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Iota Vocabs
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Question | Answer |
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Analogous | Similar; comparable |
Deportment | behavior |
Fanatical | extreme enthusiasm, interest, zeal, etc. |
Guile | craftiness and cunning in dealing with others |
To be Guileless | to have none of that craftiness |
Ingenuous | Simple; innocent |
Invective | abusive terms, curses, insults, and/or cuss words |
Obstreperous | noisy and unruly |
Lineaments | Distinctive features or characteristics |
Uncompromising | unchanging; firm; set |
Conspicious | to attract attention |
Inconspicious | to not attract attention |
Rudiments | principles; elements; subjects to be learned |
Apoplectic | to behave as if on the verge of having a stroke |
Apoplexy | sudden paralysis; a stroke |
Palliation | to palliate is to lessen the pain, or, in this case, fear and anxiety, of something without actually making the fear and anxiety go away. |
Passe' | old-fashioned |
Viscous | sticky |
Austere | stern and severe |
Contentious | always ready to argue |
Ecclesiastical impedimenta | items used during a church service |
Myopic | cannot see objects clearly |
Myopia | abnormal eye condition |
Obliquely | Indirectly |
Acquiescence | agreement without protest |
Venerable | impressive on account of age or historic associations |
Elucidate | explain |
fey | strange; eccentric |
Sundry | various |
Acrimonious | Sarcastic; bitter; nasty |
Complacently | in a self-satisfied way |
Dictum | official pronouncement |
Genially | in a friendly matter |
Quelling | quieting; calming |
Tenet | a principle or belief generally held to be true |
Mollified | soothed; calmed |
Perpetual | everlasting; continuous |
Tedious | Boring; tiresome |
Expunge | remove completely |
Impudent | Disrespectful; bold; sassy |
Volition | own will |
to corroborate | to strengthen or support |
Corroborative evidence | evidence that makes a case stronger |
Cynical | to believe that people are only motivated in what they do out of selfishness |
Minute | exact; precise |
Temerity | foolish or rash boldness |
Unmitigated | out-and-out absolute |
acquit | clear of a charge; find not guilty |
Charged the jury | giving instructions in law before they go off to deliberate |
Indignant | angry |