Day 40

30 words to learn

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absolution

pardon

ab-suh-LOO-shuhn

freeing from blame or guilt; release from obligations and consequences

anarchy

lawlessness

AN-er-kee

state of disorder; state of society without law

aphoristic

expressed tersely

af-uh-RIS-tik

containing aphorisms; expressed tersely

boorish

rude

BOOR-ish

unpleasant and rude

braggart

bragger

BRAG-ert

a person who does a lot of bragging

brittle

breakable

BRIT-l

hard but having little tensile strength; fragile

coagulation

clotting

koh-AG-yuh-ley-shuhn

change to a thick and solid state

collate

arrange in order

kuh-LEYT

arrange in order

corrigible

correctable

KOR-uh-juh-bul

capable of being set right; correctable

demographic

related to population

dem-uh-GRAF-ik

pertaining to population

epitome

embodiment

i-PIT-uh-mee

embodiment; perfect example

evoke

to call up

ih-VOHK

to call up; induce

facade

false appearance

fuh-SAHD

front elevation of building; false appearance or demeanor

fetid

stinking

FEH-tihd

having a foul smell

jejune

immature

ji-JYOON

insipid; immature; lacking nutrition

knit

join firmly

nit

join firmly

missive

letter

MIHS-ihv

a written message; letter

moralistic

morals

MOHR-uh-list

concerned with morals

parry

ward off

PAAR-ree

to ward off, especially by giving a witty answer; deflect

pedant

formalist

PEH-daant

a person who is too particular about small details especially when learning

pervade

permeate throughout

puhr-VAYD

to permeate throughout

profundity

depth

pruh-FUHN-di-tee

depth, wisdom

prolix

long and wordy

proh-LIKS

long and wordy

queries

inquiries

KWE-rees

questions, inquiries

sophisticated

cultured

suh-FIS-ti-key-tid

cultured; complex

stoic

apathetic

STOH-ik

unaffected by pleasure or pain

stymie

thwart

STY-mee

to block, thwart

throwback

primitive

THROH-bak

exhibiting primitive, or ancestral, traits

ubiquitous

omnipresent

yoo-BIK-wuh-tus

omnipresent, widespread

wispy

delicate

WIS-pee

flimsy; frail; delicate