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Apocryphal; The story of gum staying inside your body for 5 years was very apocryphal, it didn’t even sound reasonable

(adj.) of doubtful authenticity

Arcane; Many find new organisms arcane as there is not much known about them

(adj.) Known or understood by only a few

Convene; A secrete meeting was convened to talk about upper management

(v.) to call together

Expedient; They found it expedient to negotiate with the terrorists as this would allow safety for innocents

(n.) a means to an end; (adj.) advantageous, useful

Exude; Once tapped the tree began to exude sap

(v.) to come out slowly; to ooze

Gesticulate; He gesticulated to emphasize his words and grab attention when nobody was listening

(v.) to move energetically; flail

Imperturbable; The storyteller was imperturbable while he was telling his story

(adj.) unable to be bothered

Increment; Pharmacies increase a drugs dosage by small increments over a long time

(n.) an enlargement, increase, addition

Levity; The levity was well timed she told funny stories about the deceased to lighten the mood

(n.) Lack of seriousness

Mortify; The coworkers mortified the new interns with a prank that made everyone laugh at them

(v.) to cause someone to feel embarrassed, ashamed, humiliated

Periphery; A fence was built around the periphery of the site

(n.) the area around the edges

Raconteur; The man was an excellent raconteur he captivated us

(n.) a person who tells stories well

Subterfuge; She used a smart subterfuge to get into an actors party

(n.) a deceptive scheme

Reiterate; The man has to reiterate his sentences constantly since he yells across the room

(v.) to say again, repeat

Vacillate; The man vacillated between his two top college choices that he had been accepted to

(v.) choosing between two decisions; indecisive

Accoutrements; The team brought all their accoutrements to their game in a truck

(n.) equipment or accessories

Aggrieved; He felt aggrieved by their refusal to meet with him.

(adj.) feeling resentment at having been unfairly treated

Choleric; The man was very choleric the littlest things could anger him

(adj.) easily angered

Comport; She comported herself very well during the earthquake, others were scared

(v.) to conduct oneself, behave

Disconcert; The man who threw a tomato disconcerted the man doing stand-up comedy

(v.) to disturb the composure of; unsettle

Fauna; The local fauna consists of racoons, rabbits, coyotes, snakes, birds, bobcats, and insects

(n.) animals of a certain region or period

Interpose; The man interposed himself between his daughters friend and his daughter

(v.) to place or insert between; to interrupt

Maraud; The soldiers maraud the countryside, which couldn’t defend themselves

(v.) to roam in search of things to steal or people to attack

Modicum; He has a modicum of patience as he loses his control easily

(n.) a small amount

Opulent; The men roamed the streets and looked opulent but could have rented the clothes

(adj.) exhibiting a great deal of wealth or abundance

Patrician; He's a wealthy patrician, yet cannot lead the empire well

(n.) a member of nobility/of noble birth

Phlegmatic; The teams car is phlegmatic and gets passed by all the other cars

(adj.) slow and sluggish

Propensity; The student has the propensity to click their pen during class

(n.) natural tendency

Therapeutic; Music is therapeutic to some as it lets them relax or focus on subjects

(adj.) medicinal; curative; soothing

Utilitarian; The man’s car is strictly utilitarian as it’s visually unappealing

(adj.) (n.) relating to usefulness rather than beauty

Atrophy; The athlete’s muscles atrophied after months of not doing anything

(v.) to waste away or fail to develop

Efficacy; To check the efficacy of vaccines the CDC has to conduct trials

(n.) effectiveness; the power to produce a result

Emolument; The emolument I was given didn’t seem fair for the amount of work done

(n.) a salary or fees for work done

Icon; The rock star has become the new icon

(n.) a person or thing regarded as a representative symbol of something

Incipient; The man could feel incipient joy slowly building up

(adj.) in the first stages, beginning to exist

Inculcate; I improved my striking by inculcating rudimentary techniques every day

(v.) to teach by frequent repetition

Inestimable; The treasure was of inestimable value

(adj.) too great to calculate, immeasurable

Lackluster; The team’s performance was lackluster, little effort resulted in a lose

(adj.) lacking brightness or vitality

Martinet; My parents are martinets instead of asking they order me to do something

(n.) a strict disciplinarian

Prodigious; Famous athletes can mesmerize you with their prodigious skill

(adj.) extremely large in size or having great skill

Regimen; Keeping with my regimen allows for good exercise

(n.) a regulated program, especially having to do with health

Stellar; Her stellar grades allowed her to choose any college she wanted

(adj.) of or related to the stars

Stoic; He is very stoic, many believe he is just as cold to his family as well

(adj.) seemingly indifferent to pleasure of pain

Vibrant; The flower was vibrant having lots of beautiful colors

(adj.) full of energy and enthusiasm

Zealous; She was a zealous supporter of more taxes for the rich

(adj.) very enthusiastic on behalf of someone or something

Autonomy; I gained autonomy as I grew into a more mature

(n.) self government

Circumspect; You should be very circumspect especially late at night

(adj.) cautious of what's around

Composure; She maintained her composure even when being yelled at

(n.) calmness of mind or bearing

Edifice; The edifice is the reason we cannot see the beautiful city from the top of the hotel

(n.) a large imposing structure

Ensconce; He ensconced the bike into the back of his car

(v.) to secure snugly

Hapless; Losing the lottery isn’t hapless as it’s rare to win it

(adj.) marked by bad luck

Mausoleum; Walt Whitman’s mausoleum is a direct contradiction to Henry David Thoreau

(n.) a large, impressive tomb

Environs; The small city’s environs included a dessert to the west and a forest to the right

(n.) area surrounding a place

Heinous; His heinous crimes were enough to get the death penalty

(adj.) very wicked, offensive, hateful

Incognito; The man was incognito with his visit to the hospital

(adj.) having one's true identity concealed, (n.) an assumed or false identity

Indoctrinate; She was indoctrinating her students with her beliefs of history

(v.) to teach to accept a set of beliefs uncritically; teach or instruct someone

Pillage; The village was pillaged during the war, all their supplies were taken

(v.) to rob using violence, especially during wartime, (n.) the action of pillaging a place of property, especially in wartime

Reverie; The teacher calling on her broke her reverie, she didn’t drift off for the rest of class

(n.) a state of being pleasantly lost in one's thoughts, a daydream

Thrall; The entire country was in the thrall of the harsh dictator

(n.) the state of being in someone's power of having great power over someone

Interim; The interim principal’s time was much needed since the old principal was hated

(n.) the intervening time, (adj.) in or for the intervening period, provisional or temporary

Besmirch; He had besmirched the good name of his family

(v.) to stain or make dirty

Penitent; She was penitent with her apology as she knew the joke was cruel

(adj.) sorry for having done wrong

Impropriety; She was offended by the impropriety of the question

(n.) the quality or state of being improper

Acquiesce; Joe acquiesced to the ticket fine as they had proof of him speeding

(v.) to accept passively

Surfeit; A surfeit amount of muffins were baked for the bake sale, and many were taken home

(n.) an abundant supply

Unsavory; I find McDonald’s unsavory, as most of the food is very processed

(adj.) having an unpleasant look, taste, or smell

Probity; They should always behave with probity and integrity

(n.) quality of having strong moral principles

Histrionic; The couple's histrionic break-up drew many eyes upon them

(adj.) purposely theatrical; dramatic

Repercussion; The creak being cut off had great repercussions for the villages below

(n.) an unforeseen or indirect consequence of an event

Revelation; The man had the revelation that he never loved his job, and so he quit

(n.) something that is made known or revealed, often coming as a surprise

Abstruse; His writing was abstruse as it was very small and scrunched together

(adj.) difficult to understand

Accrue; I accrued a hefty debt after not paying my taxes for months

(v.) to grow or accumulate over time; to happen as a natural result

Explicit; The teacher's instructions were not explicit, and the students were confused about what to do

(adj.) stated clearly and in detail, leaving no room for confusion or doubt

Inveigle; We can inveigle him into signing the contract with a monthly bonus

(v.) to persuade (someone) to do something by means of deception or flattery

Purport; The man purported to have a mansion but in reality, had an apartment

(v.) to appear or to claim to be or do something, especially falsely; profess

Anathema; The student was an anathema to others after his actions

(n.) someone or something that is hated or shamed

Assuage; To assuage pain I took pain relievers

(v.) to lesson or reduce intensity of

Avuncular; He began to talk in his most gentle and avuncular manner.

(adj.) like a benevolent uncle

Convivial; She was relaxed and convivial

(adj.) friendly, lively, and enjoyable (of an atmosphere or event) cheerful and friendly; jovial (of a person)

Eclectic; Universities offering an eclectic mix of courses

(adj.) combine elements from a variety of sources

Epigram; Today an epigram is generally defined as any short poem with a witty ending.

(n.) a short but witty saying

Expound; The teacher expounded the directions of the project

(v.) to explain in detail

Intrinsic; There's an intrinsic value in nature that sometimes gets ignored.

(adj.) belonging naturally; essential

Inveterate; An inveterate liar Mickey made up a love story

(adj.) habitual or persistent

Mogul; The music mogul didn’t have eclectic music

(n.) a very powerful or wealthy person

Munificent; The munificent donor provided his kidney

(adj.) extremely generous

Nascent; In the nascence of his career he was unknown

(adj.) just coming into existence and beginning to display signs of future potential

Perspicacious; The audience was impressed by the speakers perspicacious analysis

(adj.) clear sighted; shrewd

Philistine; She is a philistine person, so she wasn’t invited to the gallery

(n.)/(adj.) indifferent to cultural or intellectual values

Propitious; The timing for such a meeting seemed propitious

(adj.) giving or indicating a good chance of success; favorable

Archipelago; We cruised through the archipelago, stopping at one island

(n.) a large group of islands

Careen; The fancy car careened off the cliff

(v.) to rush headlong often in a swerving motion

Cavalier; The team cavalier attitude about their face blew up in his face

(adj.) showing an offhand disregard; arrogant

Contiguous; The seller only ships products to contiguous states

(adj.) sharing a boundary

Correlate; There is a correlation between what you give and what you got

(v.) to bring things into proper relations with one another

Etymology; Jason’s career as an etymologist was useless

(n.) study of the history of words

Frenetic; The frenetic fans ran rampant in the streets

(adj.) widely excited

Kinetic; This implies a redundancy problem at both the kinematic and kinetic level.

(adj.) relating to or resulting from motion

Presage; Performing well in the rehearsals presaged a good play

(v.) to foretell; indicate in advance

Pulverize; The blast was strong enough to pulverize the rock

(v.) to reduce to fine particles; (crush or grind)