9th Grade Vocabulary List 1

WORD POS DEFINITION & NOTES

1. Adulterate v. -to corrupt or make worse by addition of something of lesser value
2. Augment v. -to make large or increase
3. Bereft v. -deprived of; made unhappy through a loss
4. Disparage v. -express a negative opinion which often results in a diminished value
5. Dour adj. -stern, unyielding, gloomy, or ill-humored
6. Encapsulate v. -to enclose in
7. Fortitude n. -courage in facing difficulty
8. Insidious adj. -intended to deceive or entrap; sly, treacherous
9. Intimate v. -a hint or indirect suggestion
10. Opulent adj. -wealthy, luxurious, ample, grandiose
11. Ostensible adj. -of or related to motives or facts that are apparent but not necessarily real or true
12. Pliable adj. -easily bent; flexible; easily influenced
13. Proscribe v. -command against
14. Recede v. -move back or retreat
15. Reiterate v. -to say again or repeat
16. Remittance n. -payment
17. Sophistry n. -elaborate and eloquent but logically invalid arguments often intended to deceive
18. Stolid adj. -not easily moved mentally or emotionally; unresponsive
19. Tentative adj. -experimental in nature; uncertain; hesitant
20. Vernacular n. -common language; everyday speech; often related to a particular locale
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WORD POS DEFINITION & NOTES
1. Abdicate v. -to give up a position, a right, or power
2. Blight n. -an affliction, destroying element, or disease
3. Blithe adj. -joyful, cheerful, or without appropriate thought
4. Ephemeral adj. -lasting a short time
5. Fervid adj. -intensely emotional
6. Fetid adj. -z
7. Flag v. -to decline in vigor, strength, or interest
8. Florid adj. -excessively decorated or embellished
9. Glower v. -to glare at or stare angrily or intensely at
10. Gullible adj. -easily deceived
11. Irascible adj. -easily made angry
12. Ignominy n. -public shame or disgrace
13. Lament v. -to express sorrow or grief
14. Monastic adj. -extremely plain or secluded
15. Nominal adj. -existing in name only; negligible
16. Nuance n. -a subtle expression of meaning or quality
17. Pathology n. - foul smelling or putrid
18. Sedition n. -behavior that promotes rebellion or civil disorder
19. Specious adj. -deceptively attractive; seemingly plausible but fallacious
20. Tawdry adj. -cheap, gaudy, or showy
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WORD POS DEFINITION & NOTES
1. Austere adj. -severe or stern in appearance; undecorated
2. Banal adj. -predictable, clichéd, boring
3. Belfry n. -a bell tower; a room in which a bell is hung
4. Chauvinist n. -someone prejudiced in favor of the group to which he or she belongs
5. Corroborate v. -to support with evidence
6. Crescendo n. -steadily increasing in volume, force, or pitch to a terminal peak
7. Dissemble v. -to present a false appearance; to disguise one’s real intentions or character
8. Emulate v. -to copy; to try to equal or excel
9. Expurgate v. -to censor or edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
10. Fecund adj. -fertile, fruitful, or productive
11. Frugality n. -tending to be thrifty or cheap
12. Grovel v. -to humble oneself in a demeaning way
13. Guile n. -deceit or trickery
14. Hegemony n. -the domination of one state or group over its allies
15. Luminous adj. -bright, brilliant, glowing
16. Nascent adj. -starting to develop or coming into existence
17. Parley v. -discuss, usually between enemies
18. Sanguine adj. -ruddy, cheerfully optimistic
19. Sportive adj. -frolicsome, playful
20. Stratagem n. -a trick designed to deceive or to gain advantage over
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WORD POS DEFINITION & NOTES
1. Assuage v. -to make something unpleasant less severe; to reduce severity
2. Audacious adj. -fearless and daring
3. Circumspect adj. -cautious; aware of potential consequences
4. Condone v. -to overlook, harden, or disregard
5. Desiccate v. -to dry out thoroughly
6. Diatribe n. -an abusive, condemnatory speech
7. Dogmatic adj. -dictatorial in one’s opinion
8. Droll adj. -amusing in a wry, subtle way
9. Eloquent adj. -persuasive and moving especially in speech
10. Fallow adj. -dormant; unused
11. Furtive adj. -secret or stealthy
12. Lampoon v. -to ridicule usually with satire
13. Malinger v. -to evade responsibility
14. Orotund adj. -pompous
15. Reticent adj. -silent or reserved
16. Sardonic adj. -cynical; scornfully mocking
17. Sully v. -to varnish or taint
18. Surfeit n. -an excessive amount
19. Verdant adj. -green with vegetation; inexperienced
20. Vernal adj. -related to spring, youth, or freshness
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WORD POS DEFINITION & NOTES
1. Advocate n. -one that pleads the cause of another
2. Belabor v. -to explain or insist on excessively
3. Complaisance n. -disposition to please or comply
4. Corpulent adj. -having a large bulky body
5. Debut n. -a first appearance or formal entrance into society
6. Effectual adj. -producing or able to produce a desired result
7. Filibuster n. -the use of tactics to delay or prevent action especially in a legislative assembly
8. Galvanized adj. -subjected to the action of an electric current for the purpose of stimulating
physiologically
9. Impropriety n. -an improper or indecorous act or remark
10. Minutiae n. -a minor detail
11. Ostracism n. -exclusion by general consent
12. Peccadillo n. -a slight offense
13. Rent v. -synonymous to the past tense of tear
14. Ribald adj. -crude, offensive
15. Solace v. -to comfort in grief or misfortune
16. Tare n. -a weed of grain in fields; an undesirable element
17. Torpid adj. -lacking in energy or vigor
18. Undermined adj. -weakened insidiously or secretly
19. Virulence n. -extreme bitterness or malignity of temper
20. Vivacity n. -the quality of state of being lively in temper, conduct, or spirit
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WORD POS DEFINITION & NOTES
1. Confer v. -to compare views or take counsel
2. Denounce v. -to pronounce to be blameworthy or evil
3. Dispatch v. -to send off or away with promptness or speed
4. Dispensation n. -a general state or ordering of things
5. Edifice n. -a large or massive structure
6. Flippant adj. -lacking proper respect or seriousness
7. Gerontocracy n. -rule by elders
8. Idyll n. -a simple descriptive work in poetry or prose that deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes
9. Inefficacious adj. -lacking the power to produce a desired effect
10. Irradiate v. -to cast rays of light upon
11. Opaque adj. -hard to understand or explain
12. Quixotic adj. -foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals
13. Superlative adj. -of very high quality
14. Tyro n. -a beginner in learning
15. Unfrock v. -defrock: remove from a position of honor or privilege
16. Unscathed adj. -wholly unharmed; not injured
17. Vicarious adj. -performed or suffered by one person as a substitute for another or to the benefit or
advantage of another
18. Whet v. -to make keen or more acute
19. Whittle v. -to reduce, remove, or destroy gradually
20. Wizen v. -to become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or failing vitality
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WORD POS DEFINITION & NOTES
1. Approbation n. -an act of approving formally or officially
2. Augury n. -divination from auspices or omens
3. Coddle v. -to treat with extreme or excessive care or kindness
4. Effuse v. -to flow out
5. Erudite adj. -having or showing knowledge that is gained by studying
6. Gaunt adj. -excessively thin and angular
7. Imprecate v. -to invoke evil on
8. Lag v. -to stay or fall behind
9. Lucid adj. -clear to the understanding
10. Neologism n. -a newly invented word, usage, or phrase
11. Paean n. -a work that praises or honors its subject
12. Prattle v. -to say in an unaffected or childish manner
13. Refute v. -to prove wrong by argument or evidence
14. Seminal adj. -containing or contributing the seeds of later development
15. Sinewy adj. -tough, stringy
16. Stinting v. -sparing or frugal
17. Stratagem n. -a cleverly contrived trick or scheme for gaining an end
18. Synapse n. -the point at which a nervous impulse passes from one neuron to another
19. Usurp v. -to take or make use of without right
20. Xenophobe n. -one unduly fearful of what is foreign and especially of people of foreign origin
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WORD POS DEFINITION & NOTES
1. Accede v. -to express approval or give consent
2. Accession n. -increase by something added
3. Comity n. -friendly social atmosphere
4. Corporeal adj. -having, consisting of, or relating to a physical material body
5. Fervor n. -intensity of feeling or expression
6. Fiasco n. -a complete failure
7. Illusory adj. -based on or producing illusion; deceptive
8. Kindle v. -to stir up
9. Libel n. -a written or oral statement that unjustly attacks a person’s character or reputation
10. Licentious adj. -lacking legal or moral restraints
11. Limpid adj. -marked by transparency
12. Marsupial n. -any of an order of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums,
and related animals
13. Milieu n. -the physical or social setting in which something occurs or develops
14. Pommel n. -a word used to refer to a knob on a sword or a saddle
15. Prolixity n. -the condition of being long or drawn out
16. Quail v. -to give way or recoil in dread or terror
17. Runic n. -having some secret or mysterious meaning
18. Salvo n. -a means of alleviating one’s conscience
19. Stoke v. -to poke or stir up
20. Tremulous adj. -exceedingly sensitive; easily shaken or disordered
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WORD POS DEFINITION & NOTES
1. Allocate v. -to set apart for a special purpose; designate
2. Aphoristic adj. -in the form of a tersely stated truth or opinion
3. Arrant adj. -utter; complete
4. Chimera n. -something consisting of diverse construction (note the word’s origin in Greek
mythology)
5. Deteriorate v. -to become impaired in quality, function, or condition
6. Didactic adj. -involving or characterized by instruction
7. Disconsolate adj. -dejected, downcast, unhappy
8. Estuary n. -a passage of water where a river current meets the tide
9. Exceptionable adj. -something that is likely to cause objection; may mean offensive
10. Gradgrind n. -a person who is obsessed with minutiae and formalities
11. Hankering n. -a strong, persistent desire
12. Indigenous adj. -originating in and characteristic of a particular region
13. Liege n. -someone who is faithful and loyal
14. Optimize v. -to cause something to use its full potential
15. Penchant n. -a strong or habitual liking for something or tendency to do something
16. Proponents n. -a person who advocates a particular position or idea
17. Ravage v. -to have a violent destructive effect
18. Stimulate v. -to increase or encourage the level of response
19. Trinket n. -a small ornament or thing of little value
20. Vituperate v. -to blame or insult someone in strong or violent language
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WORD POS DEFINITION & NOTES
1. Accolade n. -a mark of acknowledgement; award
2. Apothecary n. -one who prepares and sells drugs for medicinal purposes
3. Askance adv. -with disapproval or distrust
4. Blunderbuss n. -a blundering person
5. Burnish v. -to polish
6. Cognitive adj. -of, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity
7. Concupiscence n. -strong desire
8. Coterie n. -an intimate and often exclusive group with a unifying common interest or purpose
9. Debilitating adj. -impairing the strength of
10. Epigram n. -a terse, sage, or witty and often paradoxical saying
11. Hinder v. -to make slow or difficult the progress of
12. Impertinent adj. -given to or characterized by insolent rudeness
13. Pariah n. -one that is despised or rejected
14. Probate n. -the judicial determination of the validity of a will
15. Recumbent adj. -suggestive of repose
16. Recuperate v. -to regain a former state or condition
17. Stifle v. To withhold from circulation or expression
18. Tendentious adj. -marked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view; biased
19. Torturous adj. -painfully difficult or slow
20. Urban adj. -of, relating to, characteristic of, or constituting a city
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WORD POS DEFINITION & NOTES
1. Brine n. -water saturated with salt; the water of a salt sea or lake
2. Cauterize v. -to sear with a cautery or caustic; to make insensible
3. Chattel n. -an item of property
4. Decoy n. -someone or something used to draw attention away from another
5. Desecration n. -an act or instance of treating disrespectfully, irreverently, or outrageously
6. Dilapidated adj. -decayed, deteriorated, or fallen into partial ruin especially through neglect or misuse
7. Enigma n. -something hard to understand or explain
8. Extradite v. -to deliver up an alleged criminal from one authority (as a state or country) to another
9. Feasible adj. -capable of being done or carried out
10. Feckless adj. -weak, ineffective; worthless, irresponsible
11. Objective adj. -not influenced by personal feelings or opinions; unbiased
12. Ruminate v. -to engage in contemplation
13. Sage adj. -wise through reflection and experience
14. Sere adj. -being dried and withered
15. Sporadic adj. -occurring occasionally, singly, or in irregular or random instances
16. Stevedore n. -one who works at or is responsible for loading and unloading ships in port
17. Torrid adj. -giving off intense heat
18. Upbraid v. -to reproach or criticize severely
19. Weighty adj. -of much importance or consequence
20. Whelp n. -a creature characterized by youth or inexperience, normally used in reference to dogs or
humans
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WORD POS DEFINITION & NOTES
1. Adversity n. -a state, condition, or instance of serious or continued difficulty
2. Aesthetic adj. -having to do with what is beautiful
3. Autumnal adj. -of, characteristic of, or occurring in autumn
4. Bight n. -a bend in a coast forming an open bay
5. Bombastic adj. -marked by or given to pretentious inflated speech or writing; pompous, overblown
6. Comeliness n. -the condition of being pleasing and wholesome in appearance
7. Digress v. -to turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument
8. Fastidious adj. -having high and often capricious standards; difficult to please
9. Fringe n. -something that is marginal or additional to some activity, process, or subject
10. Frugality n. -the quality of being prudent in the use of resources
11. Insatiable adj. -incapable of being satisfied
12. Interdict n. -a prohibitory decree
13. Meet adj. -(not in the rendezvous sense); fitting, appropriate
14. Opprobrium n. -something that brings disgrace; contempt, reproach
15. Peripatetic n. -pedestrian; itinerant
16. Prostrate adj. -lying stretched out on the ground with one’s face downward; may indicate reverence or
submission
17. Ramble v. -to move aimlessly from place to place
18. Stygian adj. -relating to the river Styx; extremely dark, gloomy, or forbidding
19. Umbrage n. -a feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult
20. Vexation n. -a cause of trouble
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WORD POS DEFINITION & NOTES
1. Adamant adj. -unshakable or insistent especially in maintaining a position or opinion
2. Contiguous adj. -touching along a boundary or at a point
3. Dally v. -to deal lightly; to waste time
4. Debauchery n. -extreme indulgence in sensuality
5. Deign v. -to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one’s superiority
6. Deliquesce v. -to dissolve or melt away
7. Dolorous adj. -causing, marked by, or expressing misery or grief
8. Dubious adj. -giving rise to uncertainty or unsettled in opinion
9. Epithet n. -a characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a
person or thing
10. Improbity n. -lack of honesty or moral scruples
11. Permeate v. -to diffuse through or penetrate something
12. Prudish adj. -marked by excessive or priggish attention to propriety or decorum
13. Sally v. -to leap out or burst forth suddenly; set out, depart
14. Sinistral adj. -of, relating to, or inclined to the left; left-handed
15. Stomach v. -to bear without overt reaction or resentment; put up with
16. Strut v. -to walk with a proud gait or a pompous and affected air
17. Taunt n. -a sarcastic challenge or insult
18. Astringent adj. -causing the contraction of body tissues, typically skin cells
19. Veneration n. -respect or awe inspired by the dignity, wisdom, dedication, or talent of a person
20. Wary adj. -marked by keen caution, cunning, and watchfulness especially in detecting and escaping
danger
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WORD POS DEFINITION & NOTES
1. Acrid adj. -sharp and harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor
2. Anathema n. -the denunciation of something as accursed
3. Castigate v. -to subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism
4. Clairvoyance n. -ability to perceive matters beyond the range of ordinary perception
5. Coerce v. -to restrain or dominate by force
6. Dirge n. -a song or hymn of grief or lamentation
7. Discountenance v. -to look with disfavor on; discourage by evidence of disapproval
8. Enunciation n. -a systematic and usually clear statement
9. Eradicate v. -to do away with completely
10. Inviolable adj. -secure from violation, profanation, assault, or trespass
11. Marred adj. -having been affected negatively
12. Myriad adj. -having innumerable aspects or elements
13. Obdurate adj. -stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing or hardened in feelings
14. Obscure adj. -not readily understood or clearly expressed
15. Recede v. -to move back or away; to grow less or smaller
16. Redoubtable adj. -causing fear or alarm; also illustrious or eminent
17. Serene adj. -marked by or suggestive of utter calm and unruffled repose or quietude
18. Sluggard n. -a habitually lazy person
19. Sordid adj. -marked by baseness or grossness
20. Stereotype n. -something conforming to a fixed or general pattern
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WORD POS DEFINITION & NOTES
1. Auspicious adj. -showing or suggesting that future success is likely
2. Begrudge v. -to give or concede reluctantly or with displeasure
3. Compromise n. -a concession to something derogatory or prejudicial
4. Braggadocio n. -boastful or arrogant behavior
5. Daguerreotype n. -an early photograph produced on a silver or silver-covered copper plate
6. Diorama n. -a model representing a scene with three-dimensional figures either in miniature or as a
large scale recreation
7. Disabuse v. -to free from error, fallacy, or misconception
8. Docile adj. -easily taught, led, or managed
9. Emollient adj. -making soft; also making less intense or harsh
10. Gavel n. -a mallet used for commanding attention or confirming an action
11. Luscious adj. -having a delicious taste or smell; richly luxurious or appealing to the senses
12. Notoriety n. -the quality or state of being generally known and talked of usually unfavorably
13. Pique n. -a transient feeling of wounded vanity
14. Promulgate v. -to make known by open declaration
15. Remonstrance n. -an earnest presentation of reasons for opposition or grievance
16. Apotheosis n. -the highest point in the development of something; its culmination or climax
17. Slew n. -a large number
18. Vendible adj. -capable of being sold
19. Vertigo n. -a sensation of whirling or loss of balance
20. Wile n. -a trick or stratagem intended to ensnare or deceive
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WORD POS DEFINITION & NOTES
1. Aberration n. -the fact or instance of deviating especially from a moral standard or normal state
2. Abraded v. -to rub or wear away especially by friction
3. Aural adj. -of or relating to the ear or to the sense of hearing
4. Aurora n. -dawn; the Roman goddess of dawn
-a luminous phenomenon of that consists of streamers of light in the upper atmosphere
5. Compliant adj. -ready or disposed to conform, submit, or adapt
6. Complicity n. -association or participation in or as if in a wrongful act
7. Diligent adj. -characterized by steady, earnest, and energetic effort
8. Din n. -a loud continued noise
9. Exculpate v. -to clear from alleged fault or guilt
10. Execrable adj. -very bad; wretched
11. Hangar n. -shelter, shed; especially a covered and enclosed area for housing and repairing aircraft
12. Harangue n. -a speech addressed to a public assembly; a ranting speech or writing
13. Inveigh v. -to protest or complain bitterly or vehemently
14. Merge v. -to blend gradually by stages that blur distinctions; to become combined into one
15. Meticulous adj. -marked by extreme or excessive care in the consideration or treatment of details
16. Patron n. -one that uses wealth or influence to help an individual, institution, or cause
-one who buys the goods or uses the services offered especially by an establishment
17. Psychosis n. -fundamental derangement of the mind characterized by defective or lost contact with
reality especially as evidenced by delusions, hallucinations, and disorganized speech and
behavior
18. Pugnacious adj. -having a quarrelsome or combative nature
19. Pundit n. -a person who gives opinions in an authoritative manner usually through the mass media
20. Wreak v. -to bring about; cause
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WORD POS DEFINITION & NOTES
1. Abrasive adj. -causing irritation
2. Abscission n. -the act or process of cutting off
3. Avarice n. -excessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain
4. Aver v. -to allege or assert in pleading
5. Concatenate adj. -linked together
6. Stricture n. -a restriction on a person or activity
7. Disapprobation n. -the act or state of disapproving
8. Exhaustive adj. -testing all possibilities or considering all elements
9. Exhilarate v. -to make cheerful and excited
10. Haughtiness n. -the condition of being blatantly and disdainfully proud
11. Intransigence n. -the quality or state of refusing to compromise or abandon an extreme position or
attitude
12. Ire n. -intense and usually openly displayed anger
13. Millinery n. -women’s apparel for the head
14. Mince v. -to utter or pronounce with affectation
15. Pecuniary adj. -of or relating to money
16. Pedant n. -one who makes a show of knowledge
17. Purist n. -a person who adheres strictly and often excessively to a tradition
18. Semantic adj. -of or relating to meaning in language
19. Titter v. -to laugh in a nervous, affected, or partly suppressed manner
20. Virtuosity n. -great technical skill as in the practice of a fine art
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WORD POS DEFINITION & NOTES
1. Abstain v. -to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice
2. Abstemious adj. -marked by restraint especially in the consumption of food or alcohol
3. Balm n. -a soothing restorative agency
4. Conciliate v. -to gain by pleasing acts; appease
5. Discord n. -a lack of agreement or harmony as between persons, things, or ideas
6. Exemplar n. -one that serves as a model or example; often an ideal or standard
7. Exorbitant adj. -exceeding the customary or appropriate limits in intensity, quality, amount, or size
8. Hasten v. -to move or act quickly; to urge on
9. Headstrong adj. -not easily restrained; impatient of control, advice, or suggestions
10. Invidious adj. -tending to cause discontent, animosity, or envy
-of an unpleasant or objectionable nature
11. Irksome adj. -tending to make weary, irritated, or bored
12. Mettle n. -vigor and strength of spirit or temperament
13. Minion n. -a servile dependent, follower, or underling
14. Partiality n. -a special taste or liking
15. Peer n. -one that is of equal standing with another
16. Peerless adj. -matchless, incomparable
17. Quack n. -charlatan; a pretender to medical skill
18. Quagmire n. -a difficult, precarious, or entrapping position
19. Stipple v. -to mark a surface with numerous small dots or specks
20. Vitiate v. -to spoil or impair the quality or efficiency of something
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WORD POS DEFINITION & NOTES
1. Absolution n. -the act of setting free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt
2. Abysmal adj. -having immense or fathomless extension downward, backward, or inward
3. Avocation n. -a subordinate occupation pursued in addition to one’s vocation especially for enjoyment
4. Banal adj. -lacking originality, freshness, or novelty
5. Concur v. -to express agreement; to act together to a common end
6. Concurrent adj. -operating or occurring at the same time
7. Contagious adj. -communicable by contact
8. Disburse v. -to make a payment in settlement of
9. Discordancy n. -the state of not being in accord; the state of being disagreeable in sound
10. Exigency n. -a state of affairs that makes urgent demands
11. Exorcism n. -the expulsion or attempted expulsion of an evil spirit
12. Hawser n. -a large rope for towing, mooring, or securing a ship
13. Internecine adj. -of, relating to, or involving conflict within a group
14. Iridescence n. -a lustrous or attractive quality or effect
15. Ironic adj. -describes a situation which is contrary to normal expectation often with humorous
effect
16. Misconstrue v. -to mistake the meaning of; misinterpret
17. Pedantic adj. -overly concerned with minute details; formalism
18. Pejorative n. -a statement or a description that is intended to disparage or belittle
19. Toady n. -one who flatters with the intent of gaining favor
20. Virtuoso n. -one skilled in or having a taste for fine arts
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WORD POS DEFINITION & NOTES
1. Achromatic adj. -being without accidentals or modulation
2. Bane n. -a source of harm or ruin
3. Befuddle v. -to confuse or muddle
4. Confound v. -to confuse, perplex, or put to shame
5. Consecrate v. -to set a part for a particular purpose, often religious
6. Discrete adj. -individually separate and distinct
7. Expatiate v. -to speak or write at length or in detail
8. Garish adj. -offensively or distressingly vivid
9. Heresy n. -an opinion or belief that is contrary to church teaching
10. Hiatus n. -an interruption in time or continuity
11. Irrational adj. -not endowed with reason or understanding
12. Misnomer n. -an incorrect name or inappropriate designation
13. Misogyny n. -a hatred of women
14. Pensive adj. -musingly or dreamily
15. Percipient adj. -having good understanding, perceptive
16. Quarantine n. -a state, period, or place of isolation
17. Quay n. -a structure built along the bank of a waterway that is used as a landing place
18. Vehemence n. -intensity or forcefulness of expression
19. Vitriolic adj. -a harsh or corrosive tone
20. Zany adj. -amusingly unconventional and idiosyncratic