Elite Vocabulary Set 1
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- Outmoded
- no longer in fashion
- Vitality
- the force thatdistinguishes life from death; exuberance
- Biennial
- happening every two years
- Surmise
- to infer something by intuition or with slender evidence; such an inference
- Rustic
- of or living in the country
- Supercilious
- feeling or showing proud contempt
- Distraction
- mental distress; that which amuses or entertains
- Listless
- having no interest in what is going on about one; languid; spiritless
- Forthcoming
- about to appear; available when needed;communicative
- Sporadic
- occuring irregularly
- Acclaim
- to praise enthusiastically esp. publicly
- Telling
- strikingly effective
- Juvenile
- not fully grown; immature
- Insular
- narrow in outlook; provincial
- Contract
- to reduce in size by drawing together
- Upset
- to overturn
- Amnesty
- governmental pardon
- Flighty
- unstable or easily excited
- Lopsided
- larger or shaped differentl on one side than on another
- Reprehensible
- deserving to be severely criticized
- Caustic
- capable of burning or corroding by chemical action; bitingly sarcastic, cutting
- Dilemma
- a situation in which one must choose between two equally bad alternatives
- Futile
- having no useful result
- Hierarchy
- a ranking according to tatus or ability; a group having authority
- Lavish
- generous; extravagant
- Aristrocrasy
- a heredity ruling class; a group considered to be superior to the others
- Proliferate
- to grow or reproduce rapidly
- Allocate
- to set apart for a speial purpose; designate
- Modicum
- a small quantity
- Modest
- limited in amount, extent.
- Compost
- a mixture of decaying organic matter (ex. leaves, manure, etc,) used to improve soil
- Negligent
- careless; inattentive
- Millennium
- a period or 1000 years
- Propaganda
- material distributed by those in favor of a specific cause and reflecting their point of view
- Diffuse
- to spread around or scatter; widely scattered
- Ethics
- the standards or rules governing proper conduct
- Radical
- favoring fundamental or extreme change; relating to roots or origins
- Vicarious
- felt as if one were taking part in the experiences of another
- Omen
- an indication of the future
- Reign
- to rule, as by monarch; to be prevalent; the period of rule
- Strident
- loud and shrill or grating
- Lethargic
- dull; sluggish; moving slowly
- Appropriate
- to set apart for a specific use; to take possession of, often without permission
- Vacuous
- lacking substance or intelligence
- Affirmaton
- a confident declarationof truth
- Pensive
- thinking deeply or seriously, often of sad things
- Pretense
- a flase or misleading show of something
- Harrowing
- very distressing; painful
- Inclined
- disposed; willing
- Palentology
- the study of fossils of life forms from the past
- Nonchalant
- seemingly to be unconcerned or indifferent
- Laudable
- worthy of praise
- Veracious
- honest; truthful
- Rancorous
- bitter and resentful
- Assail
- to attack; to assault
- Inherent
- incuded as an essential part; intrinsic
- Junta
- a group of military officers ruling a country afte seizing power
- Noisome
- disgustingly offensive; foul
- Turmoil
- extreme cofusion; uproar
- Fervid
- extremely emotional; passionate