NLN-PAX Vocabulary from Study Guide
callous - ANSWERmade hard
explicit - ANSWERfully and clearly expressed
partisan - ANSWERbiased, emotional allegiance
limbo - ANSWERan intermediate, transitional
succumbing - ANSWERto give way to superior force; yield
malingering - ANSWERto pretend illness, to avoid work, etc
avarice - ANSWERinsatiable greed for riches
admonition - ANSWERcounsel, advice, or caution
veneration - ANSWERthe act of treating with profound respect
animosity - ANSWERstrong dislike
menial - ANSWERlowly / degrading
,nominal - ANSWERnot real; too small to be considered or taken seriously
cynical - ANSWERdistrusting the motives of others
candid - ANSWERcompletely honest, straightforward
eloquent - ANSWERfluent, forceful, and appropriate speech
continuum - ANSWERa continuous extent, series, or whole
symposium - ANSWERa meeting or conference for the discussion of some subject
presumptuous - ANSWERbold of forward; going beyond that which is proper
vacillated - ANSWERindecisive or irresolute
transgressed - ANSWERgo beyond (a limit, boundary, etc.)
ascetic - ANSWERself-denying
agitated - ANSWERto move or force into violent, irregular action; shake
incongruous - ANSWERout of place; inappropriate; unbecoming;
, dissident - ANSWERdisagreeing
adamant - ANSWERunyielding; persistent
nondescript - ANSWERof no particular type or kind;uninteresting; dull
lope - ANSWERto move or run with bounding steps
canter - ANSWERan easy gallop
saunter - ANSWERto walk with a leisurely gait; stroll
falter - ANSWERto hesitate; to move unsteadily
pretentious - ANSWERdone for show, striving to make a big impression; ambitious
taciturn - ANSWERreserved in speech; reluctant to join in conversation
garrulous - ANSWERexcessively talkative in a rambling, especially about trivial matters
voluble - ANSWERglib; talkative
culpable - ANSWERdeserving blame
mundane - ANSWERcommon; ordinary,
callous - ANSWERmade hard
explicit - ANSWERfully and clearly expressed
partisan - ANSWERbiased, emotional allegiance
limbo - ANSWERan intermediate, transitional
succumbing - ANSWERto give way to superior force; yield
malingering - ANSWERto pretend illness, to avoid work, etc
avarice - ANSWERinsatiable greed for riches
admonition - ANSWERcounsel, advice, or caution
veneration - ANSWERthe act of treating with profound respect
animosity - ANSWERstrong dislike
menial - ANSWERlowly / degrading
,nominal - ANSWERnot real; too small to be considered or taken seriously
cynical - ANSWERdistrusting the motives of others
candid - ANSWERcompletely honest, straightforward
eloquent - ANSWERfluent, forceful, and appropriate speech
continuum - ANSWERa continuous extent, series, or whole
symposium - ANSWERa meeting or conference for the discussion of some subject
presumptuous - ANSWERbold of forward; going beyond that which is proper
vacillated - ANSWERindecisive or irresolute
transgressed - ANSWERgo beyond (a limit, boundary, etc.)
ascetic - ANSWERself-denying
agitated - ANSWERto move or force into violent, irregular action; shake
incongruous - ANSWERout of place; inappropriate; unbecoming;
, dissident - ANSWERdisagreeing
adamant - ANSWERunyielding; persistent
nondescript - ANSWERof no particular type or kind;uninteresting; dull
lope - ANSWERto move or run with bounding steps
canter - ANSWERan easy gallop
saunter - ANSWERto walk with a leisurely gait; stroll
falter - ANSWERto hesitate; to move unsteadily
pretentious - ANSWERdone for show, striving to make a big impression; ambitious
taciturn - ANSWERreserved in speech; reluctant to join in conversation
garrulous - ANSWERexcessively talkative in a rambling, especially about trivial matters
voluble - ANSWERglib; talkative
culpable - ANSWERdeserving blame
mundane - ANSWERcommon; ordinary,
