Barron_s Wordlist 1

8/11/2019 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

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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.

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