Zing Q2

stigmatize

to brand with disgrace; to set a mark of disgrace upon

palliate

to ease; to lessen; to soothe

inveigle

to tempt or persuade by using deception or flattery

remand

to send a case back to a lower court to be tried again

exacerbate

to make worse or more severe

garner

to gather; to acquire

evince

to display clearly

rankle

to cause anger

appropriate

to take possession of for one's own use; confiscate

eschew

to avoid

abeyance

a state of being temporarily inactive

largesse

generosity in giving; lavish or bountiful contributions

probity

honesty

aficionado

an enthusiastic and usually expert follower or fan

mores

norms that are widely observed and have great moral significance

sacrosanct

extremely holy

effusive

emotionally excessive; overly demonstrative

ribald

irreverently mocking; coarse

maudlin

overly sentimental

feckless

lacking in spirit and strength; ineffective

sophomoric

immature and overconfident; conceited

saturnine

of a gloomy or surly disposition; cold or sluggish in mood

tantamount

equivalent

bilk

cheat; defraud

terse

brief and to the point

zeitgeist

the general spirit of the time

adamant

unyielding; firm in opinion

aggrandize

to increase in power

aggregate

gathered into a whole; total

aspersion

a damaging or derogatory statement

assiduous

persistent

assuage

to make easier or milder

behemoth

a creature of enormous size

capitulate

to surrender

carouse

to party

carp

complain or find fault continually about trivial matters

circuitous

roundabout

cognizant

having knowledge or being aware of

compunction

remorse

coup d'etat

a sudden overthrow of the government

coup de grace

decisive finishing blow

cupidity

an eager desire for something; greed

quotidian

everyday; commonplace

schadenfreude

delight in another person's misfortune

debauch

to corrupt morally

debunk

to prove wrong

denigrate

to attack the character of; to mock

stymie

to block; to thwart

parochial

local; narrow; limited

desiccated

dried up

diaphanous

very sheer and light

discursive

rambling

disparate

fundamentally different; entirely unlike

dissonance

harsh

effrontery

shameless boldness

effulgent

radiant

ennui

weariness and dissatisfaction from lack of occupation or interest

erudite

scholarly

expunge

to erase

extraneous

irrelevant

florid

excessively decorated or embellished

garrulous

given to much talking

harangue

noisy

hegemony

domination over others

harrowing

extremely distressing; terrifying

iconoclast

one who opposes established beliefs

incendiary

combustible

incorrigable

not able to be corrected; beyond control

enmity

hatred

inure

to harden; accustom; become used to

angst

anxiety; fear; dread

canard

a false rumor

foray

a surprise attack

bete noire

someone or something that one especially dislikes

raison d'etre

reason or justification for existing

pastiche

piece of literature or music imitating other works

eminence grise

a person who exercises power or influence without holding an official position

obstreperous

noisy; unruly

prolix

tediously wordy

mercurial

quick

draconian

hard

jejune

without interest; dull

fraught

full of or loaded with; accompanied by

slake

to satisfy

juggernaut

a terrible destructive or irresistible force

quixotic

overly idealistic; impractical