Vocabulary

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Fastidious
Attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail almost to the point of obsession.

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TermDefinition
Fastidious Attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail almost to the point of obsession.
RejuvenateGive new energy or vigor.
LinguistOne who specializes in linguistics, the science of language.
ElocutionSkill of clear and expressive speech, especially of being of strong pronunciation and articulation.
Plethora A large or excessive amount of something.
TangentA completely different line of thought or action.
ReciprocateRespond to something by making a corresponding action.
Sanctimonious Making a show of being morally superior to other people.
PanaceaA solution or remedy for all difficulties or diseases.
Pangaea The massive supercontinent that existed between 300 million and 200 million years ago that encompassed all of Earth's land masses.
ObjectifyTreat or view someone in a way that disregarded their individuality or humanity, damning them to an object.
BrevityConcise and exact use or words in writing or speech.
AmeliorateMake something bad or unsatisfactory better.
ArableCapable of producing crops, suitable for farming.
VapidOffering nothing that is stimulating or challenging.
VitriolCruel and bitter criticism.
DefunctNo longer existing or functioning.
VerboseUsing or expressed in more words that are needed.
HypocrisyA pretending to be what one is not or to believe what one does not: behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel.
ExorbitantExceeding the customary or appropriate limits in intensity, quality, amount or size.
ClaustrophobiaAbnormal dread of being in close or narrow spaces.
SalientProminent, especially of notable significance.
MalaiseA vague feeling or debility or lack of health OR that same sense or mental or moral ill-being.
DerogatoryExpressive of a low opinion.
ApothecaryA person who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medical purposes.
DiscomfitTo put into a state of perplexity and embarrassment.
DiscomfortTo make uneasy or uncomfortable.
ConformTo be obedient or compliant, especially as it relates to similarities to another.
ObliviousLacking active conscious knowledge or awareness.
EmanateTo come out from a source.