9th Grade Cards: Difficult Words(1)
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absolve
v. let off hook; relieve of requirement or obligation
abstinent
a. self-restraining; not indulging an appetite especially for food or drink
accolade
n. award of merit; expression of approval; praise
adamant
a. extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding
aesthetics
n. the branch of philosophy dealing with beauty and taste, emphasizing the evaluative criteria that are applied to art
ameliorate
v. make or become better; improve; grow better
amiable
a. good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
atypical
a. not normal; unusual or irregular; not representative of a group, class, or type
blithe
a. joyous; showing a lack of proper thought or care; not caring or worrying
caustic
a. capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action
concise
a. brief and compact; expressing much in few words
connoisseur
n. specialist; person with expert knowledge or training, especially in the fine arts
depravity
n. extreme corruption or degradation; wickedness
depreciation
n. devaluation; decrease in price or value
dogma
n. something held as an established opinion, especially a definite authoritative tenet; doctrine
emergent
a. occurring unexpectedly and requiring urgent action; coming into existence
ephemeral
a. short-lived; enduring a very short time
equitable
a. marked by or having equity; just and impartial
evanescent
a. fleeting; vanishing or likely to vanish like vapor
expediency
n. the quality of being convenient and practical despite possibly being improper or immoral
fecund
a. capable of producing offspring or vegetation; intellectually productive
fiduciary
a. involving trust, especially with regard to the relationship between a trustee and a beneficiary
flimsy
a. weak; feeble; limp; slight; vain; without strength or solidity
furtively
ad. in a way that attempts to avoid notice or attention; secretively
gesticulate
v. show, express or direct through movement
guile
n. skillful deceit; disposition to deceive or cheat; disguise cunningly
hierarchy
n. arrangement by rank or standing; series in which each element is graded or ranked
ideology
n. study of origin and nature of ideas
ignominy
n. deep disgrace; shame or dishonor
impetuous
a. marked by sudden and violent force; hasty; impulsive and passionate
incense
v. enrage; infuriate; cause to be extremely angry
indigenous
a. native; originating where it is found
indulgence
n. the practice of allowing enjoyment of whatever is desired
infinitesimal
a. very small; immeasurably or incalculably minute
infusion
n. act or process of infusing; introduction of a solution into person through vein for therapeutic purposes
inordinate
a. exceeding reasonable limits; excessive; not regulated; disorderly
insipid
a. lacking flavor or zest; not tasty; dull
instigator
n. a person who initiates a course of action; someone who deliberately foments trouble
interdict
n. a court order prohibiting a party from doing a certain activity
inversion
n. turning upside down; a reversal of position, order, form, or relationship
jurisprudence
n. philosophy or science of law; division or department of law
latency
n. the time that elapses between a stimulus and the response to it; the state of being not yet evident or active
levee
n. a pier that provides a landing place on a river; a formal reception of visitors or guests , as at a royal court
lugubrious
a. mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially to exaggerated degree
malleable
a. capable of being shaped by pounding; impressionable
mayhem
n. offense of willfully maiming or crippling a person; state of violent disorder; havoc; physical disturbance
militia
n. civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army
monsieur
n. used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English 'Mr'
mortify
v. cause to experience shame or humiliation; embarrass
myriad
a. of very large or indefinite number; of ten thousand
nepotism
n. favoring of relatives or friends because of their relationship rather than their abilities
nostalgia
n. homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past.
nuance
n. subtle or slight degree of difference; small difference in meaning
occult
a. hidden from the eye or the understanding; invisible; secret; concealed; unknown
orthodox
a. traditional; conservative in belief; adhering to established faith, especially in religion
palette
n. board on which painter mixes pigments
panacea
n. remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all
parity
n. equality in status or amount; similarity or close
patriarch
n. father and ruler of family or tribe
peccadillo
n. slight offense; small sin or fault
pedigree
n. a line of ancestors; descent; lineage; register or record of a line of ancestors
penitent
a. feeling or expressing deep regret for misdeeds
peripatetic
a. traveling especially on foot
perturb
v. disturb greatly; make uneasy or anxious; throw into great confusion
plenary
a. full in all respects; attended by all the people who have the right to attend
posse
n. a large group often with a common interest; a group of people temporarily organized to make a search
potency
n. capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects; the power or right to give orders or make decisions
preeminent
a. outstanding; superior to or notable above all others
profuse
a. in great quantity or abundance; bountiful; exceedingly liberal
putative
a. purported; commonly put forth or accepted as true on inconclusive grounds
recalcitrant
a. obstinately stubborn; determined to resist authority
refute
v. disprove; prove to be false or incorrect
relinquish
v. give up something with reluctance; retire from; give up or abandon
reticent
a. inclined to keep silent; reserved; uncommunicative.
salutary
a. tending to improve; beneficial; favorable to health
sanguine
a. cheerfully confident; optimistic; of healthy reddish color; ruddy
secular
a. worldly rather than spiritual; not specifically relating to religion; lasting from century to century
serendipity
n. gift for finding valuable or desirable things by accident; accidental good fortune or luck
sordid
a. filthy; unethical or dishonest; dirty; foul; morally degraded
staunch
a. firm and dependable especially in loyalty; loyal and committed in attitude
surrogate
n. one that takes position of another; substitute
tenable
a. capable of being held, maintained, or defended, as against an assailant or objector, or against attempts to take or process
touchstone
n. stone used to test the fineness of gold alloys; excellent quality used to test excellence or genuineness of others
vapid
a. dull and unimaginative; lacking taste or flavor
viable
a. practical or workable; capable of maintaining life; capable of continuing effectiveness
virulent
a. extremely poisonous or harmful in its effects; bitterly hostile
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