Category : Science and Education
Archive   : POLYGLOT.ZIP
Filename : POLY004.DIC

advent
any coming into being, arrival

plebeian
comman, vulgar, pertaining to common people

venal
capable of being bought, corrupt

obdurate
hard, unyielding, stubbornly wicked

ostentatious
showy, pretentious

abortive
coming to nothing, unsuccessful

bias
a prejudice, leaning of the mind

brackish
salty, distasteful

harbinger
messenger, forerunner

paucity
scarcity, small numbers, fewness

arrant
out-and-out, very much so, downright

paroxysm
fit, a convulsion

postern
rear, private

feasible
capable of being done, practicable

hauter
pride, arrogance

palliate
to ease, reduce, soften

ideology
set of beliefs of any individual or class

averse
opposed, having a dislike, unwilling

pastoral
relating to rural life and scenes

savory
tasty, pleasing to the taste

querulous
fault finding, peevish, complaining

turpitude
guilt, baseness, depravity

venerable
worthy of respect or reverence

exploit
to use selfishly, to make use of unfairly for one's
own advantage
mendicants
beggars, those who seek alms

perspicacity
keen judgement, ability to see through

postulated
assumed, taken for granted

bovine
of an ox, of a cow; oxlike or cowlike; slow, patient,
stupid, stolid, etc.
decorum
code of good form, correctness, good taste

euphemism
substitution of a mild or more pleasant term
for a seemingly offensive one
verisimilitude
the appearance of truth

expunged
erased, wiped off

paean
hymn of praise, song of triumph

pathological
concerned with the science of treating diseases

capillary
thin, hair-like tube, very slender

iconoclast
one who ignores traditions

prognosticate
to predict, foretell

palaver
idle talk, excessive talk

parsimonious
stingy, close fisted

tutelary
protecting, having guardianship

garbled
mixed up terribly, changed in such a way as to mislead

avarice
inordinate desire for gain, greed

oligarchy
government by the few, power invested in a few leaders

abridged
reduced, shortened by use of fewer words

mnemonics
devices for aiding memory

plenitude
abundance, fullness, plenty

aura
a distinctive atmosphere

idiosyncrasy
a peculiarity, an eccentricity, mannerism

eulogy
high praise, often a speech praising a deceased person

anthropology
study of mankind

eccentricity, mannerism

eulogy
high praise, often a speech praisin