Flashcards › Vocab for Achievement Lessons 7-15

outlandish strikingly bizarre unwonted uncustomary eccentricity the quality of being unconventional anomaly a departure from the norm paragon a model of excellence mundane commonplace incongruous incompatible or inconsistent aberrant a deviating from the expected course endemic common in a certain location ubiquitous seeming to be everywhere perspicacity a sharpness; an astuteness patent obvious; apparent adduce to cite as an example cryptic having hidden meaning conundrum a difficult problem rudimentary basic, elementary confound to make confused construe to interpret equivocate to use evasive language paradox a contradictory statement that may be true redress to right a wrong clemency mercy restitution compensation vindicate to clear of blame iniquity wickedness bilk to swindle or cheat impute to attribute fault abscond to leave to avoid arrest reprehensible deserving of criticism contrite regretful insatiable impossible to satisfy myriad a huge number austere stern or somber inundate to flood with water voluminous having great size or number avarice extreme greed florid flowery; ornate parsimony stinginess replete plentiful; abounding prodigal wastefully extravagant stoic uncomplaining obsequious excessively eager to serve audacious daring; fearless irresolute undecided eclat brilliance in performance indefatigable tireless dour stern; harsh contumacy rebelliousness obdurate hardheaded pertinacity stubborness pestilence an epidemic disease moribund about to die atrophy to wither away noxious poisonous salubrious favorable to health livid black and blue unscathed completely uninjured debilitate to sap the energy of prostrate lying flat, face down scourge a cause of great devastation exhort to urge strongly vivacious lively laconic using few words gist the essence; the main idea polemic a controversial argument garrulous wordy and rambling histrionic excessively dramatic exalt to glorify or praise peremptory offensively self-assured vociferous marked by noisy outcries definitive conclusive; decisive axiomatic self-evident tenuous flimsy; weak rationalize to interpret from a logical standpoint empirical based on observation or experiment verifiable able to be proved rebuttal a refutation presuppose to presume repudiate to reject the validity of dialectic the exchange of logical arguments to find the truth Lessons 7-15 (excluding lesson 8)