161047097 | beatific | (adj.) blissful; rendering or making blessed | |
161047098 | behemoth | (n.) a creature of enormous size, power, or appearance | |
161047099 | blandishment | (n.) anything designed to flatter or coax; sweet talk, apple-polishing | |
161047100 | cacophonous | (adj.) harsh-sounding, raucous, discordant, dissonant | |
161047101 | chicanery | (n.) trickery, deceptive practices or tactics, double-dealing | |
161047102 | consign | (v.) to give over to another's care, charge, or control; to entrust, deliver; to set apart for a special use | |
161047103 | coup | (n.) a highly successful stroke, masterstroke, tour de force, act, plan, or stratagem; a sudden takeover of power or leadership | |
161047104 | euphemism | (n.) a mild or inoffensive expression used in place of a harsh or unpleasant one; a substitute | |
161047105 | febrile | (adj.) feverish; pertaining to or marked by fever; frenetic | |
161047106 | gainsay | (v.) to deny, contradict, controvert; to dispute, oppose | |
161047107 | imminent | (adj.) about to happen, threatening | |
161047108 | innate | (adj.) natural, inborn, inherent; built-in | |
161047109 | loath | (adj.) unwilling, reluctant, disinclined | |
161047110 | manifest | (adj.) clear, evident to the eyes or mind; (v) to show plainly, exhibit, evince; (n) a list of cargo and/or passengers | |
161047111 | minutiae | (pl. n.) small or trivial details, trifling matters | |
161047112 | moratorium | (n.) a suspension of activity; an official waiting period; an authorized period of delay | |
161047113 | nostrum | (n.) an alleged cure-all; a remedy or scheme of questionable effectiveness | |
161047114 | pariah | (n.) one who is rejected by a social group or organization | |
161047115 | visionary | (adj.) not practical, lacking in realism; having the nature of a fantasy or dream; (n) one given to far-fetched ideas; a dreamer or seer characterized by vision or foresight | |
161047116 | wizened | (adj.) dry, shrunken, and wrinkled (often as the result of aging) | |
161047117 | replete | (adj.) filled to capacity; provided in abundance | |
161047118 | complaisant | (adj.) obliging, wanting to please or serve others |
Setzer - AP Comp. - Unit 14
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