My wife and I consistently watch the Sacramento Kings television broadcasts. We loved the addition of the magnanimous Mark Jones. During the broadcast he frequently uses words that cause us to react in different ways like, "Nice word, Mark" or "What did he just say?" or "Did he use that correctly?" and "Did he just say prestidigitation?" So I have put together a list of vocabulary words that he has used sometime during a broadcast this season (and many of these words he uses regularly). Here is the list and the definitions. Feel free to study with me so we’re ready for next season.
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Imperious |
Assuming
power or authority without justification |
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Adjudicate |
To judge
something such as a formal competition or to make an official decision |
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Inordinate |
Much greater
than is reasonable |
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Magnanimous |
Kind and
generous towards other people |
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Chicanery |
The use of
trickery |
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Pugnacious |
Very eager to
argue or fight with people |
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Bludgeon |
To hit
someone many times with a hard object |
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Frenetic |
Fast and
unorganized |
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Interminable |
Endless |
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Perfunctory |
Lacking
interest and enthusiasm. An action done quickly and carelessly without
concern of what you’re doing. (She asked a few perfunctory questions about my
family and then ended the conversation.) |
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Eclectic |
Including a
mixture of many different things or people |
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Apoplectic |
So angry you
can’t control yourself |
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Fastidious |
Careful to
small details |
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Imperturbable |
Unable to be
upset |
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Ubiquity |
Seemingly
everywhere |
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Countenance |
One's facial expression |
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Requisite |
Needed for a
particular purpose |
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Usurp |
To take
someone else’s power or position |
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Tenuous |
Uncertain,
weak, or likely to change |
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Frenetic |
Fast and
unorganized |
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Inextricable |
Too unusual to
be explained or understood |
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Predacious |
Predatory |
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Denizen |
Noun. An inhabitant
or occupant of a particular place. |
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Staid |
Sedate, respectable
and unadventurous |
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Burgeoning |
Growing, increasing,
or developing quickly |
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Nebulous |
Hazy, vague, unclear |
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Prestidigitation |
Magic tricks
performed as entertainment |
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Overzealous |
Showing a
little too much energy or enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause |
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Audacious |
Brave and
shocking |
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Brazen |
Unashamed
about behavior that others may consider wrong |
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Incendiary |
Designed to cause
fire |
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Foray |
A short
attempt at doing a particular job or activity. Or A short sudden
attack by a group of soldiers. |
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Staunch |
Very loyal |
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Impeccable |
Perfect |
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Alchemized |
Transformed by a seemingly magical process. (Brown alchemized the moribund franchise. 3/16) |
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Moribund |
At the point
of death |
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Cantankerous |
Easily
annoyed and complaining a lot. (A cantankerous old man) |
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Astute |
Quick to
understand a situation |
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Interminable |
Interminable indefatigable
effort |
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Indefatigable
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Persisting
Tirelessly |
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Subsequent |
Coming after |
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Truncated |
Shortened |
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Auspicious |
Showing that
something is likely to be successful |
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Atonement |
Something done
to show your sorry for a wrongdoing |
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Discernment |
Ability to judge
well |
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Irate |
Extremely Angry |
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Confound |
Cause
surprise by acting against expectations |
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Egregious |
Particularly
bad failure |
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Paramount |
Most
important |
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Imploring |
Making an
earnest and desperate appeal |
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Exquisite |
Beautiful and
Delicate |
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Genesis |
The beginning
of something |
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Perpetuity |
Endless or
indefinitely long duration |
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Ignominiously
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Disgracefully, Dishonorably |
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Arduous |
Requiring
continuous strenuous effort |
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Unequivocally
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Completely
clear leaving no doubt |
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Indecorously |
Improperly |
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Intransigence |
Refusal to
change one’s view about someting |
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Coronation |
A ceremony to
be crowned |
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Inexorable |
Impossible to
stop |
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Belligerent |
Hostile and
aggressive |
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Impenetrable |
Impossible to
enter |
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Lacerating |
Severely
critical or hurtful |
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