words

antecedent

existing, being, or going before

antedate

to precede in time

anterior

placed before

antithetical

opposed to, contrary to

circuitous

roundabout, indirect

commensuate

suitable in measure, proportionate

conciliate

to placate; to win over

placte

make someone less angry or hostile

delineate

to draw outlines of; to sketch; to describe

dichotmy

division into two parts, kinds

dilate

to widen to expand

promulgate

promote or make widely known

extrasensory

outside the senses; coming from or pertaining to knowledge that cannot be gained through normal sense perception

forestall

to prevent by advance action

hemiplegia

paralysis of the arm, leg, and trunk on one side of the body

homonym

one of two or more words spelled and pronounced alike but different in meaning

indolence

a tendency to avoid work or exertion; laziness

innocuous

harmless, inoffensive

intristice

natural; innate

interim

time period between one event and another

interloper

one who intrudes in the domain of others

intermittent

happening on and off

interstate

involving two or more state

maladroit

clumsy, tactless

malediction

a curse

malfunction

the act of not working correctly

malign

to tell lies with the intent of hurting someone reputation

magalith

a very bug stone

megalomia

a mental condition involving delusions of greatness; an obsession of achieving great things

megaton

explosive power equal to 1,000,000 tons of TNT

minutiae

small of trivial details

misanthrope

one who hates people or humanity

monograph

a scholarly paper on one topic

monomania

an obsession with a single subject

multitudinous

very many; containing very many; having many forms

nonentity

something that does not exist; something that is unimportant

neologism

a newly invented word or phrase

neophyte

a beginner; a new convert; a new worker

octogenarian

a person whose age is 80

omnibus

an anthology of the works of one author or of writing on related subjects

panoply

an impressive of vast group or display

pantheon

the group made up of all the gods of a particular culture; a building that honors dead heroes

paragon

an example of excellence to be emulated

peripatetic

not stationary, moving about

polyandry

having multiple husbands

polyglot

someone who speaks many language

posthumous

after death

proselytize

to convert, recruit, or attempt to convert

pseudopod

part of a single celled organism that can be stuck out like a foot and used to move around

retrofit

to install newer parts into an older device or structure

suterfuge

a trick or stratagem used to deceive, hide something, or avoid punishment

superlative

the highest or best kind

vociferous

expressing feelings or opinions in a very loud or forceful way

vehement

showing strong feeling; focrecfull, passionate, intent

prolific

fruitful or productive

profuse

plentiful and abundant

fecundate

fertilize, make fruitful

sedulous

showing dedication or diligence

obstreperous

noisy and difficult to control

fustain

thick, durable twilled cloth with a short nap or pompous or pretentious speech or writing

acrimony

bitterness or ill feeling

compindious

using few words

laconic

using few words

frangible

fragile, brittle

propitiative

appeasing god