Day 24
45 words to learn
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abide
endure, remain
uh-BAHYD
to endure; to remain
antipathy
hostility
aan-TIH-puh-thee
hostility; a strong feeling of dislike
belie
contradict
bih-LYE
to give a false impression of ; to misrepresent
brusque
blunt
bruhsk
rough and abrupt in manner
candid
frank
KAAN-did
frank; honest in speech
caucus
council
KAW-kuhs
a group of people of similar interests in an organization
cloture
closing a debate
KLOH-cher
a method of closing a debate by voting
collateral
accompanying
kuh-LAAT-uhr-uhl
accompanying; auxiliary; secondary
credulous
gullible
KREH-juh-luhs
willing to trust too eagerly; gullible
deliberate (adj.)
careful in deciding
dih-LIB-uh-reyt
careful or slow in deciding
diffident
lacking confidence
DIH-fih-dint
lacking in self confidence; hesitant
dike
dam
dahyk
dam; embankment for holding back the waters of sea or river
disconcert
perturb
dis-kuhn-SURT
to disturb the self-possession of; to throw into disorder
discursiveness
indirectness
dih-SKUR-siv-nhs
long windedness; indirectness
doggerel
trivial poetry
DAW-guh-rul
poorly constructed verse
expedient
worthwhile
ik-SPEE-dee-uhnt
appropriate, worthwhile
explicit
clearly expressed
ehk-SPLIH-siht
clearly expressed or shown
extemporaneous
unrehearsed
ek-stem-por-AY-nee-us
done without preparation
forfeit
lose something
FAWR-fit
suffer the loss of something; a penalty
frugal
economical
FROO-guhl
economical, prudent
grovel
humble oneself
GRAH-vuhl
to humble oneself; crawl
hoodwink
to deceive
HOOD-wingk
to deceive or trick
hubris
arrogant pride
HYOO-brus
arrogant pride
incessant
unending
in-SES-uhnt
unending; persistent
inveigle
entice
in-VAY-gul
to obtain by deception; manipulate
libertine
profligate
LIHB-uhr-teen
a person without moral restraint
megalomania
delusions of power
meg-uh-loh-MEY-nee-uh
a mental condition in which somebody exaggerates belief in their own power
misanthrope
hater of humankind
MIHS-ahn-throhp
a person who hates mankind
palisade
fence
pal-uh-SEYD
fence made of posts
pall (v.)
tiresome
pawl
to lose strength or interest
panacea
elixir
paan-uh-SEE-uh
a remedy for all diseases or ills
penury
poverty
PEHN-yuh-ree
extreme poverty
perspicacious
insightful
puhr-spuh-KAY-shuhs
acutely perceptive; insightful; sharp; wise
phenomenon
an event
fi-NOM-uh-non
an event or happening
pillage
plunder
PIL-ij
to rob or plunder esp. during a war.
platitude
superficial remark
PLAT-i-tood
a superficial or trite remark; overused expression
plethora
surplus
PLEH-thor-uh
overabundance
prevaricate
mislead
prih-VAAR-uh-cayt
to avoid the truth; mislead
prohibitive
restrictive
proh-HIB-i-tiv
preventing the use or purchase of; restrictive; exorbitantly expensive
protean
versatile
PROH-tee-uhn
readily assuming different forms or characters
scribble
write hastily
SKRIB-uhl
to write hastily
stride
walk with long steps
strahyd
walk with long steps
surreptitious
clandestine
SUH-rehp-TIH-shuhs
characterized by secrecy
tangible
real
TAN-juh-buhl
capable of being touched or felt; having real substance
tryst
rendezvous
trist
a secret meeting, especially between lovers; rendezvous