Vocabulary
Terms
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- aesthetic
- having to do with artistic beauty; artistic
- candid
- frank; honest
- Condescend
- to stoop to someone else's level, usually in an offensive way; to patronize
- Articulate
- speaking clearly and well
- discriminate
- to differentiate; to make a clear distinction; to see the difference
- Gravity
- seriousness
- Ironic
- satiric; unexpected
- resignation
- reluctant acceptance of a bad situation
- Acclaim
- praise; applause; admiration
- futile
- hopeless; without effect
- obscure
- unclear; clouded; partially hidden; hard to understand
- Guile
- cunning; duplicity
- Censure
- to condemn severely for doing something bad
- Pragmatic
- practical; down-to-earth
- Squander
- to waste
- Tentative
- experimental; temporary; uncertain
- indifferent
- not caring one way or the other; mediocre; lacking a preference; neutral
- diligent
- hardworking
- Advocate
- to speak in favor of; to support
- repudiate
- to reject; to deny
- Prosaic
- dull; unimaginative; like prose
- Vacillate
- to be indecisive; to waver back and forth
- Provocative
- exciting; attracting attention
- Scanty
- inadequate; minimal
- Deference
- submission to another's will; respect
- Orthodox
- conventional; adhering to established principles
- Ascetic
- hermitlike; practicing self-denial
- Didactic
- instructive; intended to instruct
- impartial
- unbiased; neutral
- acute
- sharp; shrewd
- Solemn
- serious; grave
- Dissent
- disagreement
- contempt
- reproachful disdain
- inevitable
- unavoidable; bound to happen
- Engender
- to create; to produce
- Insipid
- dull; banal
- Incessant
- unceasing; never-ending
- Relegate
- to banish; to send away
- anarchy
- absence of gov't or control; lawlessness; disorder
- Complacent
- smug;self-satisfied
- Apprehensive
- worried; anxious
- lucid
- clear; easy to understand
- servile
- submissive and subservient; like a servant
- innovate
- to be creative; to introduce something new
- Solicit
- to ask for; to seek
- Dogmatic
- arrogantly assertive of unproven ideas
- scrutinize
- to examine closely
- Augment
- to add to
- Fastidious
- meticulous; demanding
- reticent
- restrained; uncommunicative
- provincial
- limited in outlook too; narrow
- Extol
- to praise
- Profound
- deep; insightful
- prodigal
- extravagant; wasteful
- Novel
- new; original
- Expedite
- to make faster or easier
- Indolence
- laziness
- Arrogant
- feeling superior to others; snooty
- Compliant
- yielding; submissive
- Belligerent
- combative; quarrelsome; waging war
- Austere
- unadorned; stern; forbidding; without much money
- Astute
- perceptive; intelligent
- Euphony
- pleasant sound
- discernment
- insight; ability to see things clearly
- Anecdote
- a brief entertaining story
- Stagnation
- motionlessness; inactivity
- eccentric
- not conventional; a little kooky
- Voluntary
- willing; unforced
- Banal
- unoriginal; ordinary
- denounce
- to speak out against
- Disparate
- different; incompatible
- Uniform
- consistent; unchanging; the same for everyone
- Condone
- to overlook; to permit to happen
- Mitigate
- to lessen the severity of something
- Philanthropy
- love of mankind; donating to charity
- Languish
- to become weak, listless, or depressed
- repress
- to hold down
- Conspicuous
- standing out; obvious
- Fervor
- passion
- Dispassionate
- without passion; objective; neutral
- Reproach
- to scold
- Disparage
- to belittle; to say uncomplimentary things about, usually in a somewhat indirect way
- Rigorous
- strict; harsh; severe
- Fallacious
- false
- Reprehensible
- worthy of blame or censure
- Congenial
- agreeably suitable; pleasant
- relevant
- important; pertinent
- conciliatory
- making peace; attempting to solve a dispute through good will
- Exemplary
- outstanding; setting a great example
- Infamous
- shamefully wicked; having (and deserving) an extremely bad reputation
- resolute
- determined; firm; unwavering
- enigma
- mystery
- Laudable
- worthy of praise
- virulent
- extremely poisonous; malignant; full of hate
- Negligence
- carelessness
- Elaborate
- detailed; careful; thorough
- discord
- disagreement
- diverse
- varied
- Ephemeral
- short-lived; fleeting; not lasting
- Deter
- to prevent; to stop
- Incoherent
- jumbled; chaotic; impossible to understand
- Depravity
- moral corruption
- temperate
- moderate; restrained
- Heresy
- an opinion violently opposed to established beliefs
- Expedient
- providing an immediate advantage; serving one's immediate self-interest
- superficial
- on the surface only; shallow; not thorough
- Alleviate
- to lessen; to relieve, usually temporarily or incompletely
- apathy
- lack of emotion or interest
- pious
- reverent or devout
- Neutral
- unbiased; not taking sides; objective
- Profuse
- flowing; extravagant
- objective
- without bias
- Preclude
- to prevent; to make impossible; to shut out
- Volition
- will; conscious choice
- disdain
- arrogant; contempt
- benevolent
- kind; good hearted; generous
- revere
- to worship; to honor
- Deride
- to ridicule; to laugh at contemptuously
- Redundant
- repetitive; unnecessary
- abstract
- theoretical; lacking substance