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List of Complex Words and Their Definitions, Quizzes of School management&administration

Definitions for 187 complex words, including terms related to language, emotions, actions, and more. The words are presented in alphabetical order, with each term followed by its definition.

Typology: Quizzes

2009/2010

Uploaded on 05/24/2010

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Aberration

deviance from norm

TERM 2

abeyance

DEFINITION 2

temporary inactivity or suspension

TERM 3

abjure

DEFINITION 3

abstain from; give up

TERM 4

abrade

DEFINITION 4

wear down or rub away the surface of something

TERM 5

abrogate

DEFINITION 5

end or do away with something

abscond

withdraw and hide, typically to avoid arrest

TERM 7

accretion

DEFINITION 7

a gradual increase in the amount or size of something

TERM 8

adroit

DEFINITION 8

showing skill and experience

TERM 9

ambivalent

DEFINITION 9

uncertainty, unable to decide between opposites, having

simultaneous conflicting feelings

TERM 10

amenable

DEFINITION 10

responsive to suggestion, willing

assay

analysis or examination; to subject to analysis, to examine

TERM 17

assuage

DEFINITION 17

lessen; ease

TERM 18

assiduous

DEFINITION 18

careful and persistent effort

TERM 19

aver

DEFINITION 19

declare as true; maintain

TERM 20

benevolence

DEFINITION 20

inclination to be kind or charitable

bequest

pass on, something that is passed on

TERM 22

bereft

DEFINITION 22

deprived or despondent

TERM 23

blithe

DEFINITION 23

carefree or joyous; casual

TERM 24

bolster

DEFINITION 24

narrow cushion; to support or strengthen

TERM 25

brazen

DEFINITION 25

bold or shameless;insolent

cogent

convincing and resonable

TERM 32

commensurate

DEFINITION 32

corresponding in size, degree, or duration

TERM 33

consternation

DEFINITION 33

alarm or fear

TERM 34

convival

DEFINITION 34

festive and sociable

TERM 35

corroborate

DEFINITION 35

to confirm, to substantiate with evidence

countenance

facial features or expression

TERM 37

credulous

DEFINITION 37

easily deceived, believing too readily

TERM 38

culpable

DEFINITION 38

deserving of blame, guilty.

TERM 39

decry

DEFINITION 39

denounce or criticize

TERM 40

denigrate

DEFINITION 40

to speak ill of; to belittle

disabuse

to free someone from thinking something that is untrue

TERM 47

dissemble

DEFINITION 47

to disguise or conceal

TERM 48

dissident

DEFINITION 48

disagreeable, someone who disagrees

TERM 49

divest

DEFINITION 49

to get rid of

TERM 50

dubious

DEFINITION 50

unsure, skeptical

eclectic

combining elements from many different sources or styles

TERM 52

effrontery

DEFINITION 52

rude and presumptuous behavior

TERM 53

egregious

DEFINITION 53

noticeably bad or offensive

TERM 54

elucidate

DEFINITION 54

to clarify

TERM 55

emollient

DEFINITION 55

softening or soothing, a softening agent

equivocal

uncertain or ambiguous

TERM 62

erudite

DEFINITION 62

learned; having great knowledge

TERM 63

esoteric

DEFINITION 63

understood by few; mysterious

TERM 64

espouse

DEFINITION 64

to choose to follow or support something

TERM 65

estimable

DEFINITION 65

admirable; deserving of esteem

exacerbate

to intensify bitterness or violence

TERM 67

excoriate

DEFINITION 67

to denounce; to chafe

TERM 68

exculpate

DEFINITION 68

to remove blame; acquit

TERM 69

exhort

DEFINITION 69

to urge or try to persuade

TERM 70

exigent

DEFINITION 70

demanding immediate attention; urgent

extricate

to free or disentangle

TERM 77

fatuous

DEFINITION 77

foolish or delusive; smug

TERM 78

feckless

DEFINITION 78

lacking in purpose; careless

TERM 79

florid

DEFINITION 79

flushed with color; ornate

TERM 80

foment

DEFINITION 80

to incite or agitate

inchoate

poorly formed or formless

TERM 82

incorrigible

DEFINITION 82

impossible to change or reform

TERM 83

inimical

DEFINITION 83

harmful or unfriendly

TERM 84

inscrutable

DEFINITION 84

difficult to understand; having an obscure nature

TERM 85

insipid

DEFINITION 85

dull; lacking in flavor or zest

inundate

to quickly overwhelm or exceed capacity

TERM 92

inure

DEFINITION 92

to cause to accept something that is undesirable; habituate

TERM 93

invariable

DEFINITION 93

not subject to question or change; constant

TERM 94

irascible

DEFINITION 94

easily angered

TERM 95

jovial

DEFINITION 95

full of joy and happiness

judicious

sensible. having good judgement

TERM 97

lambaste

DEFINITION 97

to scold or criticize sharply; to beat

TERM 98

laudable

DEFINITION 98

deserving praise; favorable

TERM 99

listless

DEFINITION 99

characterized by a lack of energy

TERM 100

loathsome

DEFINITION 100

offensive, disgusting