Sentence Completion - Richard L Jackson bonus ver

seamless

done or made so smoothly that you cannot tell where one thing stops and another begins

canvass

to ask people about something in order to get their opinion or to get information

dovetail

to fit together perfectly or to make two plans, ideas etc fit together perfectly

sequel

the event that happens next

digress

to talk or write about something that is not your main subject

forsake

to leave

fence off

to separate an area with a fence

forestall

to prevent

precipitate

hasten

recast

to give something a new shape or a new form of organization

verisimilitude

the quality of being true or real

artifice

the use of clever tricks to deceive someone

brevity

the quality of expressing something in very few words --> brief

encyclopedic

having a lot of knowledge or information about a particular subject

derivative

something that has developed or been produced from something else

provisional

likely or able to be changed in the future

unmediated

direct, without a middle person

diligent

someone who is diligent works hard and is careful and thorough

confer

to discuss something with other people, so that everyone can express their opinions and decide on something

confer a title/degree/honour etc

to officially give someone a title etc, especially as a reward for something they have achieved

withhold

to keep, refuse to give

forfeit

to lose a right, position, possession etc

usurp

to take someone else's power, position, job etc when you do not have the right to

visceral

visceral beliefs and attitudes are the result of strong feelings rather than careful thought

vicarious

experienced by watching or reading about someone else doing something, rather than by doing it yourself

spring

to move suddenly and quickly in a particular direction ~ to leap

strike

if something strikes you, you think of it, notice it, or realize that it is important, interesting, true etc

pretense

a way of behaving which is intended to make people believe something that is not true

contrive

to succeed in doing something in spite of difficulties

tentative

not definite or certain, done without confidence

authentic

based on facts

spare

to make something such as time, money, or workers available for someone, especially when this is difficult for you to do

electic

including a mixture of many different things or people

cosmopolitan

a cosmopolitan place has people from many different parts of the world

insularity

interested in your own group, country, way of life etc and no others

turbulence

a political or emotional situation that is very confused, mess

deities

strands

a single thin piece of thread, wire, hair etc

interweave

if two things are interwoven, they are closely related or combined in a complicated way

syncretic

combining different religions, cultures, or ideas

seal off

to physically block or isolate an area, building, or room to prevent anyone from entering or leaving

milieu

the things and people that surround you and influence the way you live and think

condone

to accept or forgive behaviour that most people think is morally wrong

entrench

strongly established and not likely to change

segregate

to separate one part of a place or thing from another

volatile

unstable, likely to change to change suddenly

provincial

having opinions and ideas that are old-fashioned and simple

capacious

able to contain a lot

impartial

not involved in a particular situation, and therefore fair

rigorous

careful, thorough, and exact

survive

to continue to be successful

incidental

naturally happening as a result of something

insistence

when you demand that something should happen and refuse to let anyone say no

concession

a change in your behaviour that you make because of a particular situation or idea

boast

to talk too proudly about your abilities, achievements, or possessions

banner

a belief or principle

pledged in

to promise

craze

a fashion, game, type of music etc that becomes very popular for a short time

ephemeral

existing or popular for only a short time

clandestine

done or kept secret

esoteric

known and understood by only a few people who have special knowledge about something

banish

exlie

exempt

not affected by sth

cogent

reasonable and correct

clinching

final agree

vindicate

justify

immaterial

irrelevant

tenable

reasonable and can be defended successfully

specious

misleading

Acclaim

Praise.

Accord

Agreement / Treaty.

Aggregation

A structure or whole formed by combining several separate elements; a cluster or mass.

Agenda

A list of matters to be discussed.

Alacrity

Brisk and cheerful readiness.

Amend

To change a document to make it better.

Appraising

Evaluating or setting the price of something.

Archaic

Very old or old-fashioned; no longer in common use.

Asset

A useful or valuable quality, person, or thing.

Attenuates

Weakens; steadily reduces the force or value.

Audit

Checking financial records.

Austere

Severe, strict, hard, and relentless.

Bathos

An effect of anticlimax created by a lapse in mood from the sublime to the trivial.

Beneficiary

An individual or group receiving money/assets from a will or transaction.

Bipartisan

Agreement between two opposing political parties.

Cacophony

A harsh, discordant mixture of sounds.

Calibrate

To adjust, precisely measure, or fine-tune against a standard.

Capricious

Given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior.

Circumspection

The quality of being wary and unwilling to take risks; prudence.

Complacency

A feeling of smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one's achievements.

Concession

Compromise.

Conjecture

An opinion or conclusion formed on the basis of incomplete information.

Conform

To behave according to usual standards or norms; to be in agreement.

Conspicuous

Standing out so as to be clearly visible.

Contingent

Subject to chance; depending on a future event to happen.

Contradictory

Mutually opposed or inconsistent.

Construe

To interpret.

Dearth

A scarcity or lack of something.

Defied

Disobeying or challenging expectations.

Didactic

Intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive.

Dilettantism

The activities of a person who cultivates an area of interest without real commitment or knowledge.