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