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1. Review the words in a table
2. Click (memorize) in either column to begin
♦ Guess the answer in your head
♦ Click the buttons and follow the directions at the bottom of the table
♦ Or click on matching mode at the bottom of a table, after clicking on (memorize)
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| Word (memorize) | Definition (memorize)
| | contentious | always ready to argue; quarrelsome |
| astound | amaze; to bewilder with sudden surprise |
| licentious | amoral; lewd and lascivious |
| concession | an act or instance of granting or yielding |
| altercation | an angry or heated argument |
| anhydrous | without water |
| codicil | an appendix or supplement |
| assay | an examination or testing |
| cliche | an expression or idea that has become trite |
| circumlocutions | an indirect way of expressing something |
| Word (memorize) | Definition (memorize)
| | verbose | wordy |
| consensus | an opinion held by all or most |
| debacle | an overwhelming defeat |
| prig | annoyingly pedantic person |
| abrogate | annul; to cancel or repeal by authority |
| crescendo | any gradual increase in force, intensity |
| catastrophe | any great and sudden disaster or misfortune |
| prolix | long-winded |
| dearth | any scarcity or lack |
| tome | any volume of a work of several volumes |
Memorize both together
| Word (memorize) | Definition (memorize)
| | commodity | anything bought and sold |
| hybrid | anything of mixed origin; unlike parts |
| ostensible | apparent; showing outwardly; professed |
| verisimilitude | appearance of truth |
| annexation | append; to add on or attach |
| novice | apprentice; beginner |
| ratify | approve or confirm |
| contentious | argumentative |
| disputatious | argumentative |
| hierarchy | arranged in order of rank, grade, class |
| Word (memorize) | Definition (memorize)
| | extrapolate | arrive at conclusions or results |
| hubris | arrogance; excessive self-conceit |
| aesthetic | artistic; sensitive to art and beauty |
| dormant | as if asleep; quiet; still |
| acrimony | asperity; bitterness or harshness of temper, manner, or speech |
| assail | assault; to attack physically and violently |
| alias | assumed name |
| quiescent | at rest; dormant; temporarily inactive |
| belligerent | at war; showing a readiness to fight or quarrel |
| heinous | atrocious; hatefully bad |
Memorize both together
Memorize all (on this page)
Combines all tables on this page into one large table, and begins the memorization process:
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