Week 1

acquiesce

to accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively

antithesis

the exact opposite of something or someone

auspicious

showing or suggesting that future success is likely

banal

boring or ordinary

vacillate

"to waver in mind, will, or feeling; hesitate in choice of opinions or courses."

tenuous

having little substance or strength

tautological

needlessly repetitive

caveat

an explanation or warning that should be remembered when doing or thinking about something

debacle

a great disaster; a complete failure

egregious

very bad and easily noticed

formidable

very powerful or strong

juxtaposition

the placement of two or more things side by side for illustration

gingerly

very cautious(ly) or careful(ly)

nebulous

indistinct; vague

implicit

understood, though not clearly or directly stated

brevity

shortness of duration, especially shortness or conciseness of expression

digress

to speak or write about something different from the main subject

garish

vividly colored

pedantic

unimaginative; dull with respect to instruction

quintessential

perfectly typical or representative of someone or something