Paucity (adj.)
-scarce (lack of something) pauper (beggar.)
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Paucity (adj.) | -scarce (lack of something) pauper (beggar.) |
| Allude (v.) | -Indirectly calling attention to something |
| Breuity (n.) | - concise. Blunt, brute. |
| Buttress (v.) | - to reinforce |
| Esoteric | intended to be understood by a small amount of people |
| Spurious | false, fake |
| Eschew | avoid |
| Enigma | mysterious |
| Belie | give a false impression of something |
| Engender | cause or give rise to |
| Attenuate | reduce strength |
| Misanthropic | disliking society |
| Desultory | lacking clear plan or enthusiasm |
| Cloying | excessively sweet |
| Innocuous | mild, unharmful |
| Contrived | brought about or created in trickery |
| Rudimentary | basic, unsophisticated |
| Truculent | eager or quick to argue |
| Cognizant | having knowledge of something through personal experience |
| Insipid | lacking flavor |
| Ostentatious | pretentious display, designed to impress |
| Temerity | excessive boldness |
| Nascent | just coming into existence and showing signs of future potential |
| Sagacious | wise, showing good judgment |
| Enigmatic | mysterious, difficult to understand |
| Embodied | exemplified by past societies |
| Seldom | rarely |
| Impartial | unbiased |
| Capitulate | surrender |
| Vacillate | waver between different opinions |
| Sustenance | sustaining life and providing nourishment |
| Empirical | based on observation |
| Exclusive | limited, restricted |
| Anachronistic | out of place in terms of chronology |
| Verisimilitude | appearance of being true or real |
| Tenuous | weak |
| Impenetrable | impossible to pass through |
| Habituate | become accustomed to something |
| Acclimate | become accustomed to new climate or conditions |
| Cursory | brief or superficial |
| Taciturn | reserved or uncommunicative in speech |
| Rebuttal | a response or defense against criticism |
| Pragmatic | dealing with things sensibly and realistically |
| Paradoxical | seemingly absurd or contradictory but possibly true |
| Mellifluous | pleasantly smooth and musical to hear |
| Juxtapose | to place side by side for comparison or contrast |
| Outmoded | old-fashioned, no longer in style |
| Idyllic | extremely happy, peaceful |
| Impugn | to criticize or challenge as lacking integrity |
| Harbinger | a sign or omen of what is to come |
| Elegant | sophisticated and graceful |
| Sycophant | a person who flatters someone powerful to gain advantage |
| Fastidious | very attentive to detail |
| Disparage | to speak in a way showing disapproval or disrespect |
| Diplomatic | skilled in dealing with sensitive matters or people |
| Pugnacious | eager to fight or argue |
| Intransigent | unwilling to change opinions |
| Destabilize | to make something unstable or undermine its strength |
| Magnanimous | generous and forgiving, especially toward a rival |
| Conundrum | a confusing and difficult problem or question |
| Ephemeral | lasting for a short time |
| Cogent | clear, logical |
| Coalesce | to come together to form a whole |
| Pernicious | harmful in a subtle way |
| Circumvent | to find a way around an obstacle |
| Meretricious | attractive but lacking real value |
| Laconic | brief |
| Cacophony | a harsh, discordant mixture of sounds |
| Bombastic | using extravagant or overblown language to impress |
| Sanctioned | approved |
| Elusive | difficult to find or catch |
| Augment | to increase or enlarge |
| Espoused | adopted or supported |
| Ameliorate | to make a situation better or more tolerable |
| Vex | - to annoy |
| Aromatic | something pleasant |