Vocabulary #1

Sure! Here are the definitions of the words used in the question:

1. Gainsaying:

- Meaning: To deny or contradict (a fact or statement).

- Example: "No one can gainsay the benefits of a healthy diet."

2. Importuning:

- Meaning: To ask someone pressingly and persistently for or to do something.

- Example: "The child importuned his mother for a new toy."

3. Disparaging:

- Meaning: To express the opinion that something is of little worth; to belittle.

- Example: "She made disparaging remarks about her colleague's work."

4. Censuring:

- Meaning: To express severe disapproval of (someone or something), typically in a formal statement.

- Example: "The committee censured the politician for his unethical behavior."

In the context of the sentence, Jack is importuning his mother, which means he is begging her persistently to let him go on the rollercoaster one more time.

5. Effusive:

- Meaning: Expressing feelings of gratitude, pleasure, or approval in an unrestrained or heartfelt manner.

- Example: "She was effusive in her praise for the team's efforts."

6. Sententious:

- Meaning: Given to moralizing in a pompous or affected manner; often using maxims or aphorisms.

- Example: "His sententious speech was filled with moral advice."

7. Bombastic:

- Meaning: High-sounding but with little meaning; inflated or pretentious.

- Example: "The politician's bombastic rhetoric failed to address the real issues."

8. Opprobrious:

- Meaning: Expressing scorn or criticism; derogatory.

- Example: "The teacher's opprobrious comments made the student feel humiliated."

9. Eloquent:

- Meaning: Fluent or persuasive in speaking or writing; clearly expressing or indicating something.

- Example: "Her eloquent speech moved the audience to tears."

10. Sardonic:

- Meaning: Grimly mocking or cynical.

- Example: "She gave him a sardonic smile when he tripped over his own feet."

11. Erudite:

- Meaning: Having or showing great knowledge or learning; scholarly.

- Example: "The erudite professor could discuss a wide range of topics in great depth."

12. Oxymoron:

- Meaning: A figure of speech in which two contradictory or opposing ideas are combined to create a paradoxical effect.

- Example: "Jumbo shrimp" is an example of an oxymoron because 'jumbo' and 'shrimp' are opposites in meaning.

13. Reprobate:

- Meaning: An unprincipled or depraved person; someone who behaves in a morally wrong way.

- Example: "The reprobate banker embezzled funds from his clients."

14. Gainsaying:

- Meaning: To deny, contradict, or oppose a statement or fact.

- Example: "She could not gainsay the evidence presented against her."

15. Bourgeois:

- Meaning: Relating to or characteristic of the middle class, typically with reference to its perceived materialistic values or conventional attitudes.

- Example: "Their bourgeois lifestyle included owning a suburban home and sending their children to private school."

21. Mend : sewing :: edit : manuscript

- Explanation: The relationship between "mend" and "sewing" is that one repairs fabric through sewing.

the relationship between "edit" and "manuscript" is that one revises or corrects a manuscript through editing.

26. Opossum:

- Meaning: An opossum is a type of marsupial, characterized by carrying its young in a pouch.

- Example: "The opossum is often found scavenging for food at night."

To congeal means to change from a liquid to a solid state, typically by cooling

to singe means to burn superficially or lightly, which leads to charring.

A shallot is a small, mild onion.

a scallop is a type of mollusk.

Mollusks are sea creatures with shells sometimes.

Myopic refers to nearsightedness or lacking foresight,

farsighted refers to having foresight or planning for the future.

obscure means unknown or not well-known.

34. Tacit :

- Explanation: "Tacit" means implied or understood without being directly stated. Similarly, "shoddy" means inferior or of poor quality, which is another word for inferior.

35. render : verdict

- Explanation: To implement a rule means to put it into effect or to execute it. Similarly, to render a verdict means to deliver or announce a formal decision or judgment. Both pairs involve the action of carrying out or delivering something in a formal context.