1. equivocate
purposely be unclear
equi (equal) +
voc (voice)

2. superfluous
unnecessary
super (over)+
flu (flow) +
ous (full of)

3. bilateral
two-sided
bi (two) +
lat (side)

4. unilateral
one-sided
uni (one) +
lat (side)

5. circumspect
cautious, careful
circum (around) +
spect (look)

6. commensurate
of like measure; equal
com (together) +
mens (measure)

7. malevolence
evil intent
mal (bad) +
vol (will)

8. neophyte
beginner
neo (new) +
phyte (plant)

9. misanthrope
people-hater
mis (bad) +
anthropo (human)

10. bellicose
warlike
bell (war)

11. anthropomorphic anthropo (human) + morph (shape)
man-shaped; characteristics of man
anthropo (human) +
morph (shape)

12. captious
fault-finding
cap (take in) +
ous (full of)

13. neologism
new word
neo (new) +
log (word)

14. malediction
curse
mal (bad) +
dict (say)

15. incredulous
skeptical
In (not) +
cred (believe) +
ous (full of)

16. omniscient
all-knowing
omni (all) +
sci (know)

17. monomania
obsession with one thing
mono (one) +
mania (madness)

18. specious
seems true, but it is false
spec (look) +
ous (full of)

19. excoriate express strong disapproval; tear off skin ex (out) +
corium (skin) +
ate (cause)

20. prototype
first model
proto (first) +
type (kind)

21. xenophobia
fear of foreigners
xeno (stranger) +
phobia (fear)

22. benediction
blessing
bene (good) +
dict (say)

23. amorphous
shapeless
a- (not, or without) +
morph (shape)

24. preponderance
bulk
pre (before) +
pond (weight)

25. magnanimous
generous in forgiving
magn (great) +
anim (mind)