1 | acronym | | _____ | an extended usually written treatment of a subject;specifically : one submitted for a doctorate |
2 | circumspect | | _____ | relating to or concerned with wholes or with complete systems rather than with the analysis of, treatment of, or dissection into parts |
3 | colloquial | | _____ | didactic a :intended to convey instruction and information as well as pleasure and entertainment b designed or intended to teach 2: making moral observations |
4 | developmental | | _____ | careful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences |
5 | didactic | | _____ | having or showing knowledge that is gained by studying : possessing or displaying erudition |
6 | dissertation | | _____ | 1. used in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation; also : unacceptably informal. 2 of or relating to conversation |
7 | enigma | | _____ | a name that someone (such as a writer) uses instead of his or her real name |
8 | erudite | | _____ | 1. a : of, relating to, or being development ; broadly : EXPERIMENTAL 2 b : serving economic development 2: designed to assist growth or bring about improvement (as of a skill) |
9 | holistic | | _____ | a long, usually serious speech that a character in a play makes to an audience and that reveals the character's thought |
10 | infamy | | _____ | someone or something that is difficult to understand or explain |
11 | innate | | _____ | a word (as NATO, radar, or laser) formed from the initial letter or letters of each of the successive parts or major parts of a compound term; also : an abbreviation (as FBI) formed from initial letters |
12 | jargon | | _____ | of, relating to, or undergoing training in a skill or trade to be pursued as a career |
13 | magnanimous | | _____ | 1.evil reputation brought about by something grossly criminal, shocking, or brutal 2 : an extreme and publicly known criminal or evil act |
14 | obfuscate | | _____ | to make something more difficult to understand |
15 | plethora | | _____ | a very large amount or number : an amount that is much greater than what is necessary |
16 | posthumous | | _____ | 1. showing or suggesting a lofty and courageous spirit 2: showing or suggesting nobility of feeling and generosity of mind |
17 | pseudonym | | _____ | 1. existing in, belonging to, or determined by factors present in an individual from birth : NATIVE, INBORN 2: belonging to the essential nature of something |
18 | sardonic | | _____ | 1. a : confused unintelligible language b : a strange, outlandish, or barbarous language or dialect c : a hybrid language or dialect simplified in vocabulary and grammar and used for communication between peoples of different speech 2 : the technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity or group 3: obscure and often pretentious language marked by circumlocutions and long word |
19 | soliloquy | | _____ | happening, done, or published after someone's death |
20 | vocational | | _____ | showing that you disapprove of or do not like someone or something : showing disrespect or scorn for someone or something |