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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;

alacrityn. cheerful willingness;

eagerness; speed

amalgamatev. to combine into a unified

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

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

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

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

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

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

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;

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

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

n. an embankment that

prevents a river from

overflowing

levity n. light manner or attitude

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

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

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

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

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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