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Vocabulary Set 5
Set 5
30
English
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11/08/2004

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Term
fledgling
Definition
NOUN/ADJECTIVE -
A young or inexperienced person; young
Term
abstemious
Definition
ADJECTIVE -
Self-restrained in appetites or behavior
Term
preen
Definition
VERB -
To primp; to dress or groom oneself with care
Term
dogmatic
Definition
ADJECTIVE -
Arrogant; stubbornly holding to one's beliefs
Term
effluence
Definition
NOUN -
A flowing out (of emotions)
Term
mien
Definition
NOUN -
Manner or appearance
Term
acumen
Definition
NOUN -
Mental acuity or sharpness; mental quickness
Term
vociferous
Definition
ADJECTIVE -
Making an outcry; clamorous
Term
vapid
Definition
ADJECTIVE -
Literally tasteless; figuratively empty or superficial
Term
laconic
Definition
ADJECTIVE -
Terse; succinct; concise; using few words
Term
mendacity
Definition
NOUN -
Lies; falsehood
Term
nascent
Definition
ADJECTIVE -
Beginning to exist or appear; emergent
Term
castigate
Definition
VERB -
To criticize sharply
Term
anachronism
Definition
NOUN -
Something that is out of its proper or chronological order
Term
avarice
Definition
NOUN -
Extreme desire for wealth; greed
Term
vindicate
Definition
VERB -
To clear of accusation; to avenge
Term
diatribe
Definition
NOUN -
A bitter denunciation; a condemnation
Term
ennui
Definition
NOUN -
Listlessness; boredom
Term
hackneyed
Definition
ADJECTIVE -
Trite; overused
Term
germane
Definition
ADJECTIVE -
Fitting; appropriate
Term
grandiloquent
Definition
ADJECTIVE -
Verbose; using lofty speech
Term
ingenuous
Definition
ADJECTIVE -
Unsophisticated; artless; naive; honest; straightforward
Term
hubris
Definition
NOUN -
Overbearing pride; arrogance
Term
mercurial
Definition
ADJECTIVE -
Quick and changeable in temperament; volatile
Term
onerous
Definition
ADJECTIVE -
Troublesome; burdensome
Term
fecund
Definition
ADJECTIVE -
Fruitful; fertile
Term
maverick
Definition
NOUN -
One that resists adherence to a group; a rebel
Term
intransigent
Definition
ADJECTIVE -
Stubborn; uncompromising
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intractable
Definition
ADJECTIVE -
Difficult to manage or govern; stubborn
Term
amalgam
Definition
NOUN -
A combination of diverse elements
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