Level 3 - Day 9

expostulation

strong disagreement; protest

coerce

to force someone to do something

manifestation

a sign or expression of something

congruent

matching; in agreement

trite

overused; unoriginal

formulation

preparation or expression in a specific form

presume

to assume to be true

droll

amusing in an odd way

emulate

to imitate; strive to equal

ramification

consequence; implication

cliché

overused expression

aptly

appropriately; suitably

interminable

endless; very long

implausible

difficult to believe

insipid

dull; uninteresting

verisimilitude

appearance of truth

incessantly

continuously

trivial

unimportant

inane

silly; senseless

ornithology

study of birds

affirmation

confirmation; positive assertion

inquisitor

questioner; investigator

climactic

relating to the highest point

pernicious

highly harmful

disburse

to pay out money

recalcitrant

stubbornly resistant

fester

to worsen; rankle

suavity

charm; sophistication

ardent

passionate; enthusiastic

hyperbole

exaggeration

complacency

self-satisfaction

lurk

to lie hidden

disseminate

to spread widely

plausible

believable

franchise

right granted; business license

rout

to defeat decisively

augment

to increase

travail

painful effort; hardship

connubial

relating to marriage

indiscretion

lack of good judgment

drone

to speak monotonously

mutinous

rebellious

geniality

friendliness; warmth

provisional

temporary

behemoth

something enormous

solvent

able to pay debts

cornucopia

abundance

whinny

to neigh like a horse

empirical

based on observation or experience

jocose

humorous; playful

gratuitous

unnecessary; unwarranted

pedant

person overly concerned with learning or rules

braggart

boaster

repercussion

consequence; indirect effect

curmudgeon

bad-tempered person

synoptic

giving a general overview

epitaph

inscription on a tombstone

implement

to put into effect

immiseration

causing poverty or misery

mendicant

beggar

calumny

false and malicious statement

preen

to groom oneself; admire oneself

demur

to hesitate; object

seedy

shabby; disreputable

exorbitant

excessively high

unwarranted

unjustified

annals

historical records

insinuate

to imply indirectly

charlatan

fraud pretending to have expertise

opalescent

showing rainbow-like colors; lustrous