PHS Word of the Day Test 9/17-28/2018

an account of the origin and development of a word and its meanings.

• fastidious

• abstruse

• etymology

• capacious

difficult to comprehend or understand; esoteric; arcane.

• tenuous

• fastidious

• abstruse

• etymology

the state of being placed side by side, especially for the purposes of comparison and contrast.

• abstruse

• juxtaposition

• tenuous

• tenable

an original model or pattern from which others are made or copied.

• archetype

• denigrate

• abstruse

• etymology

having little substance, support, or significance; flimsy; weak.

• etymology

• tenable

• blandish

• tenuous

able to be upheld, affirmed, supported, or defended; logical.

• abstruse

• blandish

• tenable

• juxtaposition

able to contain a large amount; roomy.

• tenuous

• capacious

• abstruse

• etymology

to attack the reputation of; defame.

• denigrate

• archetype

• etymology

• capacious

exceedingly particular or demanding especially in matters of detail; exacting.

• fastidious

• tenuous

• juxtaposition

• abstruse

to convince or coax with flattery; cajole.

• tenuous

• abstruse

• etymology

• blandish