Vocabulary 2

artifact	1. something created by humans usually for a practical purpose; especially: an object remaining from a particular period 2. something characteristic of or resulting from a particular human institution, period, trend, or individual 3. a product of artificial character (as in a scientific test) due usually to extraneous (as human) agency
wake	n. 1. an annual English parish festival formerly held in commemoration of the church's patron saint 2. the track left by a moving body (as a ship) in a fluid (as water); broadly: a track or path left 3.  as a result of : as a consequence of
superluminal	apparently faster-than-light motion
fiscal	adj 1. of or relating to taxation, public revenues, or public debt 2. of or relating to financial matters n. 1. fiscal year 2. revenue stamp
rave	1. to talk irrationally in or as if in delirium 2. to talk with extreme enthusiasm 3. to move or advance violently : storm
lobby	to conduct activities aimed at influencing public officials and especially members of a legislative body on legislation
tranche	a division or portion of a pool or whole; specifically : an issue of bonds derived from a pooling of like obligations (as securitized mortgage debt) that is differentiated from other issues especially by maturity or rate of return
gumption	1. enterprise, initiative 2. common sense
entrench	1. to place within or surround with a trench especially for defense 2. to place (oneself) in a strong defensive position 3. to establish solidly 4. to cut into : furrow; specifically : to erode downward so as to form a trench
probity	adherence to the highest principles and ideals : uprightness

Vocabulary 1

adjourn1	1. to suspend a session indefinitely or to another time or place ; 2. to move to another place				2
apprehensive	capable of understanding or quick to do so	having awareness or knowledge of something	viewing the future with anxiety or alarm		2
promulgate	1. to make (as a doctrine) known by open declaration : proclaim; 2. to make known or public the terms of (a proposed law) 3.to put (a law) into action or force				1
historicist	theory, doctrine, or style that emphasizes the importance of history; a theory in which history is seen as a standard of value or as a determinant of events; style (as in architecture) characterized by the use of traditional forms and elements				1
imp (n)	small demon; mischievous child				1
imp (v)	1. to graft or repair (a wing, tail, or feather) with a feather to improve a falcon's flying capacity; 2. to equip with wings				1
avantgarde	an intelligentsia that develops new or experimental concepts especially in the arts				0
advert	to turn the mind or attention —used with to ; to call attention in the course of speaking or writing : make reference —used with to
	to move to another place
ambush	to lie in wait; waylay
apolitical	having no political significance; having not interest or involvement in political affairs
articulate	divided into syllables or words meaningfully arranged	able to speak	jointed; distinctly marked off
audacious	adventurous; rash	contemptuous of law, religion or decorum	marked by originality and verve
backslide	to lapse morally or in the practice of religion	to revert to a worse condition
balmy	soothing; mild	crazy; foolish
bout	a spell of activity	an athletic match (as of boxing)	outbreak, attack	session
brisk	keenly alert	fresh, invigorating	sharp in tone or manner	energetic, quick
broiler	to cook by direct exposure to radiant heat
brusque	markedly short and abrupt	blunt in manner or speech often to the point of ungracious harshness
bust	a sculptured representation of the upper part of the human	breasts of a woman	break; ruin financially; exhaust; wear out; tame; demote; give a hard time to
canard	a false or unfounded report or story	an airplane with horizontal stabilizing and control surfaces in front of supporting surfaces
canter	slow gallop	beggar; vagabond
capsize	to become upset or overturned
castrate	to render impotent or deprive of vitality especially by psychological means	to deprive of the testes; to deprive of the ovary
clique	a narrow exclusive circle or group of persons
consign	to give over to another's care	to give, transfer, or deliver into the hands or control of another	to send or address to an agent to be cared for or sold
consternation	amazement or dismay that hinders or throws into confusion
coroner	a usually elected public officer whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes
correlate	correspond
debilitate	to impair the strength of
defalcate	to engage in embezzlement
denigrate	defame	belittle
deprecate	to express disapproval of	belittle, disparage
dispassionate	not influenced by strong feeling
dour	stern; harsh	obstniate; unyielding	gloomy; sullen
ecliptic	of or related to an eclipse
effulgent	radiant splendor
enjoin	forbid; prohibit	to direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent admonition	to put an injunction on
entourage	one's attendants or associates	surroundings
epigram	a concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought	a terse, sage, or witty and often paradoxical saying
exposition	a setting forth of the meaning or purpose	discourse	a public exhibition or show
exquisite	carefully selected	marked by flawless craftsmanship or by beautiful, ingenious, delicate, or elaborate execution	accomplished, perfected	acute, intense
facetious	joking or jesting often inappropriately : waggish	meant to be humorous or funny : not serious
fastidious	having high and often capricious standards : difficult to please	showing or demanding excessive delicacy or care	having complex nutritional requirements
fortuitous	occurring by chance
freebooter	pirate	plunderer
fret (v) 1	to eat or gnaw into : corrode	rub, chafe ;agitate, ripple	to make by wearing away a substance <the stream fretted a channel>	to cause to suffer emotional strain : vex
fret (v) 2	to decorate with interlaced designs	to form a pattern upon	to enrich with embossed or pierced carved patterns
fringe	something resembling a fringe	an ornamental border consisting of short straight or twisted threads or strips hanging from cut or raveled edges or from a separate band
furrow	ploughed land; groove
furtive	done by stealth	sly	obtained underhandedly
gadfly	a person who stimulates or annoys especially by persistent criticism	any of various flies (as a horsefly, botfly, or warble fly) that bite or annoy livestock
gild	to overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold	to give money to	to give an attractive but often deceptive appearance to	an association of people with similar interests or pursuits
gnarl	snarl	to twist into a state of deformity
grouch	a fit of bad temper	grudge, complaint	grumbler
heresy	adherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma	denial of a revealed truth by a baptized member of the Roman Catholic Church	an opinion or doctrine contrary to church dogma
heresy		dissent or deviation from a dominant theory, opinion, or practice	an opinion, doctrine, or practice contrary to the truth or to generally accepted beliefs or standards
heretical	of, relating to, or characterized by heresy	of, relating to, or characterized by departure from accepted beliefs or standards : unorthodox
hermetic	recondite	airtight	recluse; solitary
hoary	gray or white with or as if with age	extremely old : ancient
importune	troublesomely urgent	annoy; trouble
incognito	with one's identity concealed
indolence	causing little or no pain	slow to develop or heal <indolent tumors> <indolent ulcers>
indolence	averse to activity, effort, or movement : habitually lazy	conducive to or encouraging laziness <indolent heat>	showing an inclination to laziness <an indolent sigh>
inductive	introductory	leading on	using mathematical logic
interlocutor	one who takes part in dialogue or conversation	a man in the middle of the line in a minstrel show who questions the end men and acts as leader
lampoon	satire	to make the subject of a lampoon : ridicule
legislator	one that makes laws especially for a political unit; especially : a member of a legislative body
manifesto	a written statement declaring publicly the intentions, motives, or views of its issuer	to issue a manifesto
minstrel	one of a class of medieval musical entertainers	musician; poet
mire	heavy often deep mud or slush; a troublesome or intractable situation	to hamper or hold back as if by mire : entangle; to cover or soil with mire
polemical	controversial	disputatious
regale	a sumptuous feast
regale (v)	to entertain sumptuously : feast with delicacies	to give pleasure or amusement to <regaled us with tall tales>
reprisal	the act or practice in international law of resorting to force short of war in retaliation for damage or loss suffered	an instance of such action	the regaining of something (as by recapture) ; a retaliatory act	something (as a sum of money) given or paid in restitution —usually used in plural
retrench	cut down, reduce	to cut out; to pare away
ribald	crude, offensive	characterized by or using coarse indecent humor
roil	to make turbid by stirring up the sediment or dregs of	to stir up : disturb, disorder
ruse	wily subterfuge
scion	descendant, child; especially: a descendant of a wealthy, aristocratic, or influential family	heir
scrupulous	having moral integrity : acting in strict regard for what is considered right or proper	punctiliously exact : painstaking <working with scrupulous care>
seamy	unpleasant	sordid; degraded
slew	pivot	skid
staid	marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober, grave
straggle	to wander from the direct course or way : rove, stray
sublimate	to divert the expression of (an instinctual desire or impulse) from its unacceptable form to one that is considered more socially or culturally acceptable
sundry	miscellaneous, various
sundry (pl. pronoun)	an indeterminate number
suppliant	supplicant	humbly imploring : entreating
tramp	a foot traveler ; vagrant; prostitute	hike	the succession of sounds made by the beating of feet on a surface	a ship not making regular trips but taking cargo when and where it offers and to any port
tramp (adj)	having no fixed abode, connection, or destination <a tramp dog>
tramp (v)	to walk, tread, or step especially heavily	to travel about on foot : hike
tremulous	characterized by or affected with trembling or tremors	affected with timidity : timorous	exceedingly sensitive : easily shaken or disordered
typhoon	whirlwind
underhand	in a clandestine manner	with an underhand motion <bowl underhand> <pitch underhand>
unregenerate	not reformed : unreconstructed	obstinate, stubborn <struggling against unregenerate impulses>
untenable	not able to be defended <an untenable position>	not able to be occupied <untenable apartments>
vertigo	a sensation of motion in which the individual or the individual's surroundings seem to whirl dizzily	a dizzy confused state of mind
verve	energy; vitality
vestige	a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost (2): the smallest quantity or trace	footprint	a bodily part or organ that is small and degenerate or imperfectly developed in comparison to one more fully developed in an earlier stage of the individual, in a past generation, or in closely related forms
visceral	felt in or as if in the internal organs of the body : deep <a visceral conviction>	not intellectual : instinctive, unreasoning <visceral drives>	dealing with crude or elemental emotions : earthy <a visceral novel>	of, relating to, or located on or among the viscera : splanchnic <visceral organs>
volley	a flight of missiles; simultaneous discharge of a number of missile weapons	one round per gun in a battery fired as soon as a gun is ready without regard to order	the flight of the ball (as in volleyball or tennis) or its course before striking the ground	a burst or emission of many things or a large amount at once
volley (v)	to discharge in or as if in a volley	to propel (an object) while in the air and before touching the ground
voluptuous	full of delight or pleasure to the senses : conducive to or arising from sensuous or sensual gratification : luxurious	suggesting sensual pleasure by fullness and beauty of form	given to or spent in enjoyment of luxury, pleasure, or sensual gratifications
waft	something (as an odor) that is wafted : whiff	a slight breeze : puff	the act of waving	a pennant or flag used to signal or to show wind direction
waft (v)	to move or go lightly on or as if on a buoyant medium <heavenly aromas wafted from the kitchen>
waft (v)	to cause to move or go lightly by or as if by the impulse of wind or waves
warp	a series of yarns extended lengthwise in a loom and crossed by the weft	foundation, base <the warp of the economic structure is agriculture>	a rope for warping or mooring a ship or boat
warp (v)	to arrange (yarns) so as to form a warp	to turn or twist out of or as if out of shape; especially: to twist or bend out of a plane;	distort <intellect and learning…warped by prejudices — Irving Wallace>; to cause to judge, choose, or act wrongly or abnormally : pervert	to deflect from a course
warp 2	a twist or curve that has developed in something originally flat or straight <a warp in a door panel>
welter	writhe, toss; also: wallow	to become deeply sunk, soaked, or involved	to be in turmoil	a chaotic mass or jumble <a bewildering welter of data>
whiff	a quick puff or slight gust; an inhalation; a slight puffing or whistling sound	a slight trace or indication	strikeout
whiff	to move with or as if with a puff of air	to emit whiffs : puff ; to inhale an odor	blow; exhale; smoke; fan	to carry or convey by or as if by a whiff; to expel or puff out in a whiff
whittle	a large knife (archaic)	to pare or cut off chips from the surface of (wood) with a knife	to shape or form by so paring or cutting; to reduce, remove, or destroy gradually as if by cutting off bits with a knife : pare <whittle down expenses>	to wear oneself or another out with fretting
willowy	resembling a willow	pliant
wisp	a small handful (as of hay or straw); a thin strip or fragment	a thready streak <a wisp of smoke>	something frail, slight, or fleeting <a wisp of a girl> <a wisp of a smile>
wistful	full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy; also: inspiring such yearning <a wistful memoir>	musingly sad : pensive <a wistful glance>
mast	a long pole or spar rising from the keel or deck of a ship and supporting the yards, booms, and rigging	a slender vertical or nearly vertical structure (as an upright post in various cranes)	a disciplinary proceeding at which the commanding officer of a naval unit hears and disposes of cases against enlisted men
mast (v)	to furnish with a mast
mast	nuts (as acorns) accumulated on the forest floor and often serving as food for animals
blizzard	<a blizzard of mail around the holidays>				3
blizzard	long severe snowstorm; overwhelming rush or deluge				3
salon 2	a hall for exhibition of art; an annual exhibition of works of art				3
salon	an elegant apartment or living room; a fashionable assemblage of notables held by custom at the home of a prominent person; stylish business establishment or shop				3
egalitarian	belief in human equality especially with respect to social, political, and economic affairs				3
apocalyptic	1. of, relating to, or resembling an apocalypse; forecasting the ultimate destiny of the world : prophetic 2. wildly unrestrained; 3. ultimately climactic				3
logistics	the aspect of military science dealing with the procurement, maintenance, and transportation of military matériel, facilities, and personnel	the handling of the details of an operation
munition	armament, ammunition
lassitude	a condition of weariness or debility : fatigue	a condition of listlessness : languor
angular	sharp-cornered	having one or more angles	stiff in character or manner : lacking smoothness or grace	lean and having prominent bone structure
drab	of the dull brown color of drab	characterized by dullness and monotony : cheerless <a drab life>
somber	so shaded as to be dark and gloomy	of a serious mien : grave	of a dismal or depressing character : melancholy			of a dull or heavy cast or shade : dark colored
aesthetic	of, relating to, or dealing with aesthetics or the beautiful <aesthetic theories>	artistic <a work of aesthetic value>	pleasing in appearance : attractive <easy-to-use keyboards, clear graphics, and other ergonomic and aesthetic features	appreciative of, responsive to, or zealous about the beautiful; also: responsive to or appreciative of what is pleasurable to the senses
Gothic	of, relating to, or resembling the Goths, their civilization, or their language	teutonic, germanic	medieval	uncouth, barbarous		often not capitalized: of or relating to a style of fiction characterized by the use of desolate or remote settings and macabre, mysterious, or violent incidents
expedient	suitable for achieving a particular end in a given circumstance	characterized by concern with what is opportune; especially: governed by self-interest
expedient(n)	something done or used to achieve a particular end usually quickly or temporarily : an expedient action or solution
prolific	producing young or fruit especially freely : fruitful	marked by abundant inventiveness or productivity <a prolific composer>
reportorial	reporter
indigence	a level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking
inveigle	to win over by wiles : entice	to acquire by ingenuity or flattery : wangle <inveigled her way into a promotion>
tractable	capable of being easily led, taught, or controlled : docile <a tractable horse>	easily handled, managed, or wrought : malleable
perfunctory	characterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical <a perfunctory smile>	lacking in interest or enthusiasm
preemptive	of or relating to preemption	of a bid in bridge: higher than necessary and intended to shut out bids by the opponents	giving a stockholder first option to purchase new stock in an amount proportionate to his existing holdings	marked by the seizing of the initiative : initiated by oneself <a preemptive attack>
schema	a diagrammatic presentation; broadly: a structured framework or plan : outline	a mental codification of experience that includes a particular organized way of perceiving cognitively and responding to a complex situation or set of stimuli
trinket	a small ornament	a small article of equipment	a thing of little value : trifle
ringlet	small ring or cicle	curl; esp long curl of hair
impudent	marked by contemptuous or cocky boldness or disregard of others : insolent
surreptitious	done, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine	acting or doing something clandestinely : stealthy <a surreptitious glance>
mist	water in the form of particles floating or falling in the atmosphere at or near the surface of the earth and approaching the form of rain	something that obscures understanding <mists of antiquity>	a film before the eyes	a cloud of small particles or objects suggestive of a mist		a drink of liquor served over cracked ice
norm	an authoritative standard : model	a principle of right action binding upon the members of a group and serving to guide, control, or regulate proper and acceptable behavior	average: as ; the greatest distance between two successive points of a set of points that partition an interval into smaller intervals	a set standard of development or achievement usually derived from the average or median achievement of a large group	a real-valued nonnegative function defined on a vector space with value analogous to length and satisfying the conditions that the function is zero if and only if the vector is zero, the function of the product of a scalar and a vector is equal to the product of the absolute value of the scalar and the function of the vector, and the function of the sum of two vectors is less than or equal to the sum of the functions of the two vectors; specifically: the square root of the sum of the squares of the absolute values of the elements of a matrix or of the components of a vector	a widespread or usual practice, procedure, or custom <standing ovations became the norm>
blizzard	a long severe snowstorm	an overwhelming rush or deluge <a blizzard of mail around the holidays>
icicle	a pendent mass of ice formed by the freezing of dripping water	an emotionally cold person	a long narrow strip (as of foil) used to decorate a Christmas tree
blizzard ^ icicle
CLOUDBURST ^ PUDDLE
cloudburst	a sudden copious rainfall	a sudden outpouring : deluge <a cloudburst of anger>
copious	yielding something abundantly <a copious harvest>	full of thought, information, or matter
INVENT ^ DIFFIDENT
diffident	hesitant in acting or speaking through lack of self-confidence	reserved, unassertive
salon	an elegant apartment or living room (as in a fashionable home)	a fashionable assemblage of notables (as literary figures, artists, or statesmen) held by custom at the home of a prominent person	hall for exhibition of art	capitalized: an annual exhibition of works of art
boutique	small fashionable shop	small shop within a large department store	small company that offers highly specialized services or products <boutique wineries>
bluestocking	woman having intellectual or literary interests
primacy	the state of being first (as in importance, order, or rank) : preeminence <the primacy of intellectual and esthetic over materialistic values — T. R. McConnell>	the office, rank, or preeminence of an ecclesiastical primate
primate	often capitalized: a bishop who has precedence in a province, a group of provinces, or a nation	any of an order (Primates) of mammals that are characterized especially by advanced development of binocular vision, specialization of the appendages for grasping, and enlargement of the cerebral hemispheres and that include humans, apes, monkeys, and related forms
trailblazer	one that blazes a trail to guide others : pathfinder	pioneer 2 <a trailblazer in astrophysics>
trailblazer	Though the bluestockings were trailblazers when compared with the salonnieres, they were not feminists.
facile	easily accomplished or attained <a facile victory>	shallow, simplistic	used or comprehended with ease	readily manifested and often lacking sincerity or depth <facile tears>	poised, assured
confound	baffle, frustrate	to put to shame : discomfit	refute <sought to confound his arguments>	to throw (a person) into confusion or perplexity	to fail to discern differences between : mix up
chary	discreetly cautious: as	hesitant and vigilant about dangers and risks	slow to grant, accept, or expend <a person very chary of compliments>
prolix	1. unduly prolonged or drawn out : too long 2.marked by or using an excess of words	3
veracious	1. truthful, honest  2. marked by truth:accurate	3
aide	a person who acts as an assistant; specifically: a military officer who acts as an assistant to a superior officer	3
aide	<the nurse's aide will bring you an extra pillow>
Neapolitan	native or inhabitant of Naples, Italy	native or inhabitant of Naples, Italy
aesthetics	a branch of philosophy dealing with the nature of beauty, art, and taste and with the creation and appreciation of beauty	a branch of philosophy dealing with the nature of beauty, art, and taste and with the creation and appreciation of beauty
aesthetic	particular theory or conception of beauty or art : a particular taste for or approach to what is pleasing to the senses and especially sight	particular theory or conception of beauty or art : a particular taste for or approach to what is pleasing to the senses and especially sight			3
aesthtics	a pleasing appearance or effect : beauty	a pleasing appearance or effect : beauty
perverse
prima mobilia
phrenologist
propensity
faculty