10th Grade Cards: Difficult Words(2)
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adjuration
n. a solemn and earnest appeal to someone to do something
anhydrous
a. without water; especially without water of crystallization
aquiline
a. curved or hooked like an eagle's beak
awry
ad. in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course
bagatelle
n. something of little value or significance; a light piece of music for piano
bibelot
n. a small household, ornament, or decorative object
boll
n. the rounded seed-bearing capsule of a cotton or flax plant
burin
n. a chisel of tempered steel with a sharp point; used for engraving
calcimine
n. a water-base paint containing zinc oxide and glue and coloring; used as a wash for walls and ceilings
carouse
n. revelry in drinking; a merry drinking party
circumlocution
n. indirect or roundabout expression; evasion in speech or writing
coeval
a. of the same period; having the same age or date of origin; contemporary
colossus
n. someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful; a person of exceptional importance and reputation
conciliate
v. cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of; make one thing compatible with another
confluent
n. a branch that flows into the main stream; flowing together
consumptive
a. afflicted with or associated with pulmonary tuberculosis; tending to consume or use often wastefully
contumacy
n. obstinate rebelliousness; resistance to authority; willful refusal to appear before a court or comply with a court order
coronet
n. margin between the skin of the pastern and the horn of the hoof
cosmopolitanism
n. ideology that all human beings belong to a single community, based on a shared morality
declamatory
a. expressing feelings or opinions in a way that is loud and forceful
deist
n. a person who believes that God created the universe and then abandoned it
denunciation
n. a public act of denouncing; public condemnation of someone or something
derrick
n. a framework erected over an oil well to allow drill tubes to be raised and lowered
detrude
v. force down or thrust away or out
digraph
n. two successive letters, especially two letters used to represent a single sound as 'sh' in 'shoe'
discontinuance
n. the act of discontinuing or breaking off; an interruption
dispensation
n. a share that has been dispensed or distributed; an exemption from some rule or obligation
disrepute
n. discredit; dishonor; the state of being held in low esteem
dissuasion
n. persuading not to do or believe something; talking someone out of a belief or an intended course of action
dolor
n. painful grief; a state of great sorrow or distress
dudgeon
n. a feeling of intense indignation
effeminacy
n. having traits, tastes, habits, traditionally considered feminine
effulgence
n. the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light
emaciate
v. grow weak and thin or waste away physically; cause to grow thin or weak
encyclical
a. intended for wide distribution
espy
v. catch sight of; glimpse; discover at a distance
euphony
n. any agreeable, pleasing, and harmonious sounds
exegesis
n. explanation; interpretation, especially of biblical or religious text
expostulate
v. reason with somebody for the purpose of dissuasion
factious
a. dissenting, especially dissenting with the majority opinion
festal
a. offering fun and gaiety; befitting a feast, festival, holiday, or gala occasion
foppery
n. foolish character or action; the behavior or dress of a fop
furtherance
n. encouragement of the progress or growth or acceptance of something; the advancement of some enterprise
glutinous
a. having the sticky properties of an adhesive
hegira
n. a journey by a large group to escape from a hostile environment
improvisation
n. an unplanned expedient; a performance given extempore without planning or preparation
ingenue
n. innocent girl or young woman; actress who plays such parts
interpolation
n. a message, spoken or written, that is introduced or inserted; the action of interjecting or interposing an action or remark that interrupts
inundation
n. an overwhelming number or amount; the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
ionization
n. the condition of being dissociated into ions; the process of ionizing; the formation of ions by separating atoms or molecules
irruption
n. a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence; a sudden sharp increase in the relative numbers of a population
juridical
a. relating to the administration of justice or the function of a judge; of or relating to the law or jurisprudence
latish
a. somewhat or rather late
lexicography
n. the act of writing dictionaries
ligneous
a. consisting of or containing lignin or xylem
litigious
a. of or relating to litigation; showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits
luxuriance
n. the property of being lush and abundant and a pleasure to the senses
manumit
v. free from slavery or servitude
metempsychosis
n. after death the soul begins a new cycle of existence in another human body
militate
v. have force or influence; bring about an effect or change
missive
n. letter; written message; a written communication
monomania
n. a mania restricted to one thing or idea
mufti
n. a Muslim legal expert who is empowered to give rulings on religious matters
necrology
n. a notice of someone's death; usually includes a short biography; a list of people who died recently
nether
a. situated down or below; lying beneath, or in the lower part; having a lower position; lower; under;
obsequious
a. slavishly attentive; attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
obviate
v. bypass requirement or make it unnecessary; get rid of
oratorio
n. musical composition for voices and orchestra based on religious text
palliate
v. lessen violence of disease; moderate intensity; gloss over with excuses
patrimony
n. an inheritance coming by right of birth; a church endowment
peerage
n. the peers of a kingdom considered as a group
pentathlon
n. an athletic contest consisting of five different events
perspicacity
n. the capacity to assess situations shrewdly and to draw sound conclusions; intelligence manifested by being astute
philander
v. have amorous affairs; talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions
platitudinous
a. dull and tiresome; used too often to be interesting or thoughtful
precedential
a. having precedence, especially because of longer service
prolix
a. tediously prolonged or tending to speak or write at great length
quizzical
a. suggesting puzzlement; mocking; curious
reliquary
n. a container where religious relics are stored or displayed, especially relics of saints
retrench
v. cut down; change the way things are done in order to spend less money; economize
sacrosanct
a. regarded as sacred and inviolable; too important to be changed
satirize
v. make object of satire; attack with satire; censure with keenness or severe sarcasm.
sirocco
n. a windstorm that lifts up clouds of dust or sand
temporize
v. act evasively in order to gain time, avoid argument, or postpone a decision
unwonted
a. out of the ordinary; not customary or usual
withe
n. band or rope made of twisted twigs or stems; strong flexible twig
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