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Long, (Five-Syllable) Words to Know

Word List with 32 words
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ameliorate
verb
make or become better, more bearable, or more satisfactory
animosity
noun
feeling of strong dislike that tends to display itself in action
antithetical
adjective
directly opposed or contrasted
auxiliary
adjective
additional
coagulation
noun
change from a fluid into a thickened mass
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conciliatory
adjective
tending to conciliate
cornucopia
noun
horn containing food, drink in endless supply
corroboration
noun
corroborating
derogatory
adjective
tending to lessen the merit or reputation of a person or thing
ecumenical
adjective
general
epicurean
adjective
fond of or adapted to luxury or indulgence in sensual pleasures
equanimity
noun
mental or emotional stability or composure, esp. under tension or strain
equilibrium
noun
state of rest or balance due to the equal action of opposing forces
excoriation
noun
excoriating
exoneration
noun
clear, as of an accusation
heterogeneous
adjective
different in kind
impecunious
adjective
having little or no money
ineluctable
adjective
incapable of being evaded
irrevocable
adjective
not to be revoked or recalled
liberality
noun
quality or condition of being liberal in giving
malapropism
noun
habit of misusing words ridiculously by the confusion of words that are similar in sound
matriculation
noun
person who has been matriculated
multifarious
adjective
having many different parts, elements, forms
palpability
adjective
readily or plainly seen, heard, perceived
parsimonious
adjective
characterized by or showing parsimony
peregrination
noun
travel from one place to another, esp. on foot
peripatetic
adjective
walking or traveling about
perspicacity
noun
keenness of mental perception and understanding
preternatural
adjective
out of the ordinary course of nature
propitiatory
adjective
serving or intended to propitiate
pusillanimous
adjective
lacking courage or resolution
reciprocity
noun
reciprocal state or relation

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