Cumulative Units 9-12
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| 329053391 | non sequitur | (n) an interference or conclusion that does not follow logically from the facts or premises | |
| 329053392 | narcissism | (n) excessive self-love; absorption in oneself; vanity, egotism | |
| 329053393 | labyrinth | (n) a bewildering maze; any confusing or complicated situation | |
| 329053394 | fulsome | (adj) offensively insincere or excessive; disgusting, sickening | |
| 329053395 | augur | (n) a prophet or seer; (v) to predict, foreshadow, bode | |
| 329053396 | impinge | (v) to encroach, intrude, or infringe upon; to make an impression upon; to strike against or collide with violently | |
| 329053397 | apposite | (adj) appropriate, suitable; apt | |
| 329053398 | debilitate | (v) to make weak or feeble, incapacitate | |
| 329053399 | vagary | (n) whim; an unpredictable, erratic, or seemingly purposeless action, occurrence, or notion | |
| 329053400 | xenophobia | (n) undue or unreasonable fear, hatred, or contempt of foreigners or strangers or of what is foreign or strange | |
| 329053401 | viable | (adj) capable of living or developing under normal circumstances, practical, feasible | |
| 329053402 | rapport | (n) a close and harmonious relationship of mutual trust or affinity | |
| 329053403 | pastiche | (n) a dramatic, musical, or literary work made up of bits and pieces from other sources, a medley; an imitation; a hodgepodge | |
| 329053404 | utilitarian | (adj)/(n) stressing practicality over other considerations; relating to the belief that what is good or desirable is determined purely by its usefulness | |
| 329053405 | precarious | (adj) very uncertain or unstable; dangerous or risky; dependent on and liable to be lost at the will of another | |
| 329053406 | parsimonious | (adj) excessively frugal, miserly, stingy | |
| 329053407 | classify | (v) to arrange or organize into categories or classes, categorize; to limit the availability of (something) to authorized persons | |
| 329053408 | expound | (v) to explain in detail | |
| 329053409 | immaculate | (adj) spotless; pure; without blemish or fault | |
| 329053410 | bromide | (n) a platitude, cliché; a trite or commonplace remark; a boring unoriginal person; a sedative; any compound of bromide and another element, such as sodium bromide, NaBr, or potassium bromide, KBr, both if which are sedatives | |
| 329053411 | adjudicate | (v) to act as judge in a matter; to settle through the use of a judge or legal tribunal | |
| 329053412 | querulous | (adj) full of complaints, apt to find fault; whiny, grumbling, complaining | |
| 329053413 | acumen | (n) keenness of insight; quickness or accuracy of judgment | |
| 329053414 | dissemble | (v) to hide or disguise one's true thoughts, feelings or intentions; conceal, dissimulate | |
| 329053415 | anachronism | (n) a chronological misplacing of events, objects, customs, or persons, in regard to each other | |
| 329053416 | empirical | (adj) derived from, dependent upon, or guided by practical experience, observation, or experiment, rather than by theory; so verifiable | |
| 329053417 | apocryphal | (adj) full of doubtful or questionable authenticity; pertaining to religious books outside of the canon | |
| 329053418 | disparity | (n) a difference or inequality in age, rank, degree, amount, or quality; a dissimilarity, unlikeness | |
| 329053419 | immolate | (v) to kill as a sacrifice, especially by fire; to destroy or renounce for the sake of another | |
| 329053420 | sublimate | (v) to redirect the energy of a biological or instinctual impulse into a higher or more acceptable channel | |
| 329053421 | mot juste | (n) the most suitable or exact word or expression | |
| 329053422 | propitiate | (v) to make someone or something favorably inclined towards oneself to conciliate, satisfy, or appease | |
| 329053423 | nihilism | (n) a total rejection of existing laws, institutions, and moral values; anarchy or extreme radicalism; the philosophical denial of existence | |
| 329053424 | liaison | (n) the contact or means of communication between groups; someone acting as such a contact; an illicit sexual relationship; a thickening or binding agent in cooking | |
| 329053425 | monolithic | (adj) characterized by massiveness, solidness, and total uniformity; formed of a single block of stone | |
| 329053426 | sic | (adv) thus so; intentionally written so, often to indicate an error or unconventionality that was in the original text | |
| 329053427 | effusive | (adj) gushing, excessively demonstrative; unrestrained | |
| 329053428 | lugubrious | (adj) sad, mournful, or gloomy, especially to an exaggerated or ludicrous degree | |
| 329053429 | dichotomy | (n) a division into two mutually exclusive, opposed or contradictory parts | |
| 329053430 | sine qua non | (n) an essential indispensable element or condition | |
| 329053431 | obstetrical | (adj) of or pertaining to the care and treatment of women in childbirth and before and after delivery | |
| 329053432 | pathology | (n) any deviation from a healthy, normal, or efficient condition; the science or the study of the origin, nature, and course of diseases | |
| 329053433 | juggernaut | (n) any large, overpowering, destructive force or object, as war, a giant battleship, or a powerful football team; anything requiring blind devotion or cruel sacrifice; an idol of Krishna, annually drawn on an enormous cart in Orissa, India, under whose wheels devotees are said to have thrown themselves to be crushed | |
| 329053434 | levity | (n) lightness of manner or speech, especially when inappropriate or excessive; lack of seriousness; frivolity | |
| 329053435 | supercilious | (adj) proud, coolly and patronizingly haughty, arrogant, conceited | |
| 329053436 | asunder | (adv. or adj.) into separate parts; in or into pieces; apart; widely separated | |
| 329053437 | florid | (adj) reddish, ruddy, rosy; flowery, excessively ornate, showy | |
| 329053438 | par excellence | [Fr.] (adj, follows noun) being the best or truest of a kind; the quintessential example of excellence; superior; preeminent | |
| 329053439 | benediction | (n) an utterance of good wishes; the form of blessing pronounced by an officiating minister, as at the close of divine service | |
| 329053440 | languid | (adj) lacking in energy or vitality; effete; weak; slack; slow, listless | |
| 329053441 | fetish | (n) any object, idea, etc., eliciting unquestioning reverence, respect, or devotion; an object with magical potency; any object or nongenital part of the body that causes habitual erotic response | |
| 329053442 | implore | (v) to beg urgently or piteously, as for aid or mercy; beseech; entreat | |
| 329053443 | meretricious | (adj) showy, flashy, or tawdry; based on pretense, deception, or insincerity; pertaining to or characteristic of a prostitute | |
| 329053444 | appurtenance | (n) something subordinate to another, more important thing; adjunct, accessory, appendage; equipment, such as clothing, tools, or instruments used for specific purpose or task; gear | |
| 329053445 | fractious | (adj) stubborn, obstinate, refractory, unruly; readily angered, peevish, irritable, quarrelsome, testy | |
| 329053446 | extemporize | (v) to do or perform (something) without prior preparation or practice; improvise; ad lib | |
| 329053447 | vinous | (adj) of, pertaining to, or characteristic of wine; given to indulgence in wine; wine red; wine-colored | |
| 329053448 | laudable | (adj) deserving praise; praiseworthy, commendable | |
| 329053449 | infinitesimal | (adj) indefinitely or exceedingly small; minute; less than an assignable quantity; a variable having zero as a limit | |
| 329053450 | somnambulate | (v) to sleepwalk | |
| 329053451 | bode | (v) to be an omen of; to indicate by signs | |
| 329053452 | fetid | (adj) having an unpleasant odor | |
| 329053453 | incubus | (n) a male demon or evil spirit fabled to have sexual intercourse with women in their sleep; a nightmare; an oppressive or nightmarish burden | |
| 329053454 | heyday | (n) the period of greatest power, vigor, success, or influence; the prime years | |
| 329053455 | fervid | (adj) burning with enthusiasm or zeal; extremely heated | |
| 329053456 | dank | (adj) unpleasantly damp or wet | |
| 329053457 | beatitude | (n) a state of perfect happiness or blessedness; a blessing | |
| 329053458 | ecumenical | (adj) worldwide or universal in influence or application | |
| 329053459 | bête noire | (n) someone or something that one especially dislikes, dreads or avoids | |
| 329053460 | gargantuan | (adj) of immense size, volume, or capacity; enormous, prodigious | |
| 329053461 | truckle | (v) to yield or submit tamely or submissively | |
| 329053462 | tautology | (n) needless repetition of an idea by using different but equivalent words; a redundancy | |
| 329053463 | infrastructure | (n) a basic foundation or framework; a system of public works; the resources and facilities required for an activity; permanent military installations | |
| 329053464 | prolix | (adj) long-winded and wordy; tending to speak or write in such a way | |
| 329053465 | lagniappe | (n) an extra or unexpected gift or gratuity | |
| 329053466 | sycophant | (n) someone who seeks favoritism through flattery or servile behavior; a brown-nose; a slanderer; defamer | |
| 329053467 | protégé | (n) someone whose welfare, training, or career is under the patronage of an influential person | |
| 329053468 | kudos | (n-sing.) the acclaim, prestige, or renown that comes as the result of some achievement; praise | |
| 329053469 | prototype | (n) an original pattern or model; a primitive or ancestral form | |
| 329053470 | inveigle | (v) to entice; to persuade by using flattery or artful talk; to obtain by sweet talking |