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Mostly words I've come across that I didn't initially know the meaning to.
Sanguine
Optimistic or positive, esp. in a bad situation OR
Blood-red or relating to blood
Descry
Catch sight of; to find out/discover
Peruse
Examine carefully or at length
Assay
Evaluate, analyze or test
Homonym
One of 2 or more words spelled & pronounced alike but dif. in meaning
Epigram
Pointed statement OR
Short poem
Euphony
The quality of sounding good
Polyphony
The use of simultaneous melodic lines to produce harmonies in musical compositions
Bilious
Relating to bile, nausea/vomiting OR
Sickly colored OR
Bad tempered
Phlegmatic
Having an unemotional & stolidly calm disposition
Aver
To state or prove as true
Verisimilitude
Appearance of being true/real
Belligerent
At war or eager to fight
Adumbrate
To foreshadow/give a hint of what’s coming
Insouciant
Carefree
Attenuate
Reduce the force, effect or value of something
Commiserate
Sympathize
Flagging
Becoming tired
Capricious
Unaccountable changes of mood/behavior
Engender
Cause or give rise to a feeling or situation
Equivocal
Uncertain; open to more than one interpretation
Laudable
Deserving praise/commendation
Prodigal
Spending money/resources recklessly; wastefully extravagant
Adulterate
Render poorer in quality by adding another substance
Assuage
Make an unpleasant feeling less intense
Corroborate
Confirm/give support to a statement/theory
Erudite
Having or showing great knowledge or learning
Loquacious
Tending to talk a great deal
Propriety
Conformity to morals
Audacious
Willingness to take bold risks
Desiccate
Remove moisture from something
Fervid
Intensely enthusiastic/passionate
Laconic
Using very few words
Pedant
Person excessively concerned w/minor details
Sojourning
Temporary stay
Congruent
In agreement/harmony
Polity
Form/process of civil gov. or constitution
An organized society; a state as a political entity
Spurious
Not being what it purports to be OR
(of a line of reasoning) apparently but not actually valid
Terse
Sparing in the use of words; abrupt
Succinct
Briefly & clearly expressed
Bellicose
Demonstrating aggression & willingness to fight
Blithe
Showing a casual & cheerful indifference considered to be callous or improper
Spurn
Reject w/disdain or contempt
Discountenance
Refuse to approve of
Forsook
Past tense of forsake (to abandon)
Afflatus
Divine creative impulse or inspiration
Matron
Woman in charge of domestic & medical arrangements in boarding school OR
A dignified & sober middle-aged married woman
Concaterate
Link together in a chain or series
Dyspeptic
Relating to or suffering from pain caused by digestive problems
Cambric
A fine thin white linen fabric
Dovecote
A small compartmented raised house or box for domestic pigeon OR
A settled or harmonious group or organization
Sanguinary
Bloodthirsty, murderous
Teutonic
Relating to the Teutons (ancient northern European tribe)
Penitent
Feeling/showing sorrow & regret for having done wrong
Alacrity
Brisk & cheerful readiness
Crotchety
Irritable
Enumerate
Mention several things one by one
Invective
Insulting, abusive, or highly critical language
Diatribe
Forceful & bitter verbal attack against someone/something
Countenence
A person’s face or facial expression OR
Admit as acceptable or possible
Akimbo
Hands on the hips & elbows turned outwards
Expediency
Being convenient & practical despite possibly being improper or immoral
Magpie
Long-tailed crow w/boldly marked (or green) plumage & a noisy call OR
Used to refer to a person who obsessively collects things or who chatters idly
Magnanimity
Quality of having a loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness, & to display noble generosity
Conciliatory
Intended or likely to placate or pacify
Phalanx
Body of troops or police officers standing or moving in close formation
Sundry
Of various kinds OR
Various items not important enough to be mentioned individually
Bedew
Cover/sprinkle w/drops of water or other liquid
Afghan
A woolen blanket or shawl, typically one knitted or crocheted in strips or squares
Wheedle
To influence or entice by soft words or flattery
Cockscomb
The crest or comb of a domestic cock
Dudgeon
A feeling of offence or deep resentment
Briny
Of salty water or the sea
Slipshod
Characterized by a lack of care, thought or organization
Gabble
Rapid unintelligible talk
Tempestuous
Characterized by strong & turbulent or conflicting emotion
Mercurial
Subject to sudden or unpredictable changes of mood or mind
Pliant
Easily influenced or directed
Frenetic
Fast & energetic in a rather wild & uncontrolled way
Arrogate
Take or claim something w/out justification
Eschew
Deliberately avoid using; abstain from
Inter
Place (a corpse) in a grave or tomb
Exorbitant
(Of a price or amount charged) unreasonably high
Apogee
Highest point in development of something; a climax or culmination
Capitulate
Cease to resist an opponent or an unwelcome demand; yield
Impugn
Dispute the truth, validity or honesty of a statement or motive
Acrimony
Bitterness or ill feeling
Sinecure
A position requiring little or no work but giving the holder status or financial benefit
Desultory
Lacking plan, purpose or enthusiasm OR
Going from one subject to another in a half-hearted way OR
Occurring randomly or occasionally
Truculent
Eager or quick to fight; aggressively defiant
Sarcosant
Regarded as too important or valuable to be interfered with
Approbation
Approval or praise
Enmity
A state or feeling of active opposition or hostility
Largess
Generosity in bestowing money or gifts upon others
Galvanize
Shock or excite (someone) into taking action
Repudiate
Refuse to accept; reject
Duress
Threats, violence or constraints used to coerce someone into doing something against their will or better judgement
Ebullience
The quality of being cheerful & full of energy; exuberance
Inscrutable
Impossible to understand or interpret
Insipid
Lacking in qualities that interest, stimulate or challenge
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