Austin Vocab Quiz #4

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Extroverted

Outgoing, social, friendly, gregarious.

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Theoretical

Concerned with thinking about an idea or concept as opposed to using or applying it.

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Tortuous

Containing many irregular bends, turns, or complications.

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Exculpate

To show or prove that someone is not guilty.

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Defame

To slander or attack verbally.

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Bestial

Animalistic; like an animal.

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Isothermal

Describing two or more things that are equal in temperature.

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Miscreant

A villain or wrongdoer.

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Noxious

Harmful, dangerous.

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Remnant

Something that is left over or continues to exist.

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Stolid

Demonstrating little emotion; not easily excited.

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Melancholy

A feeling of thoughtful sadness.

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Olfactory

Of or relating to the sense of smell.

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Proclivity

The tendency to choose or do something.

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Adhesive

Sticky; having the ability to stick to something else.

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Cacophony

Loud, confusing, disagreeable sounds.

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Proboscis

A long, flexible snout, similar to that of an elephant or mosquito.

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Ravenous

Extremely hungry, starving, voracious.

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Censor

To exclude or omit parts or all of an artistic work.

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Obligatory

Required by some rule (legal, moral, etc.).

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Demagogue

A leader who seeks support by appealing to the popular desires of the people.

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Fallacious

Illogical; based on faulty logic.

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Emissary

A person sent on a certain mission, often as a political ambassador.

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Dolorous

Feeling or expressing great sorrow or distress.

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Endoscopy

A procedure by which a doctor inspects a person’s large intestine using a long, thin, flexible camera.

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Autocratic

Describing a ruler or leader who has absolute power.

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Hypothermia

A dangerous condition in which a person’s body temperature falls far below normal levels.

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Neophyte

A beginner; a person who is very new to something.

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Heliocentric

Representing the sun as the center, as in the accepted view of our solar system.

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Sentient

Able to feel or perceive things.

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Subside

To wear off or die down.

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Divert

To turn aside; to turn away from.

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Insidious

Working or plotting in a hidden, sinister way.

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Linguist

One who specializes in the study of language and its structure.

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Invigorate

To energize; to give life to.

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Manifest

To appear in physical form.

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Verbose

Using or expressing more words than are needed.

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Beatific

Blissfully happy.

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Cognizant

Having knowledge of; being aware of.

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Benevolence

Any act of kindness or goodwill.

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Writhe

To move in a twisted or contorted way.

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Dilate

To widen; to get bigger.

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Converge

To move or draw together at a certain location.

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Pedantic

Describing a person who is overly concerned with rules and/or details; nitpicky.

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Incriminate

To accuse of a crime or wrongdoing; to increase one’s guiltiness.

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Convoluted

Complicated; having a great deal of nuance or detail; perhaps hard to understand.

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Luminous

Shining; giving off light.

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Incessantly

Unendingly; continuing without stopping.

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Gynecocracy

The superiority of women.

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Dystopia

A society that is undesirable or frightening.

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Monotonous

Boring; drab; of a singular tone or volume.

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Macrocosm

The entirety of a vast, complex structure such as the earth or a galaxy.

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Hexapod

Something that has six legs and feet.

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Ostentatious

Making a loud, showy display in order to get attention.

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Consummate

To make whole or complete.

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Digress

To turn aside from the main subject of conversation.

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Omnivore

An animal or plant that eats meat as well as plants.

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Promontory

A high point of land from the coast out into the sea.

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Conflagration

A great, enormous fire.

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Patronymic

Formed after one’s father’s name.

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Prominent

Important, noteworthy, readily noticeable.

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Brazen

Bold; without shame.

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Enmity

Deep hatred; the quality of being an enemy.

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Incredulous

Disbelieving; amazed.

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Furtive

Secretive; avoiding attention; sneaky.

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Efflorescence

The state of flowering; the result of growth and development.

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Ebullience

Strong feelings of joy or approval.

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Festoon

To decorate, ornament, or make attractive.

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Retronym

A modified term that refers to an older version of that term.

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Declivity

A downward slope.

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Exhilarate

To energize; to make cheerful or happy.

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Indignant

Feeling or expressing displeasure at something considered unjust or offensive.

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Effigy

A physical representation of a thing or person.

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Gesticulate

To use dramatic motions to emphasize what one is saying.

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Tremulous

Nervous; shaking; weak.

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Diffident

Lacking confidence in one’s ability/worth.

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Leviathan

A monstrous sea creature, one which often symbolized evil in the Old Testament.

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Discursive

Rambling; digressive; passing aimlessly from one subject to another.

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Incantation

The chanting of words in order to invoke magical powers.

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Mutinous

Engaged in or involving revolt against authority.

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Impervious

Incapable of being injured or penetrated.

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Sanctity

Holiness; sacredness; safeness.

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Fervor

Feelings of warmth, energy, or excitedness.

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Iridescent

Varying in color when seen in different light or from different angles.

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Antagonist

A person/thing that is opposed to another; opponent; the 'bad guy'.

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Theology

The study of religions and/or gods/divinities.

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Obtuse

Dull; relatively unintelligent.

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Corpulent

Large-bodied, stout, fat.

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Saunter

To walk at a relaxed pace; to stroll.

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Intersperse

To scatter here and there; to place at random.

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Speculation

A hypothesis formed with little to no supporting evidence.

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Myopic

Shortsighted, unable/unwilling to look into the future.

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Cessation

A stoppage; the ending of something.

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Inquisitive

Showing curiosity or a desire to learn.

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Inimical

Unfriendly; hostile.

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Craven

Completely lacking in courage; cowardly.

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Disclose

To reveal or make known.

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Truculent

Eager/quick to argue or fight.

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Propitiate

Win or regain someone’s favor by doing something that pleases him/her.

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Elephantine

Large and clumsy; resembling an elephant.