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abjure
To formally reject or give up a belief or a way of behaving
bellicose
Inclined to start arguments or fights
facetious
Treating serious issues with humor, often inappropriately
incognito
In a disguised state, using a false name or identity
loquacious
Tending to talk a lot, often about unimportant things
metamorphosis
A complete and usually extreme change in form, structure, or substance
omnipotent
Having unlimited power and able to do anything
subjugate
To bring under control, especially by conquest or oppression
tempestuous
Characterized by strong and turbulent emotions or behavior
vehement
Showing strong feeling; forceful, passionate, or intense
diffident
showing modest reserve
fiduciary
relating to or of the nature of a legal trust
nonsectarian
not restricted to one religious or political group
reciprocal
concerning each of two or more persons or things
sanguine
confidently optimistic and cheerful
epiphany
an inspiration or divine manifestation
hubris
overbearing pride or presumption
infrastructure
the basic features of a system or organization
paradigm
a standard or typical example
xenophobia
a fear of foreigners or strangers
auspicious
indicating favorable circumstances and good luck
deleterious
harmful to living things
fatuous
devoid of intelligence
pecuniary
relating to or involving money
acumen
shrewdness shown by keen insight
chicanery
the use of tricks to deceive someone
circumlocution
an indirect way of expressing something
nihilism
complete denial of established authority and institutions
oligarchy
a political system governed by a few people
kowtow
bend the knees and bow in a servile manner
abstemious
marked by temperance in indulgence
churlish
having a bad disposition; surly
evanescent
short-lived; tending to vanish or disappear
feckless
generally incompetent and ineffectual
gauche
lacking social polish, poise, or refinement
kinetic
relating to the motion of material bodies and their forces
equinox
when the sun crosses the plane of the earth's equator
laissez faire
a doctrine that government should not interfere in commerce
nomenclature
a system of words used to name things in a discipline
soliloquy
speech you make to yourself
jejune
lacking interest or significance or impact
lugubrious
excessively mournful
precipitous
extremely steep
hegemony
the dominance or leadership of one social group over others
moiety
one of two approximately equal parts
parameter
a constant in the equation of a curve that can be varied
belie
be in contradiction with
expurgate
edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
gerrymander
divide voting districts unfairly and to one's advantage
impeach
bring an accusation against
deciduous
shedding foliage at the end of the growing season
homogeneous
all of the same or similar kind or nature
tectonic
pertaining to the structure or movement of the earth's crust
chromosome
a threadlike strand of DNA that carries genes
gamete
a mature sexual reproductive cell
hemoglobin
a red protein in blood that transports oxygen
mitosis
the process by which a cell divides into two new cells
photosynthesis
formation of compounds in plants aided by radiant energy
thermodynamics
physics concerned with heat and other forms of energy
oxidize
enter into a combination with oxygen
antebellum
belonging to a period before a war
quotidian
found in the ordinary course of events
totalitarian
of a government with an authority exerting absolute control
euro
the basic monetary unit of most members of the European Union
filibuster
a tactic for delaying legislation by making long speeches
reparation
something done or paid in expiation of a wrong
suffragist
an advocate of the extension of voting rights
yeoman
a free man who cultivates his own land
ziggurat
a rectangular tiered temple or terraced mound
enfranchise
grant freedom to, as from slavery or servitude
incontrovertible
impossible to deny or disprove
vacuous
devoid of matter
hypotenuse
the side of a right triangle opposite the right angle
nanotechnology
engineering that involves manipulating atoms and molecules
parabola
a curve formed by an object thrown in the air and falling
plasma
the watery fluid in which blood cells are suspended
polymer
a naturally occurring or synthetic compound
taxonomy
a classification of organisms based on similarities
vortex
a powerful circular current of water
wrought
shaped to fit by altering the contours of a pliable mass
obsequious
attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
unctuous
unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating
irony
incongruity between what might be expected and what occurs
respiration
a single complete act of breathing in and out
tautology
useless repetition
bowdlerize
edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
enervate
weaken physically, mentally, or morally
inculcate
teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions
recapitulate
summarize briefly
usurp
seize and take control without authority
supercilious
having or showing arrogant superiority
lexicon
a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words
orthography
representing the sounds of a language by written symbols
quasar
a starlike object that may send out radio waves
abrogate
revoke formally
circumnavigate
travel completely around something
interpolate
insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby
notarize
authenticate by someone empowered to witness signatures
plagiarize
take without referencing from someone's writing or speech
winnow
the act of separating grain from chaff
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