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aberrantadj. deviating from what is

normal

abeyance

n. temporary suppression or

suspension

abscond v. to depart secretly

abstemious adj. moderate in appetite





admonish v. to caution or reprimand

aesthetic adj. relating to beauty or art

aggregateadj. amounting to a whole;

total

alacrityn. cheerful willingness;

eagerness; speed





amalgamatev. to combine into a unified

whole

ambiguous

adj. unclear or doubtful in

meaning

ambivalencen. the state of having

conflicting emotional attitudes

ameliorate v. improve




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anachronismn. something out of proper

time

analogous adj. comparable

anomalousadj. irregular; deviating from

the norm

antipathy n. dislike; hostility





apprise v. to inform

approbation n. praise; approval

appropriatev. to take possession for ones

own use; confiscate

artless adj. guileless; natural





asceticn. one who practices self

denial

assiduous adj. diligent; hardworking

assuage v. to make less sever

attenuate v. to weaken





audacious adj. bold; daring

austere adj. stern; unadorned

autonomousadj. self-governing;

independent

aver v. to affirm; declare to be true





*banal adj. commonplace; trite

belie

v. to contradict; misrepresent;

give a false impression

beneficent adj. kindly; doing good

bombasticadj. pompous; using inflated

language





boorish adj. rude; insensitive

burgeon v. to flourish

burnish v. to polish

buttress v. to reinforce; support





cacophonousadj. unpleasant or harsh

sounding

capricious adj. fickle

castigationn. punishment; chastisement;

criticism

catalyst n. something causing change





causality adj. involving a cause

chicanery n. trickery; fraud

coagulate v. thicken; congeal

coda

n. concluding part of a literaryor musical composition;

something that summarizes or

concludes





commensurate adj. proportional

compendium

n. brief, comprehensive

summary

complaisantadj. overly polite; willing to

please; obliging

conciliatoryadj. overcoming distrust or

hostility





confound v. to baffle; perplex; mix-up

connoisseur

n. a person possessing expert

knowledge or training; a

person of informed or discriminating taste

contention n. assertion

contentiousadj. quarrelsome; causing

quarrels





conundrumn. riddle; puzzle with no

solution

conventional adj. customary; commonplace

convoluted adj. twisted; complicated

craven adj. cowardly





decorum n. proper behavior

deference

n. respect; regard for another's

wish

delineate v. to represent or depict

denigrate v. to slur someones reputation





derivativen. something derived;

unoriginal

desiccate v. to dry completely

desultoryadj. random; disconnected;

rambling

diatribe n. bitter verbal attack





dichotomyn. division into two usually

contradictory parts

diffidence n. shyness; lack of confidence

diffuse v. to spread out

digressionn. act of straying from the

main point





dirge n. funeral hymn

disabuse

v. to free from a

misconception

discerningadj. perceptive; exhibiting

keen insight and good

judgement

discordant adj. not in tune





discreditv. to dishonor; disgrace; cause

to be doubted

discrepancy n. difference between

discreteadj. constituting a separate

thing; distinct

disingenuous adj. not candid; crafty





disinterested adj. unprejudiced; objective

disjointed

adj. lacking order or

coherence; dislocated

dismissv. put away from

consideration; reject

disparage v. to belittle





disparate adj. dissimilar

dissemble

v.to pretend; disguise ones

motive

disseminate v. to spread; scatter; disperse

dissolution n. disintegration; debauchery





dissonance n. discord; lack of harmony

distend v. to expand; swell out

distillv. extract the essential

elements

doctrinaire

adj. relating to a person whocannot compromise about

points of a theory or doctrine;

dogmatic; unyielding





dogmaticadj. stating opinions without

proof

dupe v. to deceive; trick

ebullient adj. exhilarated; enthusiastic

eclecticadj. selecting from various

sources





efficacy n. efficiency; effectiveness

effrontery

n. shameless boldness;

presumptuousness

elegyn. a poem or song expressing

lamentation

elicit v. to provoke; draw out





embellish

v. to adorn; decorate;

enhance; make more attractive

by adding details

empirical

adj. derived from observation

or experiment

emulate v. to imitate; copy

endemicadj. inherent; belonging to an

area





enervate v. to weaken

engender v. to cause; produce

ephemeral adj. short-lived; fleeting

equanimity n. composure; calmness





equivocatev. to intentionally use vague

language

erudite adj. learned; scholarly

esotericadj. hard to understand;

known only to a few

eulogyn. a high praise, especially of a

person who has recently died





euphemism

n. use of agreeable or

inoffensive language in place

of unpleasant or offensive

language

exacerbate v. to aggravate; make worse

exculpate v. to clear of blame; vindicate

exigency n. crisis; urgent requirements





extraneous adj. not essential

facetious adj. humorous

facilitate v. to make less difficult

fallaciousadj. based on a false idea or

fact; misleading





fatuous adj. foolishly self-satisfied

fawning adj. seeking favor by flattery

felicitousadj. suitably expressed;

appropriate; well-chosen

flag v. to droop; grow weak





fledgling n. beginner; novice

flout v. to treat scornfully

foment v. to incite; arouse

forestall v. to prevent; delay





frugality n. thrift

*gainsay v. to deny; dispute; oppose

garrulous adj. very talkative; wordy

goad v. to prod; urge on





gougev. to tear out; scoop out;

overcharge

grandiloquent adj. pompous; bombastic

gregarious adj. sociable

guilelessadj. free of cunning or deceit;

artless





gullible adj. easily deceived

harangue

n. long pompous speech;

tirade

homogeneousadj. composed of identical

parts; uniform in composition

hyperbolen. purposeful exaggeration for

effect





iconoclasticadj. attacking cherished

traditions

idolatry

n. idol worship; blind or

excessive devotion

immutable adj. unchangeable

impair v. to damage; injure





impassive adj. showing no emotion

impede v. to hinder; block

impermeable adj. impossible to penetrate

imperturbable adj. not easily disturbed





imperviousadj. impossible to penetrate;

incapable of being affected

implacable

adj. inflexible; incapable of

being pleased

implicit adj. implied; understood butnot stated

implode v. to collapse inward violenty





inadvertentlyadv. carelessly;

unintentionally

inchoate

adj. imperfectly formed or

formulated

incongruity n. state of not fitting

inconsequential adj. insignificant; unimportant





incorporate

v. to introduce something into

another thing already in

existence; combine

indeterminate adj, uncertain; indefinite

indigence n. poverty

indolent adj. habitually lazy; idle





inert adj. unable to move; sluggish

ingenuous

adj. naive and trusting; lacking

sophistication

inherent adj. firmly established bynature or habit

innocuous adj. harmless





insensibleadj. unconscious;

unresponsive

insinuate

v. to suggest; say indirectly;

imply

insipid adj. lacking in flavor; dull

insularityn. narrow-mindedness;

isolation





intractable adj. not easily managed

intransigence

n. stubbornness; refusal to

compromise

inundate v. to cover with water; tooverwhelm

inuredv. hardened; accustomed; used

to





invective n. verbal abuse

irascible adj. easily angered

irresolute adj. unsure of how to act;weak

laconic adj. using few words





lassitude n. lethargy; sluggishness

laud v. to praise

lethargic adj. inactive

levee

n. an embankment that

prevents a river from

overflowing





levity n. light manner or attitude

log

n. record of a voyage or daily

activities

loquacious adj. talkative

lucid adj. bright; clear; intelligible





magnanimity n. generosity; nobility

malinger

v. to feign illness to escape

duty

malleable adj. capable of being shaped by pounding; impressionable

maverick n. dissenter





mendacious adj. dishonest

metamorphosis n. change; transformation

meticulous adj. very careful; fastidious

misanthrope n. one who hates humanity





mitigate

v. to cause to become less

harsh, severe, or painful;

alleviate

mollify v. soothe

mundane adj. worldly as opposed tospiritual; concerned with the

ordinary

morose adj. ill-humored; sullen





negate v. to cancel out; nullify

neophyte n. novice; beginner

obdurate adj. stubborn

obsequious adj. overly submissive





obviatev. to make unnecessary; to

anticipate and prevent

occlude v. to shut; block

officious adj. too helpful; meddlesome

onerous adj. burdensome





opprobrium n. disgrace; contempt

oscillate v. to move back and forth

ostentatious adj. showy; trying to attractattention; pretentious

paragonn. model of excellence or

perfection





partisan

adj. one-sided;committed to a

party, group, or cause;

prejudiced

pathological

adj. departing from normal

condition

paucity n. scarcity

pedantic adj. showing off learning





penchant n. inclination

penury n. extreme poverty

perennial adj. present throughout theyears; persistent

perfidiousadj. faithless; disloyal;

untrustworthy





perfunctoryadj. superficial; not thorough;

performed really as a duty

permeable adj. penetrable

pervasive adj. spread throughout every part

phlegmatic calm in temperament; sluggish





piety n. devoutness

placate

v. to lessen another's anger; to

pacify

plasticity n. condition of being able to be shaped or formed; pliability

platitude n. stale, overused expression





plethora n. excess; overabundance

plummet v. to fall; plunge

pragmatic adj. practical

precarious adj. uncertain





precipitate

v. to cause to happen; to

throw down from a height

adj. rash; hasty; sudden

precursor n. forerunner; predecessor

presumptuous adj. rude; improperly bold

prevaricate v. to quibble, evade the truth





pristine adj. untouched; uncorrupted

probity n. honesty; high-mindedness

problematic adj. posing a problem;doubtful; unsettled

prodigaladj. wasteful; extravagant;

lavish





proliferate v. to increase rapidly

propensity n. inclination; tendency

propitiate v. to win over; appease

propriety n. correct conduct; fitness





proscribe v. to condemn; forbid; outlaw

pungent

adj. strong or sharp in smell

and taste; penetrating; caustic

qualified adj. limited; restricted

quibblev. to argue over insignificant

and irrelevant details





quiescent adj. inactive; still

rarefied adj. refined

recalcitrant adj. resisting authority or control

recantv. to retract a statement or

opinion





recondite adj. abstruse; profound

refractory

adj. stubborn;

unmanageable;resistingordinary methods of treatment

refute v. to contradict; to disprove

relegatev. to confine to an inferior

position





reproach v. to find fault with; to blame

reprobate n. morally unprincipled person

repudiate v. reject as having no authority

rescind v. to cancel





resolution n. determination; resolve

reticent

adj. not speaking freely;

reserved; reluctant

reverent adj. expressing deep respect;worshipful

sage adj. wise





salubrious adj. healthful

sanction v. to approve; ratify; permit

satiate v. to satisfy

saturatev. to soak thoroughly; imbue

throughout





secretev. to produce and release

substance into organism

shard

n. a piece of broken glass or

pottery

skeptic n. one who doubts

solicitousadj. attentive; eager;

concerned





soporific adj. sleep producing

specious

adj. seeming to be logical and

sound, but not really so

spectrum

n. band of colors produced

when sunlight passes through a prism; a broad range of related

ideas or objects

sporadic adj. irregular





stigman. mark of disgrace or

inferiority

stint

v. to be sparing

n. period of time spent doingsomething

stipulate v. to specify as an essentialcondition

stolidadj. having or showing little

emotion





striatedadj. marked with thin narrow

grooves or channels

strut

v. to swagger; display to

impress others

subpoena n. notice ordering someone toappear in court

substantiatev. to support with proof or

evidence





supersede

v. to replace, especially to

displace as inferior or

antiquated

supposition

n. the act of assuming to be

true or real

tacit adj. silently understood;implied

tangential adj. peripheral; digressing





tenuous adj. weak; insubstantial

tirade

n. long, violent speech, verbal

assualt

torpor n. lethargy; dormancy;sluggishness

tortuousadj. having many twists and

turns; highly complex





tractable adj. obedient; yielding

transgression

n. act of of trespassing or

violating a law or rule

truculence n. aggressiveness; ferocity

vacillate v. to waver; oscillate





venerate v. to adore; honor; respect

veracious adj. truthful; accurate

verbose adj. wordy

viableadj. practicable; capable of

developing





viscous adj. thick, syrupy, and sticky

vituperative

adj. using or containing harsh,

abusive censurev. vituberate

volatile adj. tending to varyfrequently; fickle

warranted adj. justified





wary adj. careful; cautious

welter

v. to wallow or roll; toss

about; be in turmoil

whimsical adj. fanciful; unpredictable

zealotn. one who is fanatically

devoted to a cause




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