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Exam Words Part I

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loquacioustalkative
verbosewordy
garrulousnoisy
prattlebabbling
bombasticin the sense of being pompous
succinctbrief and to the point
laconicbrief and to the point
tersebrief and to the point
taciturnbrief and to the point
exculpatefree from blame
exoneratefree from blame
vindicatefree from blame
absolvefree from blame
acquitfree from blame
abhorrentdisgusting, revolting, horrible
appalingdisgusting, revolting, horrible
despicabledisgusting, revolting, horrible
repulsivedisgusting, revolting, horrible
heinousdisgusting, revolting, horrible
apprehensiona fearful, uneasy feeling about the future
forebodinga fearful, uneasy feeling about the future
premonitiona fearful, uneasy feeling about the future
placidto be outwardly calm
placateto calm the anger of
complacentto be so calm as to be self-satisfied
implacableincapable of appeasement
chronologicalin order of occurrence
synchronizesimultaneous, to occur at the same time
chroniclea record of events in order of time
chronichabit, condition or disease that occurs for a long time
anachronismout of proper time
conspicuouseasy to see, impossible to miss
perspectivepoint of view
circumspectbeing cautious and careful
speciousdeceptive, seemingly fair or true
perspicacityvery perceptive or astute, insight
pugnaciouscombative, very distateful
repugnantoffensive, very distasteful
impugnquestioning, criticizing, or challenging the accuracy of
benefitanything that promotes or enhances well-being
benevolentkindly, full of good will
benefactorone who does good by giving aid
benedictionact of saying a blessing
benignkind harmless, gentle
malignto speak badly of, slander
maliciousfilled with malice, ill will
malevolentwishing harm to others
maledictiona curse, saying evil
malignantdeadly, very harmful
malingerersomeone who procrastinates
superciliousexpressing pride, disdain, haughtiness
supersedea lack of depth, shallow
misnomerto replace, take the place of, override
misconceptiona wrong interpretation or misunderstanding of an idea, person, or event
miscreantevildoer, scoundrel


A.L. Bosshart

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