Day 23
45 words to learn
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abhor
hate
ab-HAWR
to hate, to detest
affable
polite and friendly
AF-uh-buhl
polite and friendly
amalgamate
combine
uh-MAL-guh-mayt
blend; combine into a whole
apothegm
adage
AP-uh-them
a witty or terse remark; adage
approbation
approval
ap-ruh-BAY-shuhn
an expression of approval or praise
armada
fleet of ships
ahr-MAH-duh
fleet of ships; a large group of moving things
clot
semisolid mass
klot
a semisolid mass
coddle
pamper
KOD-l
treat with care and tenderness
codify
systematize
KOD-uh-fahy
to arrange laws or rules into a system
connoisseur
expert
kah-nuh-SUHR
an informed and astute judge in matters of taste ; expert
discernment
judgment
di-SURN-muhnt
judgment; perceptiveness
disdain
despise
dis-DEYN
to look upon or treat with contempt; consider beneath oneself
dither
vacillate
DIHTH-uhr
to act without a clear purpose
divert
entertain
dih-VURT
entertain; distract; cause a detour
duress
coercion
doo-RES
threats to compel somebody; coercion
epigram
adage
EH-puh-graam
short, witty saying or poem
exigent
urgent
EHK-suh-juhnt
urgent; requiring immediate action
exponent
person who supports
ihk-SPOH-nuhnt
a person who supports or expounds
foolhardy
reckless
FOOL-hahr-dee
taking unnecessary risks; reckless
fulsome
disgusting
FOOL-suhm
disgusting due to excessiveness
gradation
classification
gray-DAY-shuhn
any of the small levels which something is divided into; the process of result of something changing gradually
guileless
straightforward
GAHYL-lis
behaving in a honest way
harangue
tirade
huh-RANG
a pompous speech
hone
sharpen
hohn
stone used for sharpening tools; to sharpen
illicit
unlawful
ih-LIS-it
unlawful; not legally authorized
innate
inborn
ih-NEYT
inborn; native
insensible
unconscious
in-SENS-uh-bul
unconscious or unaffected
intangible
not material
in-TAN-juh-buhl
incapable of being perceived by the sense of touch
ironclad
firm
AHY-ern-KLAD
cannot be altered; firm
milieu
surroundings
mil-YOO
environment; surroundings
nettle
to provoke
NEH-tuhl
to irritate or provoke
nostalgia
longing for past
no-STAL-juh
mixed feeling of sadness and pleasure when you think of happy time in the past
objective
impartial
uhb-JEK-tiv
unbiased; not subjective; impartial
paean
song of praise
PEE-un
song of joy, praise or victory
panache
verve
puh-NAHSH
a flamboyant manner in style or action; verve
peremptory
leaving no choice
puh-REMP-tor-ee
putting an end to further arguments or debate
perjury
lying while under oath
PUR-juh-ree
lying while under oath
provisional
temporary
pruh-VIZH-uh-nl
existing only until permanently or properly replaced; conditional
quirk
oddity
kwurk
behaviour that is a little strange
reconnaissance
surveillance
ri-KON-uh-suhns
examination or survey conducted in advance
stratagem
trick
STRAA-tuh-juhm
a trick for deceiving an enemy; artifice
tortuous
twisting
TORT-yoo-us
winding, twisting
tout
advertise
towt
to praise publicly; promote; advertise
turbulence
violent disorder
TUR-byuh-luhns
violent disorder
veracious
truthful
vuh-REY-shuhs
truthful