundabout way, wordiness

Circumvent

to get around

Cloying

overly sweet or sentimental

Cognizant

aware, mindful

Collaborate

to work together

Competent

having the skill and knowledge needed for a particular task, capable

Composure

calm, self-assurance

Concise

expressed briefly and simply, succinct

Condolence

pity for someone else's sorrow or loss, sympathy

Guileless

without cunning, innocent

Hackneyed

without originality, trite

Hierarchy

a ranking of people, things, or ideas from highest to lowest

Iconoclast

someone who attacks traditional beliefs or institutions

Impeccable

flawless

Impinge

to encroach upon, touch, or affect

Impute

to credit or give responsibility to, attribute

Incisive

expressed clearly and directly

Inconsequential

of little importance

Proficient

skillful, adept

Prolific

producing many offspring or creations

Propriety

appropriateness

Protagonist

main character in a story or play

Proximity

closeness, nearness

Pundits

someone who offers opinions in an authoritative style

Purify

to make pure, clean or perfect

Querulous

complaining, whining

Rationale

an underlying reason or explanation