Analyzing Word Meanings: From Anomaly to Inchoate, Quizzes of Medical Sciences

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Anomaly

Something that deviates from what is standard/normal/expected Oddity Peculiarity Abnormality Inconsistency TERM 2

Equivocal

DEFINITION 2 Open to more than one interpretationUncertain or questionable in Nature"we have favored the former rather than the latter explanation, although this conclusion is still equivocal at the moment" Synonyms: Indefinite Vague Imprecise Ambivalent TERM 3

Lucid

DEFINITION 3 Expressed clearly/easy to understandBright or luminousSynonyms: Coherent Understandable Vivid Clear Perspicuous TERM 4

Assuage

DEFINITION 4 Make an unpleasant feeling less intenseSatisfy an apetite or desireSynonyms: Alleviate Soothe Lessen Diminish TERM 5

Erudite

DEFINITION 5 Having/showing great knowledge or learningSynonyms: Scholarly Knowledgeable Educated Intellectual Well-read our erudite cousin, Norma

Opaque

Not able to be seen throughSynonyms: Cloudy Smeared Hazy Dirty TERM 7

Prodigal

DEFINITION 7 Spending $ or resources freely/recklessly (Prodigal Son: Bible)Wastefully extravagantHaving/giving something on a lavish scaleSynonyms: Wasteful Extravagant Generous Lavish a dessert crunchy with brown sugar and prodigal with whipped cream TERM 8

Enigma

DEFINITION 8 Mysterious/puzzling/difficult to understand Mystery Riddle Paradox TERM 9

Fervid

DEFINITION 9 Intensely enthusiastic/passionateSynonyms: Passionate Intense Wholehearted Sincere TERM 10

Placate

DEFINITION 10 Make someone less angry/hostileSynonyms: Pacify Appease Soothe They attempted to placate the students with promises

Audacious

Willingness to take surprisingly bold risksShowing an impudent lack of respectSynonyms: Daring Courageous Presumptuous Irreverent Disrespectful Rude TERM 12

Desiccate

DEFINITION 12 Remove moisture from something to preserve itLacking interest/passion/energySynonyms: To dry To dehydrate TERM 13

Laudable

DEFINITION 13 Deserving praise and commendation Laud: (latin) praiseSynonyms: Praiseworthy Admirable Deserving laudable though the aim might be, the results have been criticized TERM 14

Pedant

DEFINITION 14 A person who is excessively concerned with formalism and precision, or who makes an ostentatious and arrogant show of learning. Synonyms: Purist Perfectionist Sophist Dogmatist: lays down principles as incontrovertibly true Pedants insist that the twenty-first century starts with 2001His lecture was pedantic and uninterestingHi TERM 15

Vacillate

DEFINITION 15 Alternate or waver between different opinionsTo be indecisiveSynonyms: To be indecisive Hesitate Be conflicted Oscillate Fluctuate

Adulterate

Render something poorer in quality by adding another substanceSynonyms: Degrade Spoil Taint Contaminate Corrupt TERM 17

Capricious

DEFINITION 17 Given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior. Inconstant Changeable Volatile Unpredictable Quirky a capricious and often brutal administration TERM 18

Engender

DEFINITION 18 Give rise to a feeling/situation/condition Cause Bring about Result in Produce Rouse Inspire the issue engendered continuing controversy TERM 19

Loquacious

DEFINITION 19 Tending to talk a great deal(Loqui: talk) Talkative Chatty Gossipy a loquacious little boy TERM 20

Pragmatic

DEFINITION 20 Dealing with things sensibly and realistically: based on practical rather than theoretical considerations Practical Matter-of-fact Sensible Businesslike a pragmatic approach to politics

Corroborate

Confirm/give support to Robur: (latin) strength Verify Authenticate Validate Certify the witness had corroborated the boy's account of the attack TERM 22

Ephemeral

DEFINITION 22 Ephemeral things are transitory, existing only briefly. Fleeting Short-lived Brief Temporary fashions are ephemeral TERM 23

Laconic

DEFINITION 23 Using very few words Concise Succinct Uncommunicative Quiet Reserved his laconic reply suggested a lack of interest in the topic TERM 24

Mitigate

DEFINITION 24 Make less severe/serious/painful Alleviate Reduce Diminish Lighten Ease he wanted to mitigate misery in the world TERM 25

Propriety

DEFINITION 25 Conforming to conventionally accepted standards or behavior/morals Proprieties : Details or rules of behavior conventionally considered to be correct Protocol Appropriateness Politeness Morality Etiquette Convention he always behaved with the utmost propriety

Banal

Boring or lacking originalitysongs with banal, repeated words TERM 27

Cosset

DEFINITION 27 Pamperall her life she'd been cosseted by her family TERM 28

Belie

DEFINITION 28 contradicthis lively alert manner belied his years TERM 29

Inure

DEFINITION 29 accustom (someone) to something, esp. something unpleasant harden toughen these children have been inured to violence TERM 30

Edify

DEFINITION 30 instruct or improve (someone) morally or intellectually educate instruct teach Sermons that edify are well attended

Sundry

of various kinds; several various assorted mixed lemon rind and sundry herbs TERM 32

Expurgate

DEFINITION 32 remove matter thought to be objectionable or unsuitable from (a book or account) Censor Edit the expurgatedArabian Nights TERM 33

Exculpate

DEFINITION 33 Show or declare that (someone) is not guilty of wrongdoing Excuse the article exculpated the mayor TERM 34

Pertinacious

DEFINITION 34 holding firmly to a purpose or belief Determined Tenacious Persistent Relentless he worked with a pertinacious resistance to interruptions TERM 35

Pundit

DEFINITION 35 an expert in a particular subject or field who is frequently called on to give opinions about it to the public Expert Authority Specialist Guru a globe-trotting financial pundit

Hiatus

a pause or gap in a sequence, series, or process Pause Break Interval Respite there was a brief hiatus in the war with France TERM 37

Obstinate

DEFINITION 37 stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or chosen course of action, despite attempts to persuade one to do so Stubborn Unyielding Uncooperative He showed an obstinate refusal to admit that things were bad TERM 38

Inchoate

DEFINITION 38 just begun and so not fully formed or developed; rudimentary Rudimentary Undeveloped a still inchoate democracy