barron_s wordlist 1
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trudge
To walkheavily, slowly, and with difficulty: plod, slog, slop, toil, wade.
amble
To walkat a leisurely pace: meander, perambulate, promenade, ramble,saunter, stroll, wander, mosey. An act of walking, especially for pleasure:meander, perambulation, promenade, ramble,...
saunter
To walkat a leisurely pace: amble, meander, perambulate, promenade,
ramble, stroll, wander, mosey. An act of walking, especially for pleasure:amble, meander, perambulation, promenade, ramble,...
stroll
To walkat a leisurely pace: amble, meander, perambulate, promenade,ramble, saunter, wander, mosey. An act of walking, especially for pleasure:
amble, meander, perambulation, promenade,...
moseyTo walkat a leisurely pace: amble, meander, perambulate, promenade,
ramble, saunter, stroll, wander.
perambulateTo walkat a leisurely pace: amble, meander, promenade, ramble, saunter,
stroll, wander, mosey.
strut
To walkwith exaggerated or unnatural motions expressive of self-
importance or self-display: flounce, peacock, prance, swagger, swank,
swash, sashay.
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abate
subsideor moderate
aberrant
abnormalor deviant
abeyance
suspendedaction
abscond
departsecretly and hide
abstemious
sparingin eating and drinking; temperate
admonish
warn;reprove
adulterate
makeimpure by adding inferior or tainted substances
aesthetic
artistic;dealing with or capable of appreciating the beautiful
aggregate
gather;accumulate
alacrity
cheerfulpromptness; eagerness
alleviate
relieve
amalgamate
combine;unite in one body
ambiguous
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unclearor doubtful in meaning
ambivalence
the state
of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes
ameliorate
improve
anachronism
somethingor someone misplaced in time
analogous
comparable
anarchy
absenceof governing body; state of disorder
anomalous
abnormal;irregular
antipathy
aversion;dislike
apathy
lack ofcaring; indifference
appease
pacify orsoothe; relieve
apprise
inform
approbation
approval
appropriate
v.acquire; take possession of for ones
arduous
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hard;strenuous
artless
without
guile; open and honest
ascetic
practicingself-denial; austere
assiduous
diligent
assuage
v. easeor lessen (pain); satisfy (hunger); soothe (anger)
attenuate
makethinner
audacious
daring;bold
austere
forbiddinglystern; severely simple and unornamented
autonomous
self-governing;independent
aver
assert
confidently or declare; as used in law, state formally as a fact
banal
hackneyed;commonplace; trite; lacking originality
belie
contradict;give a false impression
beneficent
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kindly;doing good
bolster
support;
reinforce
bombastic
pompous;using inflated language
boorish
rude;insensitive
burgeon
growforth; send out buds
burnish
makeshiny by rubbing; polish
buttress
v.support; prop up
capricious
unpredictable;fickle
castigation
punishment;severe criticism
catalyst
agentthat increases the pace of a chemical action
caustic
burning;sarcastically biting
chicanery
trickery;deception
coagulate
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thicken;congeal; clot
coda
concluding
section of a musical or literary composition; summarizes or concludes
cogent
convincing
commensurate
adj.corresponding in extent, degree, etc.; proportionate
compendium
brief,comprehensive summary
complaisant
trying toplease; overly polite; obliging
compliant
yielding;conforming to requirements
conciliatory
reconciling;soothing
condone
overlook;forgive; give tacit approval; excuse
confound
confuse;
puzzle
connoisseur
personcompetent to act as a judge of art; a lover of art
contention
claim;thesis
contentious
quarrelsome
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contrite
penitent- Her contrite tears did not influence the judge when he imposed sentence
conundrum
riddle;difficult problem
converge
approach;tend to meet; come together
convoluted
coiledaround; involved; intricate
craven
cowardly
daunt
intimidate;frighten
decorum
propriety;
orderliness and good taste in manners
default
failureto act
deference
courteousregard for anothers wishes
delineate
portray;depict; sketch
denigrate
blacken
deride
ridicule;make fun of
derivative
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unoriginal;obtained from another source
desiccate
dry up
desultory
aimless;haphazard; digressing at random
deterrent
somethingthat discourages; hindrance
diatribe
n. bitterscolding; invective
dichotomy
split;branching into two parts (especially contradictory ones)
diffidence
shyness
diffuse
adj.wordy, rambling, spread out (like a gas)
digression
wanderingaway from the subject
dirge
lamentwith music
disabuse
correct afalse impression; undeceive
discerning
mentallyquick and observant; having insight
discordant
notharmonious; conflicting
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discredit
defame;destroy confidence in; disbelieve
discrepancy
lack ofconsistency; difference
discrete
adj.separate; unconnected; consisting of distinct parts
disingenuous
lackinggenuine candor; insincere
disinterested
unprejudiced
disjointed
lackingcoherence; separated at the joints
dismiss
eliminate
from consideration; reject
disparage
belittle
disparate
adj.basically different; unrelated
dissemble
v.disguise; pretend
disseminate
distribute;spread; scatter (like seeds)
dissolution
disintegration;looseness in morals
dissonance
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discord;opposite of harmony
distend
expand;
swell out
distill
purify;refine; concentrate
diverge
vary; goin different directions from the same point
divest
strip;deprive
document
providewritten evidence
dogmatic
opinionated;arbitrary; doctrinal
dormant
sleeping;lethargic; latent
dupe
someoneeasily fooled
ebullient
showingexcitement; overflowing with enthusiasm
eclectic
selective;composed of elements drawn from disparate sources
efficacy
power toproduce desired effect
effrontery
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impudence;shameless boldness; sheer nerve; presumptuousness
elegy
poem or
song expressing lamentation
elicit
draw outby discussion
embellish
adorn;ornament; enhance, as a story
empirical
based onexperience
emulate
imitate;rival
endemic
prevailingamong a specific group of people or in a specific area or country
enervate
weaken
engender
cause;produce
enhance
increase;
improve
ephemeral
short-lived;fleeting
equanimity
calmnessof temperament; composure
equivocate
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brainless;inane; foolish, yet smug
fawning
trying to
please by behaving obsequiously, flattering, or cringing
felicitous
apt;suitably expressed; well chosen
fervor
glowingardor; intensity of feeling
flag
droop;grow feeble
fledgling
inexperienced
flout
reject;mock; show contempt for
foment
stir up;instigate
forestall
preventby taking action in advance
frugality
thrift;
economy
gainsay
deny
futile
useless;hopeless; ineffectual
garrulous
loquacious;talkative; wordy
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goad
urge on
gouge
overcharge
grandiloquent
pompous;bombastic; using high-sounding language
gregarious
sociable
guileless
withoutdeceit
gullible
easilydeceived
harangue
long,passionate, and vehement speech
homogeneous
of thesame kind
hyperbole
exaggeration;overstatement
iconoclastic
attacking
cherished traditions
idolatry
worshipof idols; excessive admiration
immutable
unchangeable
impair
injure;hurt
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impassive
withoutfeeling; imperturbable; stoical
impede
hinder;block
impermeable
impervious;not permitting passage through its substance
imperturbable
calm;placid
impervious
impenetrable;incapable of being damaged or distressed
implacable
incapableof being pacified
implicit
understoodbut not stated
implode
burstinward
inadvertently
unintentionally;by oversight; carelessly
inchoate
adj.recently begun; rudimentary; elementary
incongruity
lack ofharmony; absurdity
inconsequential
insignificant;
unimportant
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incorporate
introducesomething into a larger whole; combine; unite
indeterminate
uncertain;not clearly fixed; indefinite
indigence
poverty
indolent
lazy
inert
inactive;lacking power to move
ingenuous
naive andtrusting; young; unsophisticated
inherent
firmlyestablished by nature or habit
innocuous
harmless
insensible
unconscious;unresponsive
insinuate
hint;
imply; creep in
insipid
lackingin flavor; dull
insularity
narrow-mindedness;isolation
intractable
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unruly;stubborn; unyielding
intransigence
n.
refusal of any compromise; stubbornness
inundate
overwhelm;flood; submerge
inured
adj.accustomed; hardened
invective
n. abuse
irascible
irritable;easily angered
irresolute
uncertainhow to act; weak
itinerary
plan of atrip
laconic
brief andto the point
lassitude
languor;
weariness
latent
potentialbut undeveloped; dormant; hidden
laud
v. praise
lethargic
drowsy;dull
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levee
stoneembankment to prevent flooding
levity
lack ofseriousness or steadiness; frivolity
log
record ofa voyage or flight; record of day-to-day activities
loquacious
talkative
lucid
easilyunderstood; clear; intelligible
luminous
shining;issuing light
magnanimity
generosity
malingerer
one whofeigns illness to escape duty
malleable
capableof being shaped by pounding; impressionable
maverick
rebel;nonconformist
mendacious
lying;habitually dishonest
metamorphosis
change ofform
meticulous
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excessivelycareful; painstaking; scrupulous
misanthrope
one who
hates mankind
mitigate
appease;moderate
mollify
soothe
morose
ill-humored;sullen; melancholy
mundane
worldlyas opposed to spiritual; everyday
negate
cancelout; nullify; deny
neophyte
recentconvert; beginner
obdurate
adj.stubborn
obsequious
slavishly
attentive; servile; sycophantic
obviate
makeunnecessary; get rid of
occlude
shut;close
officious
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meddlesome;excessively pushy in offering ones services
onerous
burdensome
opprobrium
infamy;vilification
oscillate
vibrate;waver
ostentatious
showy;pretentious; trying to attract attention
paragon
model ofperfection
partisan
one-sided;prejudiced; committed to a party
pathological
pertainingto disease
paucity
scarcity
pedantic
showingoff learning; bookish
penchant
stronginclination; liking
penury
severepoverty; stinginess
perennial
somethinglong-lasting
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perfidious
treacherous;disloyal
perfunctory
superficial;not thorough; lacking interest, care, or enthusiasm
permeable
penetrable;porous; allowing liquids or gas to pass through
pervasive
spreadthroughout
phlegmatic
calm; noteasily disturbed
piety
devoutness;reverence for God
placate
pacify;conciliate
plasticity
abilityto be molded
platitude
n. triteremark; commonplace statement
plethora
excess;overabundance
plummet
fallsharply
porous
full of
pores; like a sieve
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pragmatic
practical(as opposed to idealistic); concerned with the practical worth or impact ofsomething
preamble
introductorystatement
precarious
uncertain;risky
precipitate
adj.
rash, premature, hasty, sudden
precursor
forerunner
presumptuous
arrogant;taking liberties
prevaricate
lie
pristine
characteristicof earlier times; primitive; unspoiled
probity
uprightness;incorruptibility
problematic
doubtful;unsettled; questionable; perplexing
prodigal
wasteful;reckless with money
profound
deep; notsuperficial; complete
prohibitive
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tendingto prevent the purchase or use of something; inclined to prevent or forbid
proliferate
grow
rapidly; spread; multiply
propensity
naturalinclination
propitiate
appease
propriety
fitness;correct conduct
proscribe
ostracize;banish; outlaw
pungent
stinging;sharp in taste or smell; caustic
qualified
limited;restricted
quibble
minorobjection or complaint
quiescent
at rest;
dormant; temporarily inactive
rarefied
made lessdense (of a gas)
recalcitrant
obstinatelystubborn; determined to resist authority; unruly
recant
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disclaimor disavow; retract a previous statement; openly confess error
recluse
hermit;
loner
recondite
abstruse;profound; secret
refractory
stubborn;unmanageable
refute
disprove
relegate
banish toan inferior position; delegate; assign
reproach
expressdisapproval or disappointment
reprobate
personhardened in sin; devoid of a sense of decency
repudiate
disown;disavow
rescind
cancel
resolution
determination
resolve
determination;firmness of purpose
reticent
eserved;
uncommunicative; inclined to silence
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reverent
respectful;worshipful
sage
personcelebrated for wisdom
salubrious
healthful
sanction
approve;ratify
satiate
satisfyfully
saturate
soakthoroughly
savor
enjoy;
have a distinctive flavor, smell, or quality
secrete
hide awayor cache; produce and release a substance into an organism
shard
fragment,generally of pottery
skeptic
doubter;person who suspends judgment until having examined evidence supporting apoint of view
solicitous
worried;concerned
soporific
sleep-causing;
marked by sleepiness
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specious
seeminglyreasonable but incorrect; misleading (often intentionally)
spectrum
coloredband produced when a beam of light passes through a prism
sporadic
occurringirregularly
stigma
token ofdisgrace; brand
stint
v. bethrifty; set limits
stipulate
makeexpress conditions; specify
stolid
dull;impassive
striated
markedwith parallel bands; grooved
strut
pompouswalk
strut
supportingbar
subpoena
writsummoning a witness to appear
subside
settle
down; descend; grow quiet
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substantiate
establishby evidence; verify; support
supersede
cause tobe set aside; replace; make obsolete
supposition
hypothesis;surmise
tacit
understood;not put into words
tangential
peripheral;only slightly connected; digressing
tenuous
thin;rare; slim
tirade
extendedscolding; denunciation; harangue
torpor
lethargy;sluggishness; dormancy
tortuous
winding;full of curves
tractable
docile;easily managed
transgression
violationof a law; sin
truculence
aggressiveness;
ferocity
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vacillate
waver;fluctuate
venerate
revere
veracious
truthful
verbose
wordy
viable
practicalor workable
viscous
sticky,gluey
vituperative
adj.abusive; scolding
volatile
changeable;explosive; evaporation rapidly
warranted
justified;authorized
wary
very
cautious
welter
turmoil;bewildering jumble
whimsical
capricious;fanciful
zealot
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fanatic;person who shows excessive zeal
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foreign phrases
ad absurdum(ad ab-sir'dum) [Lat.]: to the point of absurdity. He tediously repeated his argumentadabsurdum.
ad infinitum
(ad in-fun-eye'tum) [Lat.]: to infinity. The lecture seemed to drone onad infinitum.ad nauseam
(ad noz'ee-um) [Lat.]: to a sickening degree. The politician uttered one platitude afteranother ad nauseam.
aficionado(uh-fish'ya-nah'doh) [Span.]: an ardent devotee. I wassurprised at what abaseball aficionadoshe had become.
angst(angkst) [Ger.]: dread and anxiety. Sylvia's teenageangst was nothing compared to theparental angstexperienced by the two individuals whose duty it was to raise her.
annus mirabilis(an'us muh-ra'buh-lis) [Lat.]: wonderful year. Last year was theannus mirabilisfor mycompany.
a priori
(ah pree-or'ee) [Lat.]: based on theory rather than observation. The fact that their house is insuch disrepair suggests a priorithat they are having f inancial difficulties.
au courant(oh' koo-rahn') [Fr.]: up-to-date. The shoes, the hair, the clothesevery last detail of herdress, in factwas utterly au courant.
beau geste(boh zhest') [Fr.]: a fine or noble gesture, often futile. My fellow writers supported me by writingletters of protest to the publisher, but their beau geste could not prevent the inevitable.
beau monde(boh' mond') [Fr.]: high society. Such elegant decor would impress even thebeau monde.
bte noire(bet nwahr') [Fr.]: something or someone particularly disliked. Talk of the good old collegedays way back when had become his bte noire,and he began to avoid his school friends.
bona fide(boh'na fide) [Lat.]: in good faith; genuine. For all her reticence and modesty, it was clear thatshe was a bona fide expert in her field.
bon mot(bon moe') [Fr.]: a witty remark or comment. Onebon mot after another flew out of his mouth,charming the audience.
bon vivant(bon vee-vahnt') [Fr.]: a person who lives luxuriously and enjoys good food and drink. It's truehe's quite the bon vivant, but when he gets down to business he conducts himself like aSpartan.
carpe diem(kar'pay dee'um) [Lat.]: seize the day. So what if you have an 8:00 a.m. meeting tomorrow andvarious appointments? Carpe diem!
carte blanche(kart blonsh') [Fr.]: unrestricted power to act on one's own. I may havecarte blanchearoundthe office, but at home I'm a slave to my family's demands.
casus belli(kay'sus bel'eye) [Lat.]: an act justifying war. The general felt that the banana republic'sinsolent remarks about our national honor were enough of a casus belli to launch an attack.
cause clbre(koz suh-leb'ruh) [Fr.]: a widely known controversial case or issue. The Sacco and Vanzettitrial became an international cause clbreduring the 1920s.
caveat emptor(kav'ee-ot emp'tor) [Lat.]: let the buyer beware. Before you leap at that real estate deal,caveatemptor!
comme ci comme a(kom see' kom sah') [Fr.]: so-so. The plans for the party strike me ascomme ci comme a.
comme il faut
(kom eel foe') [Fr.]: as it should be; fitting. His end was trulycomme il faut.coup de grce
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(koo de grahss') [Fr.]: finishing blow. After an already wildly successful day, the coup degrcecame when she won best all-around athlete.
cri de coeur(kree' de kur') [Fr.]: heartfelt appeal. About to leave the podium, he made a finalcri de coeurtohis people to end the bloodshed.
de rigueur(duh ree-gur') [Fr.]: strictly required, as by etiquette, usage, or fashion. Loudly proclaimingone's support for radical causes had become de rigueur among her crowd.
deus ex machina(day'us ex mahk'uh-nuh) [Lat.]: a contrived device to resolve a situation. Stretching plausibility,the movie concluded with a deus ex machina ending in which everyone was rescued at the lastminute.
dolce vita(dole'chay vee'tuh) [Ital.]: sweet life; the good life perceived as one of physical pleasure andself-indulgence. My vacation this year is going to be two uninterrupted weeks of dolce vita.
doppelgnger(dop'pul-gang-ur) [Ger.]: a ghostly double or counterpart of a living person. I could not shakethe sense that some shadowy doppelgngerechoed my every move.
ecce homo(ek'ay ho'mo) [Lat.]: behold the man. The painting depicted the common Renaissancetheme, ecce homoChrist wearing the crown of thorns.
enfant terrible(ahn-fahn' tay-reeb'luh) [Fr.]: an incorrigible child; an outrageously outspoken or bold person.He played the role ofenfant terrible,jolting us with his blunt assessment.
entre nous(ahn'truh noo') [Fr.]: between ourselves; confidentially. Entre nous,their marriage is on therocks.
ex cathedra(ex kuh-thee'druh) [Lat.]: with authority; used especially of those pronouncements of the popethat are considered infallible. I resigned myself to obeying; my father's opinions wereexcathedrain our household.
ex post facto(ex' post fak'toh) [Lat.]: retroactively. I certainly hope that the change in policy will behonored ex post facto.
fait accompli(fate ah-kom-plee') [Fr.]: an accomplished fact, presumably irreversible. There's no useprotestingit's a fait accompli.>
faux pas(foh pah') [Fr.]: a social blunder. Suddenly, she realized she had unwittingly committed yetanother faux pas.
Feinschmecker2(fine'shmek-er) [Ger.]: gourmet. No, I don't think McDonald's will do; he's much too much ofa Feinschmecker.
flagrante delicto(fla-grahn'tee di-lik'toh) [Lat.]: in the act. The detective realized that without hard evidence hehad no case; he would have to catch the culprit flagrante delicto.
glasnost(glaz'nohst) [Rus.]: open and frank discussion: initiated by Mikhail Gorbachev in 1985 in the
Soviet Union. Once the old chairman retired, the spirit ofglasnostpervaded the department.hoi polloi(hoy' puh-loy') [Gk.]: the common people. Marie Antoinette recommended cake to thehoi
polloi.
in loco parentis(in loh'koh pa-ren'tiss) [Lat.]: in the place of a parent. The court appointed a guardian for thechildren, to serve in loco parentis.
in medias res(in me'-dee-as rays) [Lat.]: in the middle of a sequence of occurences. The film beginsinmedias res,with a panting, terrified man running through the night.
in situ(in sit'too) [Lat.]: situated in the original or natural position. I prefer seeing statuesin situratherthan in the confines of a museum.
in vino veritas
(in vee'no vare'i-toss) [Lat.]: in wine there is truth. By the end of the party, several of theguests had made a good deal of their private lives public, prompting the host to murmur to hiswife, in vino veritas.
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ipso facto(ip'soh fak'toh) [Lat.]: by the fact itself. An extremist,ipso facto,cannot become part of acoalition.
je ne sais quoi(zheh neh say kwah') [Fr.]: I know not what; an elusive quality. She couldn't explain it, butthere was somethingje ne sais quoi about him that she found devastatingly attractive.
mano a mano(mah'no ah mah'no) [Span.]: directly or face-to-face in a confrontation or conflict. Stay out ofit, he admonished his friends, I want to handle this guymano a mano.
mea culpa(may'uh kul'puh) [Lat.]: I am to blame. Hismea culpawas so offhand that I hardly think hemeant it.
memento mori(muh-men'toh more'ee) [Lat.]: a reminder that you must die. The skull rested on themantlepiece as a memento mori.
mise en scene(mee' zahn sen) [Fr.]: the stage setting; surroundings. Themise en scenefor the sci-fi moviewas molded, futuristic furniture and blinding klieg lights.
mot juste(moh zhoost') [Fr.]: the exact, appropriate word. Rats! screamed the defiant three-year-old,
immensely proud of his mot juste.ne plus ultra
(nee' plus ul'truh) [Lat.]: the most intense degree of a quality or state. Pulling it from the box,he realized he was face to face with the ne plus ultraof computers.
nom de guerre(nom duh gair') [Fr.]: pseudonym. He went by hisnom de guerre when frequenting trendynightclubs.
nom de plume(nom duh ploom') [Fr.]: pen name. Deciding itwas time to sit down and begin a novel, thewould-be writer spent the first several hours deciding upon a suitable nom de plume.
nota bene(noh'tuh ben'nee) [Ital.]: note well; take notice. Her postcard included a reminder:notabene,I'll be returning on the 11 o'clock train.
persona non grata
(per-soh'nuh non grah'tuh) [Lat.]: unacceptable or unwelcome person. Once I was cut out ofthe will, I becamepersona non grataamong my relatives.
prima facie(pry'ma fay'she) [Lat.]: at first sight, clear and evident. Although her husband implored, I canexplain! the sight of another woman wrapped in his arms wasprima facieevidence that he wasa deceitful lout.
pro bono(pro boh'noh) [Lat.]: done or donated without charge; free. The lawyer'spro bonowork gavehim a sense of value that his work on behalf of the corporation could not.
quid pro quo(kwid' pro kwoh') [Lat.]: something for something; an equal exchange. She vowed that whenshe had the means, she would return his favors quid pro quo.
sans souci(sahn soo-see') [Fr.]: carefree. After serveral glasses of champagne, their mood turned
distinctly sans souci.savoir-faire
(sav'wahr fair') [Fr.]: the ability to say and do the correct thing. She presided over the gatheringwith impressive savoir-faire.
schadenfreude(shah den froy'deh) [Ger.]: pleasure at someone else's misfortunes. Schadenfreudesuffusedthe classroom after the insufferably supercilious class pet was caught cheating by the teacher.
sic transit gloria mundi(sick tran'sit glor'ee-uh mun'dee) [Lat.]: thus passes away the glory of the world. Watching theaging former football quarterback lumber down the street, potbellied and dissipated, his friendshook his head in disbelief and muttered, sic transit gloria mundi.
sine qua non(sin'ay kwah nohn') [Lat.]: indispensable element or condition. Lemon is thesine qua nonofthis recipe.
sotto voce(suh'tow voh'chee) [Ital.]: in a quiet voice, attempting not to be overheard. While the otherswere distracted, he filled me in sotto voceon all the delicously sordid details of the scandal.
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sui generis(su'ee jen'e-ris) [Lat.]: unique. Adjusting her pirate's hat and fringed hula skirt, Zelda sashayedinto the party, knowing her fashion statement was sui generis.
terra incognita(tare'uh in-kog-nee'tuh) [Lat.]: unknown territory. When the conversation suddenly switchedfrom contemporary fiction to medieval Albanian playwrights, he felt himself entering terraincognita.
tout le monde(too luh mond') [Fr.]: everybody; everyone of importance. Don't miss the event; it's bound to beattended by tout le monde.
veni, vidi, vici(ven'ee vee'dee vee'chee) [Lat.]: I came, I saw, I conquered. After the takeover the businessmogul gloated, veni, vidi, vici.
verboten(fer-boh'ten) [Ger.]: forbidden, as by law; prohibited. That topic, I am afraid, isverbotenin thishousehold.
vox populi(voks pop'yoo-lie) [Lat.]: the voice of the people. My sentiments echo those of the vox populi.
Wanderjahr2(vahn'der-yahr) [Ger.]: a year or period of travel, especially following one's schooling. The trio
took off on their Wanderjahr,intent on visiting every museum between Edinburgh and Rome.
Weltanschauung2(velt'an-shou'ung) [Ger.]: a world view or philosophy of l ife. HisWeltanschauunggraduallymetamorphized from a grim and pessimistic one to a sunny, but no less complex, view.
Weltschmerz2(velt'shmerts) [Ger.]: sorrow over the evils of the world. His poetry expressed acertain Weltschmerz,or world-weariness.
Zeitgeist2(zite'guyst) [Ger.]: the thought or sensibility characteristic of a particular period of time. She blamed iton theZeitgeist, which encouraged hedonistic excess.