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MADISON CENTRAL Words of the Day 2020 - 2021

Day

Date

Word

Definition

imperative

1. (adj) necessary, pressing 2. (n) a rule, command, or order

nonchalant(ly)

(adj) having a lack of concern, indifference

concoct(ion)

(n) something fabricated or made up

quandary

(n) a perplexed, irresolvable state

notorious

(adj) widely and unfavorably known

ominous

(adj) foreboding or foreshadowing evil

oblivious

(adj) lacking consciousness or awareness of something

adroit(ly)

with skill, dexterously

haughtiness

acting disdainfully proud

quotidian

(adj) daily

sophomoric

(adj) immature, uninformed

veracity

(n) truthfulness, accuracy

ingenious

(adj) clever, resourceful

ingenuous

(adj) not devious; innocent and candid

gregarious

(adj) drawn to the company of others, sociable

appropriate (verb) (v) to take, make use of

blemish

(n) an imperfection, flaw

pinnacle

(n) the highest point

behemoth

(n) something of tremendous power or size

blight

1. (n) a plague, disease 2. (n) something that destroys hope

nadir

(n) the lowest point of something

indomitable

(adj) not capable of being conquered

audacious

(adj) excessively bold

equivocal

(adj) ambiguous, uncertain, undecided

contemporaneous (adj) existing during the same time

cacophony

(n) tremendous noise, disharmonious sound

obstreperous

(adj) noisy, unruly

camaraderie

(n) brotherhood, jovial unity

garrulous

(adj) talkative, wordy

amalgamate

(v) to bring together, unite

tenable

(adj) able to be defended or maintained

tenuous

(adj) having little substance or strength

juxtaposition

(n) the act of placing two things next to each other for implicit comparison

adumbrate

(v) to sketch out in a vague way

abstruse

(adj) hard to comprehend

blandish

(v) to coax by using flattery

capacious

(adj) very spacious

etymology

(n) the history of words, their origin and development

archetypal

(adj) the most representative or typical example of something

denigrate

(v) to belittle, diminish the opinion of

Ver B

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Date

Word

fastidious

florid

concise

furtive

immutable

ennui

inane

pacific

munificence

largess

panacea

parsimony

magnanimous

pellucid

coup

plethora

demagogue

anecdote

boon

conundrum

placid

diffident

modicum

portent

presage

replete

penultimate

clandestine

abrogate

conflagration

incendiary

culpable

antiquated

circumvent

circumlocution

circuitous

pithy

infamy

rhapsodize

restive

arrogate

mendacious

Ver B

Definition (adj) meticulous, demanding, having high and often unattainable standards (adj) flowery, ornate (adj) brief and direct in expression (adj) secretive, sly (adj) not changeable (n) boredom, weariness (adj) silly and meaningless (adj) soothing (n) generosity in giving (n) the generous giving of lavish gifts (n) a remedy for all ills or difficulties (n) frugality, stinginess (adj) noble, generous (adj) easily intelligible, clear 1. (n) a brilliant, unexpected act 2. (n) the overthrow of a government and assumption of authority (n) an abundance, excess (n) a leader who appeals to a people's prejudices (n) a short, humorous account (n) a gift or blessing (n) puzzle, problem (adj) calm, peaceful (adj) shy, quiet, modest (n) a small amount of something (n) an omen (n) an omen (adj) full, abundant (adj) next to last (adj) secret (v) to abolish, usually by authority (n) great fire 1.(n) a person who agitates, 2. (adj) inflammatory, causing combustion (adj) deserving blame (adj) old, out of date (v) to get around (n) indirect and wordy language (adj) roundabout (adj) concisely meaningful (n) reputation brought about by something grossly criminal, shocking, or brutal (v) to engage in excessive enthusiasm (adj) resistant, stubborn, impatient (v) to take without justification (adj) having a lying, false character

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Date

Word

semaphore

hallowed

sacrosanct

convoluted

somnolent

copious

didactic

trite

probity

incumbent

caucus

calumny

commodious

dissemble

ameliorate

palliate

cloying

egregious

punctilious

maverick

phlegmatic

solipsistic

abnegation

assiduous

quagmire

debacle

presumptuous

stolid

tangential

anathema

torpid

intrepid

trite

tome

superfluous

dilatory

ambiguous

pulchritude

cupidity

platitude

quixotic

vicarious

Definition (n) a visual signal (adj) revered, consecrated (adj) holy, something that should not be criticized (adj) intricate, complicated (adj) sleepy, drowsy (adj) profuse, abundant 1.(adj) intended to instruct 2.(adj) overly moralistic (adj) not original, overused (n) virtue, integrity 1. (n) one who holds an office 2. (adj) obligatory (n) a meeting usually held by people working toward the same goal (n) an attempt to spoil someone else's reputation by spreading lies (adj) roomy (v) to conceal, fake (v) to improve (v) to reduce the severity of (adj) sickeningly sweet (adj) extremely bad (adj) eager to follow rules or conventions (n) an independent, nonconformist person (adj) uninterested, unresponsive (adj) believing that oneself is all that exists (n) denial of comfort to oneself (adj) hardworking, diligent (n) a difficult situation (n) a disastrous failure, disruption (adj) disrespectfully bold (adj) unaffected by passion or feeling (adj) incidental, peripheral, divergent (n) a cursed, detested person (adj) lethargic, dormant, lacking motion (adj) brave in the face of danger (adj) not original, overused (n) a large book (adj) exceeding what is necessary (adj) tending to delay, causing delay (adj) uncertain, variably interpretable (n) physical beauty (n) greed, strong desire (n) an uninspired remark, clich? (adj) idealistic, impractical (adj) experiencing through another

Ver B

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Date

Word

subjugate

vestige

evanescent

catalyze

antecedent

antediluvian

anachronistic

fatuous

trenchant

exacerbate

despot

zephyr

sycophant

colloquial

elucidate

contentious

arable

toady

fecund

abate

vituperate

kudos

fractious

scintillating

paradox

taciturn

insular

paucity

impecunious

malleable

perspicacity

usurp

verdant

legerdemain

sagacity

harangue

vicissitude

insipid

dither

wane

arboreal

wizened

Definition (v) to bring under control, subdue (n) a mark or trace of something lost or vanished (adj) fleeting, momentary (v) to charge, inspire (n) something that came before (adj) of or relating to the period before the Great Flood, ancient (adj) being out of correct chronological order (adj) silly, foolish (adj) effective, articulate, clear-cut (v) to make more violent, intense (n) one who has total power and rules brutally (n) a gentle breeze (n) one who flatters for self-gain (adj) characteristic of informal conversation (v) to clarify, explain (adj) having a tendency to quarrel or dispute (adj) suitable for growing crops (n) one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors (adj) fruitful, fertile (v) to reduce, lessen (v) to berate (n) praise for an achievement (adj) troublesome or irritable (adj) sparkling (n) an apparently contradictory statement that is perhaps true (adj) not inclined to talk (adj) separated and narrow-minded; tight-knit, closed off (adj) small in quantity (adj) poor (adj) capable of being shaped or transformed (adj) shrewdness, perceptiveness (v) to seize by force, take possession of without right (adj) green in tint or color (n) deception, slight-of-hand (n) shrewdness, soundness of perspective 1.(n) a ranting speech 2. (v) to give such a speech (n) event that occurs by chance (adj) dull, boring (v) to be indecisive (n) to decrease in size, dwindle (adj) of or relating to trees (adj) dry, shrunken, wrinkled

Ver B

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Word

ambivalent

winsome

multifarious

pariah

vapid

sanctimonious

approbation

obdurate

obfuscate

hegemony

laconic

recapitulate

abase

travesty cogent

Definition (adj) having opposing feelings (adj) charming, pleasing (adj) having great diversity or variety (n) an outcast (adj) lacking liveliness, dull (adj) giving a hypocritical appearance of piety (n) praise (adj) unyielding to persuasion or moral influences (v) to render incomprehensible (n) domination over others (adj) terse in speech or writing (v) to sum up, repeat (v) to humiliate, degrade (n) a grossly inferior imitation (adj) intellectually convincing

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