| 1. |
anecdote |
a short, amusing story |
| 2. |
temperate |
moderate, not extreme |
| 3. |
innovative |
ahead of the times, like nothing ever seen |
| 4. |
impugn |
to challenge as false |
| 5. |
ambiguous |
open to several meanings or interpretations |
| 6. |
animated |
full of life or spirit |
| 7. |
anachronism |
something out of place in historical time |
| 8. |
ambivalent |
uncertainty or fluctuation, mixed feelings |
| 9. |
alleviate |
to make easier or endure |
| 10. |
abstruse |
hard to understand |
| 11. |
abstract |
apart from concrete, specific ideas or events |
| 12. |
abase |
deprive of self-esteem or confidence |
| 13. |
accessible |
easy to approach or enter |
| 14. |
abstinence |
denial of an indulgence or appetite |
| 15. |
acclaim |
enthusiastic approval or welcome |
| 16. |
adherence |
faithful attachment |
| 17. |
advocate |
to speak or write in favor of |
| 18. |
clandestine |
Kept or done in secret |
| 19. |
ethereal |
Of the celestial spheres; heavenly. |
| 20. |
expunge |
to cause something to be forgotten |
| 21. |
buffoon |
a person who does silly things, usually to make other people laugh |
| 22. |
endemic |
native to or limited to a certain region |
| 23. |
instigate |
To initiate or bring about, often by inciting |
| 24. |
toady |
A person who flatters or defers to others for self-serving reasons; a sycophant |
| 25. |
facile |
Working, acting, or done with ease and fluency |
| 26. |
crony |
A longtime close friend or companion. |
| 27. |
bandy |
To toss or throw back and forth |
| 28. |
incendiary |
Causing or designed to cause fires |
| 29. |
chafe |
To wear away or irritate by rubbing or friction |
| 30. |
adjure |
To command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath |
| 31. |
natal |
Of or associated with the time or place of one's birth |
| 32. |
ductile |
Easily molded or shaped |
| 33. |
contradict |
To be contrary to; be inconsistent with |
| 34. |
palaver |
Talk intended to charm or beguile |
| 35. |
visage |
The face or facial expression of a person; countenance |
| 36. |
solecism |
A violation of etiquette |
| 37. |
sedate |
habitually calm and composed in manner; serene |
| 38. |
complaisant |
Exhibiting a desire or willingness to please; cheerfully obliging |
| 39. |
cleave |
To split with a sharp instrument |
| 40. |
modicum |
moderate or small amount |
| 41. |
staid |
of a settled, sedate, and steady character |
| 42. |
bluster |
To speak in a loudly arrogant or bullying manner. |
| 43. |
epistle |
A letter, especially a formal one. |
| 44. |
lubricity |
smoothness or slipperiness |
| 45. |
askance |
With disapproval, suspicion, or distrust: |
| 46. |
winnow |
To examine closely in order to separate the good from the bad; sift |