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Words 07
- ratiocination:
the process of reasoning.
- fractious:
tending to cause trouble; also, irritable.
- carom:
to strike and rebound; also, a glancing off.
- phantasmagoria:
a shifting series or succession of things seen or imagined.
- heterodox:
holding unorthodox opinions.
- sere:
dry; withered.
- acclimate:
to accustom or become accustomed to a new climate, environment, or
situation.
- didactic:
conveying instruction; teaching some moral lesson.
- aborning:
(while) being produced or born.
- pecuniary:
relating to money.
- betimes:
early; also, on occasion.
- desideratum:
something desired.
- triskaidekaphobia:
fear of the number 13.
- verbose:
wordy.
- providential:
resulting from divine providence; also,
peculiarly fortunate or appropriate.
- fructuous:
fruitful; productive.
- gallimaufry:
a hodgepodge.
- bibelot:
a trinket.
- tortuous:
marked by repeated turns and bends.
- nonage:
a period of youth or immaturity.
- sotto
voce: spoken low or in an undertone.
- avatar:
an incarnation.
- trenchant:
forceful and vigorous; also, caustic; also,
clear-cut.
- confabulation:
familiar talk.
- riposte:
a quick and effective reply by word or act.
- serendipity:
the faculty or phenomenon of making fortunate accidental discoveries.
- coruscate:
to give off or reflect bright beams or flashes of light.
- matutinal:
relating to or occurring in the morning.
- ambuscade:
an ambush; also, to ambush.
- punctilious:
precise; exact in the smallest particulars.
- stasis:
a state of balance, equilibrium, or stagnation.