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TEAM
VOCABULARY 2001
See
Also: 2000 Vocabulary | 1999
Vocabulary
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FRIDAY
WORDS
Sesquipedalian
- inclined to use big words
Flibbertigibbet - scattered brained person
Hypnogogic/Soporific - something that puts you to sleep
Quotidian/Banal - everyday, common
Praxis - combining thought and action
Zeitgeist - spirit of the times
Prevaricate/Mendacious - to lie
Palindrome - word or phrase that reads the same forward
or backward (radar, Anna)
Digerati- experts or celebrities (like Bill Gates)
in the world of computers and new technology
THE
ANIMAL KINGDOM
Bovine - cows
Ovine -- sheep
Canine - dogs
Ursine - bears
Lupine - wolves
Musteline - weasels (and ferrets)
Hystrecine - porcupines
Feline - cats
Equine - horses
REVIEW
WORDS (from last year)
Ameliorate/Exacerbate - improve/worsen
Sanguine - cheerful, optimistic
Mollify - calm, assuage
Omnipotent - (omni - all, potent - strength) all-powerful
Respite - rest
Omniscient - all knowing
Benign - harmless
Loquacious - talkative
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Ineffable
- not reducible to words. Too sacred to be spoken.
Imperturbable - unflappable, composed
Imminent - impending - about to happen
Eminent - exalted, worthy of praise
Supercilious - haughty, arrogant
Semantics - the study of meanings
Platitude - a trite or vacuous saying
Recuperate - recover
Enmity - hostility or ill will
Prodigious - large, great
Empathy - awareness/sensitivity to the feelings of others
Placid/Serene - calm
Gregarious - social, in groups
Tenacious - persistent, not giving up
Feckless - irresponsible
Garrulous - talkative, loquacious
Querulous - quarrelsome, argumentative
Retribution
- revenge
Pervasive - everywhere, ubiquitous
Narcissistic - self-centered
Hubris - extreme pride
Benevolent - kind
Beneficent - giving, charitable
Segue - transition
Gratuitous - unnecessary
Misogyny - hatred of women
Evanescent/Ephemeral - transitory, not lasting
Equanimity - calm, acceptance
Quandary - dilemma, conundrum
Stratagem - a clever trick
Neologism - a newly coined word (like digerati)
Listless - without energy or movement
Ubiquitous/Omnipresent - everywhere, pervasive
Chaste/Chastity - clean, pure, virginal
Chasten - to reprimand
Vacuous - without content, empty
Pernicious - harmful, deadly
Trenchant - keen, perceptive, intelligent
Fatuous/Sophomoric - idiotic
Innocuous - harmless, without substance
Xenophobe - fear of outsiders
Jingoism - extreme xenophobic patriotism
Proxy - someone delegated to represent you in a vote or in
a meeting
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