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Vocabulary List: Terms and Definitions, Quizzes of Technical Writing

Definitions for 78 terms, ranging from 'acumen' to 'zealous'. Each term is defined in clear and concise language, making it an excellent resource for students and language learners. The terms cover a wide range of topics, including adjectives, verbs, and nouns, and cover various aspects of language, such as emotions, actions, and qualities.

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TERM 1
acumen
DEFINITION 1
noun - keen, accurate judgment or insight
TERM 2
adulterate
DEFINITION 2
verb - to reduce purity by combining with inferior ingredients
TERM 3
amalgamate
DEFINITION 3
verb - to combine several elements into a whole
TERM 4
archaic
DEFINITION 4
adj - outdated; associated with an earlier, perhaps more
primitive, time
TERM 5
aver
DEFINITION 5
verb - to state as a fact; to declare or assert
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acumen

noun - keen, accurate judgment or insight

TERM 2

adulterate

DEFINITION 2

verb - to reduce purity by combining with inferior ingredients

TERM 3

amalgamate

DEFINITION 3

verb - to combine several elements into a whole

TERM 4

archaic

DEFINITION 4

adj - outdated; associated with an earlier, perhaps more

primitive, time

TERM 5

aver

DEFINITION 5

verb - to state as a fact; to declare or assert

bolster

verb - to provide support or reinforcement

TERM 7

bombastic

DEFINITION 7

adj - pompous; grandiloquent

TERM 8

diatribe

DEFINITION 8

noun - a harsh denunciation

TERM 9

dissemble

DEFINITION 9

verb - to disguise or conceal; to mislead

TERM 10

eccentric

DEFINITION 10

adj - departing from norms or conventions

germane

adj - relevant to the subject at hand; appropriate in subject

matter

TERM 17

grandiloquence

DEFINITION 17

noun - pompous speech or expression

TERM 18

hackneyed

DEFINITION 18

adj - rendered trite or commonplace by frequent usage

TERM 19

halcyon

DEFINITION 19

adj - calm and peaceful

TERM 20

hedonism

DEFINITION 20

noun - devotion to pleasurable pursuits, esp to the pleasures

of the senses

hegemony

noun - the constant dominance of one state or ideology over

others

TERM 22

iconoclast

DEFINITION 22

noun - one who attacks or undermines traditional

conventions or institutions

TERM 23

idolatrous

DEFINITION 23

adj - given to intense or excessive devotion to something

TERM 24

impassive

DEFINITION 24

adj - revealing no emotion

TERM 25

imperturbable

DEFINITION 25

adj - marked by extreme calm, impassivity and steadiness

loquacious

adj - extremely talkative

TERM 32

luminous

DEFINITION 32

adj - characterized by brightness and the emission of light

TERM 33

malevolent

DEFINITION 33

adj - having or showing often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred

TERM 34

malleable

DEFINITION 34

adj - capable of being shaped or formed; tractable; pliable

TERM 35

mendacity

DEFINITION 35

noun - the condition of being untruthful; dishonesty

meticulous

adj - characterized by extreme care and precision; attentive

to detail

TERM 37

misanthrope

DEFINITION 37

noun - one who hates all other humans

TERM 38

mitigate

DEFINITION 38

verb - to make or become less severe or intense; to

moderate

TERM 39

obdurate

DEFINITION 39

adj - unyielding; hardhearted; intractable

TERM 40

obsequious

DEFINITION 40

adj - exhibiting a fawning attentiveness

pervasive

adj - having the tendency to permeate or spread throughout

TERM 47

pine

DEFINITION 47

verb - to yearn intensely; to languish; to lose vigor

TERM 48

pirate

DEFINITION 48

verb- to illegally use or reproduce

TERM 49

pith

DEFINITION 49

noun- the essential or central part

TERM 50

pithy

DEFINITION 50

adj - precise and brief

placate

verb - to appease; to calm by making concessions

TERM 52

platitude

DEFINITION 52

noun - a superficial remark, esp one offered as meaningful

TERM 53

plummet

DEFINITION 53

verb - to plunge or drop straight down

TERM 54

polemical

DEFINITION 54

adj - controversial; argumentative

TERM 55

prodigal

DEFINITION 55

adj - recklessly wasteful; extravagant; profuse; lavish

recalcitrant

adj - obstinately defiant of authority; difficult to manage

TERM 62

repudiate

DEFINITION 62

verb - to refused to have anything to do with; disown

TERM 63

rescind

DEFINITION 63

verb - to invalidate; to repeal; to retract

TERM 64

reverent

DEFINITION 64

adj - marked by feeling or expressing a feeling of profound

awe and respect

TERM 65

rhetoric

DEFINITION 65

adj - the art or study of effective use of language for

communication and persuasion

salubrious

adj - promoting health or well-being

TERM 67

solvent

DEFINITION 67

adj - able to meet financial obligations; able to dissolve

another substance.

TERM 68

specious

DEFINITION 68

adj - seeming true, but actually being fallacious; misleadingly

accurate; plausible but false

TERM 69

spurious

DEFINITION 69

adj - lacking authenticity or validity; false; counterweight

TERM 70

Subpoena

DEFINITION 70

noun - a court order requiring appearance and/or testimony

tirade

noun- a long and extremely critical speech and harsh

denunciation

TERM 77

transient

DEFINITION 77

Fleeting; passing quickly; brief

TERM 78

zealous

DEFINITION 78

adj - fervent; ardent; impassioned; devoted to a cause.