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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| charlatan | N. quack; pretender to knowledge. When they realized that the Wizard didn’t know how to get them back to Kansas, Dorothy and her companions were indignant that they’d been duped by a charlatan. |
| chronicle | report, record in chronological order |
| civil | ADJ. having to do with citizens or the state; courteous and polite. Although Internal Revenue Service agents are civil servants, they are not always civil to suspected tax cheats. civility, N. |
| clamor | N. noise. The clamor of the children at play outside made it impossible for her to take a nap. also V. |
| clemency | N. disposition to be lenient; mildness, as of the weather. Why did the defense lawyer look pleased when his case was sent to Judge Bland’s chambers? Bland was known for her clemency toward first offenders. clement, ADJ. |
| coercion | N. use of force to get someone’s compliance. They forced him to obey, but only by using great coercion. coerce, V. |
| commemorate | V. honor the memory of. The statue of the Minuteman commemorates the valiant soldiers who fought in the Revolutionary War. |
| compelling | ADJ. overpowering; irresistible in effect. The prosecutor presented a well-reasoned case, but the defense attorney’s compelling arguments for leniency won over the jury. |
| compile | V. assemble; gather; accumulate. We planned to compile a list of the words most frequently used on the SAT examinations. |
| compliance | N. readiness to yield; conformity in fulfilling requirements. When I give an order, I expect compliance, not defiance. The design for the new school had to be in compliance with the local building code. comply, V. |
| tirade | N. extended scolding; denunciation; harangue. The cigar smoker went into a bitter tirade denouncing the antismoking forces that had succeeded in banning smoking from most planes and restaurants. |
| torpor | N. lethargy; sluggishness; dormancy. Throughout the winter, nothing aroused the bear from his torpor: he would not emerge from hibernation until spring. |
| tractable | ADJ. docile; easily managed. Although Susan seemed a tractable young woman, she had a stubborn streak of independence that occasionally led her to defy the powers-that-be when she felt they were in the wrong. |
| transcendent | ADJ. surpassing; exceeding ordinary limits; superior. For the amateur chef, dining at the four-star restaurant was a transcendent experience: the meal surpassed his wildest dreams. |
| transient | ADJ. momentary; temporary; staying for a short time. Lexy’s joy at finding the perfect Christmas gift for Phil was transient; she still had to find presents for Roger, Laura, Allison, and Uncle Bob. |
| transparent | easily detected, permitting light to pass through freely |
| trepidation | N. fear; nervous apprehension. If you’ve never seen an SAT test, it’s natural for you to feel some trepidation when you take the exam; if you’re familiar with the test, however, you’ve got a much better chance of staying calm. |
| trifling | ADJ. trivial; unimportant. Why bother going to see a doctor for such a trifling, everyday cold? |
| tantamount | ADJ. equivalent in effect or value. Though Rudy claimed his wife was off visiting friends, his shriek of horror when she walked into the room was tantamount to a confession that he believed she was dead. |
| tedious | ADJ. boring; tiring. |
| temper | V. moderate; tone down or restrain; toughen (steel). Not even her supervisor’s grumpiness could temper Nancy’s enthusiasm for her new job. |
| tenacity | N. firmness; persistence. Jean Valjean could not believe the tenacity of Inspector Javert. All Valjean had done was to steal a loaf of bread, and the inspector had pursued him doggedly for twenty years! tenacious, ADJ. |
| tentative | ADJ. provisional; experimental; doubtful. Your tentative proposal sounds feasible; let me know when the final details are worked out. |
| termination | N. end. Because of the unexpected termination of his contract, he urgently needed a new job. |
| threadbare | ADJ. worn through till the threads show; shabby and poor. The poor adjunct professor hid the threadbare spots on his jacket by sewing leather patches on his sleeves. |
| surpass | V. exceed. Her SAT scores surpassed our expectations. |
| surreptitious | ADJ. secret; furtive; sneaky; hidden. Hoping to discover where his mom had hidden the Christmas presents, Timmy took a surreptitious peek into the master bedroom closet. |
| susceptible | ADJ. impressionable; easily influenced; having little resistance, as to a disease; receptive to. Said the patent medicine man to the extremely susceptible customer: “Buy this new miracle drug, and you will no longer be susceptible to the common cold.” |
| sustain | V. experience; support; nourish. Stuart sustained such a severe injury that the doctors feared he would be unable to work to sustain his growing family. |
| swindler | N. cheat. She was gullible and trusting, an easy victim for the first swindler who came along. |
| sycophant | N. servile flatterer; bootlicker; yes man. Fed up with the toadies and brownnosers who made up his entourage, the star cried, “Get out, all of you! I’m sick to death of sycophants!” |
| taciturn | habitually silent, talking little |
| taint | V. contaminate; cause to lose purity; modify with a trace of something bad. Fighting to preserve her good name, Desdemona wondered what had occurred to taint her reputation. also N. |
| tangential | ADJ. peripheral; only slightly connected; digressing. Despite Clark’s attempts to distract her with tangential remarks, Lois kept on coming back to her main question: why couldn’t he come out to dinner with Superman and her? |
| hardy | ADJ. sturdy; robust; able to stand inclement weather. We asked the gardening expert to recommend particularly hardy plants that could withstand our harsh New England winters. |
| haughtiness | N. pride; arrogance. When she realized that Darcy believed himself too good to dance with his inferiors, Elizabeth took great offense at his haughtiness. |
| hedonist | N. one who believes that pleasure is the sole aim in life. A thoroughgoing hedonist, he considered only his own pleasure and ignored any claims others had on his money or time. |
| heed | pay attention to, consider |
| heresy | N. opinion contrary to popular belief; opinion contrary to accepted religion. Galileo’s assertion that Earth moves around the sun directly contradicted the religious teachings of his day; as a result, he was tried for heresy. heretic, N. |
| heterodox | ADJ. unorthodox; unconventional. To those who upheld the belief that Earth did not move, Galileo’s theory that Earth circles the sun was disturbingly heterodox. |
| heterogeneous | dissimilar, mixed |
| hiatus | N. gap; interruption in duration or continuity; pause. During the summer hiatus, many students try to earn enough money to pay their tuition for the next school year. |
| hindrance | block, obstacle |
| hoard | V. stockpile; accumulate for future use. Whenever there are rumors of a food shortage, many people are tempted to hoard food. also N. |
| homogeneous | ADJ. of the same kind. Because the student body at Elite Prep was so homogeneous, Sara and James decided to send their daughter to a school that offered greater cultural diversity. |
| hone | V. sharpen. Determined to get a good shave, Ed honed his razor with great care. |
| husband | V. use sparingly; conserve; save. Marathon runners must husband their energy so that they can keep going for the entire distance. |
| hypocritical | ADJ. pretending to be virtuous; deceiving. Believing Eddie to be interested only in his own advancement, Greg resented his hypocritical posing as a friend. hypocrisy, N. |
| iconoclast | N. one who attacks cherished traditions. A born iconoclast, Jean Genet deliberately set out to shock conventional theatergoers with his radical plays. |
| idiosyncrasy | N. individual trait, usually odd in nature; eccentricity. One of Richard Nixon’s little idiosyncracies was his liking for ketchup on cottage cheese. One of Hannibal Lecter’s little idiosyncrasies was his liking for human flesh. |
| ignominy | N. deep disgrace; shame or dishonor. To lose the Ping-Pong match to a trained chimpanzee! How could Rollo stand the ignominy of his defeat? |
| illusory | ADJ. deceptive; not real. Unfortunately, the costs of running the lemonade stand were so high that Tom’s profits proved illusory. |
| imbalance | N. lack of balance or symmetry; disproportion. Because of the great imbalance between the number of males and females invited, the dance was unsuccessful. |
| immaculate | ADJ. spotless; flawless; absolutely clean. Ken and Jessica were wonderful tenants and left the apartment in immaculate condition when they moved out. |
| immune | ADJ. resistant to; free or exempt from. Fortunately, Florence had contracted chicken pox as a child and was immune to it when her baby broke out in spots. immunity, N. |
| immutable | ADJ. unchangeable. All things change over time; nothing is immutable. |
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