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TEAM
VOCABULARY 2003
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Also: 2001 Vocabulary | 2000
Vocabulary | 1999 Vocabulary
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FRIDAY
WORDS
Callipygian – the condition of having shapely
buttocks.
Defenestrate
– to throw out the window
Imbroglio
– a scandal
Resistentialism
– the belief that inanimate objects engage in spiteful
behavior
Sesquipedalian
– a person who uses big words
Schadenfruede
– taking pleasure in the misfortune of others
Valetudinarian
– someone excessively concerned with health
Zinzillation
– the sound made by a saw
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Alacrity
– promptness
Ameliorate
– to make better
Anachronism
– something out of its proper time
Assiduous
– hard working
Audacity
– nerve, gall, chutzpah
Austerity/Austere
– severe, strict, unadorned
Boon
– benefit (especially a timely benefit), blessing
Callow-
immature, lacking adult sophistication
Cataclysm
– great flood, catastrophe
Conflagration
– a large fire
Contrite
(contrition) – the state of being regretful/sorry
Corroborate
– to support with evidence
Credulity
(incredulous) – willingness to believe – especially
in the absence of strong evidence
Entreaty
– a heartfelt plea
Epitome
– embodiment, exemplar
Equanimity
– composure, balanced disposition
Exacerbate
– to make worse
Exemplar
– ideal example, model
Feckless
– irresponsible
Gregarious
– social, clustering in groups or herds
Juggernaut
– an unstoppable force
Hijinks
– pranks
Hubris
– extreme pride
Ineffable
– not reducible to words/ too sacred to be spoken
Indifferent
– not caring
Imperious
- arrogant
Jingoist
– extreme and unquestioning patriotism
Kudos
- praise
Lackadaisical
- lazy
Loquacious
(ant. Laconic) – talkative
Macabre
– dwelling on the gruesome, esp. death
Mollify
– to placate
Nadir
– the absolute lowest point (ant: zenith).
Nostalgia
– longing for/celebration of the past
Onomatopoeia
– the naming of a thing or action by imitation of the sound
associated with it (e.g. buzz).
Ostentatious
- showy
Peripatetic
– in constant motion
Placate
(implacable) – to calm, soothe, assuage, mollify
Prolix
– condition of being excessively wordy/verbose
Puerile
– childish
Pundit
– one who gives authoritative opinions, a newspaper op ed columnist
Quagmire
– a swamp
Quintessential
– the ideal or best example
Restive
– impatience, contrariness
Sophomoric
– immature. Overconfident but actually lacking in knowledge
Supercilious
– haughty, arrogant
Sylvan
– forested
Thespian
- actor
Zenith
– the peak, pinnacle, apex
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