Unit 1
a gap, opening, break (in the sense of having an element missing)
What is hiatus
an instance that represents a larger reality
What is epitome?
roundabout, not direct
What is circuitous?
ethically low, mean, or disreputable
What is sleazy?
lasting only a short time, fleeting
What is transient?
causing shock, horror, or revulsion; sensational; pale or sallow in color; terrible or passionate in intensity or lack of restraint
What is lurid?
to fall as moisture
What is precipitate?
I wanted my package to get here sooner, so I chose __________ shipping.
What is expedite?
to re-echo, resound
What is reverberate?
extremely strict in regard to moral standards and conduct
What is straitlaced?
to make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm; to put an end to; appease, satisfy, quench
What is assuage?
to spread through, penetrate, soak through
What is permeate?
incapable of being changed or called back
What is irrevocable?
A "mule" is used to smuggle ________ into a different country.
What is contraband?
a general pardon for an offense against a government
What is amnesty?
Dad jokes are so ______________.
What is hackneyed?
a period of one thousand years
What is a millennium?
to use coaxing or flattery to gain some desired end
What is wheedle?
scholarly; learned, bookish, pedantic
What is erudite?
to free from entanglements or difficulties
What is extricate?
to draw forth, bring out from some source (such as another person)
What is elicit?
to make a violent attack in words, express strong disapproval
What is inveigh?
to have an intense dislike or hatred of
What is abominate?
to argue with someone against something
What is remonstrate?
not easily carried, handled, or managed because of size or complexity
What is unwieldy?