Kaplan 100
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- abbreviate
- to shorten, abridge
- abstinence
- the act of refraining from pleasurable activity, e.g., eating or drinking
- adulation
- high praise
- adversity
- misfortune, an unfavorable turn of events
- aesthetic
- pertaining to beauty or the arts
- amicable
- friendly, agreeable
- anachronistic
- out of date, not attributed to the correct historical period
- anecdote
- short, usually funny account of an event
- antagonist
- foe, opponent, adversary
- arid
- extremely dry or deathly boring
- assiduous
- persistent, hard-working
- asylum
- sanctuary, shelter, place of refuge
- benevolent
- friendly and helpful
- camaraderie
- trust, sociability amongst friends
- censure
- to criticize sharply
- circuitous
- indirect, taking the longest route
- clairvoyant
- exceptionally insightful, able to foresee the future
- collaborate
- to cooperate, work together
- compassion
- sympathy, helpfulness or mercy
- compromise
- to settle a dispute by terms agreeable to both sides
- conditional
- depending on a condition, e.d., in a contract
- conformist
- a person who complies with accepted rules and customs
- congregation
- a crowd of people, an assembly
- convergence
- the state of separate elements joining or coming together.
- deleterious
- harmful, destructive, detrimental
- demagogue
- leader, rabble-rouser, usually appealing to emotion or prejudice
- digression
- the act of turning aside, straying from the main point, esp. in a speech or argument
- diligent
- careful and hard-working
- disdain
- to regard with scorn or contempt
- divergent
- separating, moving in different directions from a particular point
- empathy
- identification with the feelings of others
- emulate
- to imitate, follow an example
- enervating
- weakening, tiring
- enhance
- to improve, bring to a greater level of intensity
- ephemeral
- momentary, transient, fleeting
- exasperation
- irritation, frustration
- exemplary
- outstanding, an example to others
- extenuating
- excusing, lessening the seriousness of guilt or crime, e.g., of mitigating factors
- florid
- red-colored, flushed; gaudy, ornate
- fortuitous
- happening by luck, fortunate
- frugal
- thrifty, cheap
- hackneyed
- cliched, worn out by overuse
- haughty
- arrogant and condescending
- hedonist
- person who pursues pleasure as a goal
- hypothesis
- assumption, theory requiring proof
- impetuous
- rash, impulsive, acting without thinking
- impute
- to attribute an action to particular person or group
- incompatible
- opposed in nature, not able to live or work together
- inconsequential
- unimportant, trivial
- inevitable
- certain, unavoidable
- integrity
- decency, honesty, wholeness
- intrepid
- fearless, adventurous
- intuitive
- instinctive, untaught
- jubilation
- joy, celebration, exultation
- lobbyist
- person who seeks to influence political events
- longevity
- long life
- mundane
- ordinary, commonplace
- nonchalant
- calm, casual, seeming unexcited
- novice
- apprentice, beginner
- opulent
- wealthy
- orator
- lecturer, speaker
- ostentatious
- showy, displaying wealth
- parched
- dried up, shriveled
- perfidious
- faithless, disloyal, untrustworthy
- precocious
- unusually advanced or talented at an early age
- pretentious
- pretending to be important, intelligent or cultured
- procrastinate
- to unnecessarily delay, postpone, put off
- prosaic
- relating to prose; dull, commonplace
- prosperity
- wealth or success
- prudent
- careful, cautious
- querulous
- complaining, irritable
- rancorous
- bitter, hateful
- reclusive
- preferring to live in isolation
- reconciliation
- the act of agreement after a quarrel, the resolution of a dispute
- renovation
- repair, making something new again
- resilient
- quick to recover, bounce back
- restrained
- controlled, repressed, restricted
- sagacity
- wisdom
- scrutinize
- to observe carefully
- spontaneity
- impulsive action, unplanned events
- spurious
- lacking authenticity, false
- submissive
- tending to meekness, to submit to the will of others
- substantiate
- to verify, confirm, provide supporting evidence
- subtle
- hard to detect or describe; perceptive
- superficial
- shallow, laking in depth
- superfluous
- extra, more than enough, redundant
- suppress
- to end an activity, e.g., to prevent the dissemination of information
- surreptitious
- secret, stealthy
- tactful
- considerate, skillful in acting to avoid offense to others
- transient
- temporary, short-lived, fleeting
- venerable
- respected because of age
- vindicate
- to clear from blame or suspicion
- wary
- careful, cautious
- anonymous
- nameless, without a disclosed identity
- condescending
- possessing an attitude of superiority
- discredit
- to harm the reputation of, dishonor or disgrace
- evanescent
- quickly fading, short-lived, esp. an image
- provocative
- tending to provoke a response, e.g., anger or disagreement
- reverence
- worship, profound respect
- tenacious
- determined, keeping a firm grip on