Sunday, June 23, 2019

Recap: 17 June 2019 - 23 June 2019

  1. Youthquake: a significant cultural, political or social change arising from the actions or influence of young people
  2. Emancipation: freeing; liberation; release
  3. Gumption: common sense; horse sense; initiative
  4. Uncouth: uncivilized; uncultured; unpolished
  5. Relegate: lower in rank/status; downgrade
  6. Treacherous: unfaithful; disloyal
  7. Melange: a varied mixture; medley; blend
  8. Frantically: in a confused and reckless manner
  9. Nuisance: irritant
  10. Culmination: the highest or the climatic point of something, especially as attained after a long time; pinnacle; highest point
  11. Malaise: unhappiness; melancholy
  12. Seclusion: the state of being private and away from the people
  13. Discombobulation: a state of mental uncertainty; bewilderment; bafflement
  14. Petrify: astonish; terrify; make (someone) so frightened that they are unable to move
  15. Prevalence: commonness; generality; universality
  16. Dreaded: regarded with great fear; apprehend; fear; shudder
  17. Embellish: decorate; furnish; dress up
  18. Crapulence: illness due to overeating or drinking too much
  19. Palliative: (of a medicine) relieving pain without dealing with the cause of the condition; soothing; alleviating; calming
  20. Byzantine: (of a system or situation) excessively complicated and typically involving a great deal of administrative detail; convoluted; tangled 
  21. Ingenue: an innocent or unsophisticated young woman, especially in a play or film
  22. Lampoon: publicly criticize (someone or something) by using ridicule; irony or sarcasm; mock; ridicule; satirize
  23. Profligacy: corruption
  24. Hackneyed: having been overused
  25. Immurement: captivity; imprisoned
  26. Coalition: alliance; union; partnership; affiliation
  27. Penurious: extremely poor; poverty-stricken
  28. Remunerative: financially rewarding; well paid
  29. Unsullied: not spoiled or made impure; spotless; impeccable
  30. Unpalatable: not pleasant to taste; unappetizing
  31. Panacea: a solution or remedy for all difficulties or diseases; universal remedy
  32. Elixir: a magical or medical potion; mixture; solution
  33. Orchestrated: plan secretly
  34. Eke: living with great difficulty
  35. Euthanasia: the painless killing of a patient suffering from an incurable and painful disease or in an irreversible coma; mercy killing; assisted suicide
  36. Audit: an official inspection of an Organization's Accounts, typically by an independent body; inspect; examine; scrutinize; investigate
  37. Political Asylum: the protection granted by a state to someone who has left his/her home country as a political refugee
  38. Eavesdrop: secretly listen to a conversation
  39. Rapscallion: con
  40. Unsullied: not spoiled or made impure; spotless; impeccable
  41. Mewling: crying
  42. Prima facie: based on the first impression
  43. Quasi: apparently but not really; supposedly
  44. Ostensibly: as appears or is stated to be true, though not necessarily so
  45. Ethology: scientific and objective study of animal behavior
  46. Protem: temporary
  47. Ruffian: a violent, brutal person who is often a member of an organized gang
  48. Ineluctable: inevitable
  49. Impious: non-religious; agnostic
  50. Xenophobic: racist; nationalist; jingoist
  51. Demeanor: conduct; behavior
  52. Incumbent: current; existing; present
  53. Anodyne: painkiller; analgesic; pain reliever
  54. Impeccable: faultless
  55. Apparition: spirit; ghost or ghostlike image of a person
  56. Abdicate: fail to fulfill or undertake (a responsibility)
  57. Cede: give up power or territory
  58. Relinquish: give up; renounce
  59. Pellucid: something that is easily understood; transparent; bright
  60. Intelligible: understandable; user-friendly
  61. Disburse: pay; spend
  62. Sultry: hot and humid
  63. Frigid: very cold in temperature
  64. Muggy: unpleasantly warm and humid
  65. Sticky: hot and humid
  66. Soggy: very wet and soft
  67. Treachery: betrayal of trust
  68. Filch: pilfer or steal (something, especially an item of small value)
  69. Smuggle: convey (someone or something) somewhere secretly and illicitly
  70. Vigilant: watchful
  71. Pillage: rob (a place) using violence, especially in a wartime
  72. Bequeath: leave (property) to a person or other beneficiary by a will
  73. Desecrate: treat (a sacred place or thing) with violent disrespect
  74. Dawdle: waste time; be slow
  75. Loiter: walk slowly and with no apparent purpose
  76. Hasten: be quick to do something
  77. Mosey: walk or move in a leisurely manner
  78. Fuddle: confuse
  79. Nonplus: surprise and confuse
  80. Explicate: analyze and develop (an idea or principle) in detail
  81. Imminent: about to happen; expected
  82. Nigh: near
  83. Vacillation: inability to decide between different opinions or actions; indecision
  84. Steeliness: toughness; hardness
  85. Intransigence: inflexibility; refusal to change one's views or to agree about something
  86. Jeer: make rude and mocking remarks, typically in a loud noise
  87. Hoot: a shout expressing scorn or disapproval
  88. Flatter: lavish praise and compliments on (someone), often insincerely and with the aim of furthering one's own interests
  89. Privation: a state in which food and other essentials for well being are lacking
  90. Carnage: the killing of a large number of people


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