VOCAB
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- consummate
- to bring to a state of perfection; fulfill; complete (such as a marriage)
- deference
- tendency to yield to the opinion of another
- futile
- having no useful purpose; pointless
- chastise
- to discipline; to criticize severely
- ingratiate
- gain favor with somebody by deliberate efforts
- avid
- enthusiastic; dedicated; keen
- impale
- pierce with a sharp stake or point
- culinary
- of or related to a kitchen or cookery
- insidious
- stealthy, sly, treacherous
- extenuate
- weaken, diminish the gravity or importance of
- devious
- without definite course; not straightforward
- culminate
- to reach the highest point or degree; to reach the end; climax
- abstruse
- hard to understand; esoteric
- equitable
- just and right; fair; reasonable
- callous
- hardened; insensitive; indifferent; unsympathetic
- cajole
- to persuade by flattery or promises; coax
- anachronism
- something or someone that is not in its correct historical or chronological time, especially a thing or person that belongs to an earlier time
- captious
- apt to notice and make much of trivial faults or defects, faultfinding; difficult to please
- formidable
- extremely impressive in strength or excellence
- acumen
- keen insight; shrewdness
- capricious
- impulsive; unpredictable; changeable
- aggravate
- to make worse or more severe; intensify, as anything evil, disorderly, or troublesome
- effrontery
- shameless boldness
- ascetic
- person who dedicates his/her life to pursuit of contemplative ideas and practices extreme self-denial or self-mortification for religious purposes; strict or sever in religious exercises
- fluctuate
- to pass backward and forward irregularly from one state or degree to another
- incognito
- with identity concealed; using an assumed name; ADJ
- altruistic
- unselfishly concerned for or devoted to the welfare of others
- clandestine
- characterized by, done in, or executed with secrecy or concealment; private
- agnostic
- a person who holds that the existence of the ultimate cause, as God, and the essential nature of things are unknown and unknowable, or that human knowledge is limited to experience
- assidious
- constant, unremitting in effort
- ingenuous
- characterized by an inability to mask your feelings, lacking in sophistication or worldliness
- disparage
- depreciate; belittle; express a negative opinion of
- curtail
- to cut short; reduce
- credulous
- gullible, tending to believe too easily
- auspicious
- promising success; opportune; favorable
- indigent
- poor enough to need help from others
- incipient
- only partly in existence, early stage of development
- enhance
- to raise to a higher degree; intensify; magnify
- arbitrary
- having unlimited power; uncontrolled or unrestricted by law
- erode
- to eat into or away; to destroy by slow consumption or disintegration
- emolument
- profit, salary, or fees from office or employment; compensation for services
- explicit
- precisely expressed, clear
- dynamic
- pertaining to or characterized by energy or effective action; vigorously active or forceful; energetic
- epicure
- a person dedicated to sensual enjoyment
- enigma
- a puzzling or inexplicable occurence or situation
- eulogy
- expression of praise (usually at one's funeral)
- augment
- to make larger; to enlarge in size, number, strength, or extnet
- cogent
- convincing or believable by virtue of forcible , clear, or incisive presentation; telling; to the point; relevant; pertinent
- coterie
- group of people closely associated; clique
- expedient
- contributing to personal advantage
- exonerate
- to pronounce not guilty
- inexorable
- not capable of being swayed or diverted from a course
- felicitous
- marked by good fortune, exhibiting an agreeably appropriate manner or style
- dilemma
- any perplexing or difficult situation or problem
- apathy
- lack of interest or concern for things that others find moving or exciting
- fatuous
- complacently or inanely foolish
- charlatan
- a person who pretends to have more knowledge or skill than he or she possesses
- filch
- steal
- alacrity
- cheerful readiness, promptness, or willingness
- impunity
- exemption from punishment or loss
- hyperbole
- a figure of speech that uses an incredible exaggeration, or overstatement for effect
- connive
- to cooperate secretly; conspire to avoid noticing something that one is expected to oppose or condemn; give aid to wrongdoing by forbearing to act or speak
- immutable
- unchangeable
- austere
- sever in manner or appearance; strict
- alleviate
- to make easier to endure; lessen; mitigate
- aroma
- an odor arising from spices, plants, cooking, etc., especially an agreeable odor; fragrance; pervasive quality or characteristic
- extemporize
- ad lib, speak without preparation
- aberration
- the act of departing from the right, normal, or usual course
- altercation
- heated or angry dispute; noisy argument or controversy
- condolence
- sympathy with a person who has experienced pain, grief, or misfortune; an expression of sympathy
- histrionic
- characteristic of acting or a stage performance
- affable
- pleasantly easy to approach and to talk to; friendly; cordial; warmly polite
- analogy
- a similarity or comparibility
- foible
- a personal weakness or failing
- gird
- to encircle, bind, or surround; to brace
- cupidity
- extreme desire for something; greed
- complacent
- pleased, especially with oneself or one's merits, advantages, situations, etc., often without awareness of some potential defect or danger; self-satisfied; pleasant
- docile
- easily managed or handled; readily trained or taught; teachable; willing to be taught or directed
- inane
- silly; senseless
- dilatory
- tending to delay or procrastinate; slow; tardy
- corroborate
- to make more certain; confirm
- comely
- pleasing in appearance; attractive; fair; proper; seemly; becoming
- concur
- to accord in opinion; agree; to cooperate; work together; combine; be associated; coincide; occur at the same time
- atavism
- return of a trait or recurrence of previous behavior after a period of absence
- feasible
- practical; able to be carried out; practicable
- apostate
- a person who forsakes his religion, cause, party, etc
- expatriate
- expel from a country
- circumspect
- watchful and discreet; cautious; prudent
- impediment
- hindrance; stumbling-block; speech defect preventing clear articulation
- harbinger
- foreshadow or presage
- abet
- to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing
- frustrate
- thwart; defeat; prevent from accomplishing a purpose
- deprecate
- to express earnest disapproval of; belittle
- idiosyncrasy
- a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual
- cantankerous
- disagreeable to deal with; contentious; peevish; extremely stubborn
- culpable
- deserving blame; evil
- candid
- frank; outspoken; open and sincere
- inarticulate
- incomprehensible; unable to speak with clarity
- humid
- containing or characterized by a great deal of water vapor
- exotic
- strikingly strange
- effigy
- a crude representation of someone disliked, used for purposes of ridicule; dummy
- dilettante
- amateur who engages in activity with serious intentions and pretends to have knowledge
- erudite
- characterized by great knowledge; learned or scholarly
- inscrutable
- difficult to understand
- effete
- exhausted of vigor or energy; worn out; marked by excessive self indlugence and moral decay
- drastic
- forceful; violent; extreme; rigorous
- demure
- shy; modest; reserved
- cadaverous
- of or like a corpse; pale; ghastly; haggard and thin
- adamant
- too hard ot cut, break, or pierce; unyielding
- pernicious
- deadly; fatal; evil; wicked; hurtful
- derogatory
- tending to lessen the merit or reputation of a person or thing; expressing a low opinion of people
- hybrid
- a word that is composed of parts from different languages
- heinous
- hatefully evil; abominable
- apropos
- fitting; at the right time; to the purpose; opportunely; opportune; pertinent
- canine
- dog
- benign
- having a kindly disposition; gracious; pleasant
- avarice
- insatiable greed for riches
- convivial
- friendly; agreeable; festive; pertaining to a feast or party; social
- calumny
- false and malicious statement designed to injure the reputation of someone or something
- festoon
- an embellishment consisting of a decorative representation of a string of flowers suspended between two points
- inadvertent
- accidental
- decorum
- dignified propriety of behavior, speech, dress, etc.; orderlyness; following proper behavior
- inexplicable
- incapable of being explained or accounted for
- execrable
- extremely bad
- askance
- with suspicious, mistrust, or disapproval
- incubus
- burden; very worrying problem; mental care; nightmare; male devil
- construe
- give the meaning of; explain; interpret
- inert
- not moving
- anathema
- a person or thing detested or loathed
- elixir
- a sweetened, aromatic solution or alcohol and water for medical purposes
- expunge
- erase, remove
- acrimonious
- caustic, stinging, or bitter in nature, speech, behavior, etc
- gregarious
- seeking and enjoying the company of others
- circumvent
- to go around; bypass
- transgression
- violation of a law, command; sin; going over the limits
- gossamer
- characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy
- banal
- commonplace; tired or petty
- incessant
- occurring so frequently as to seem ceaseless or uninterrupted
- languish
- to become weak or feeble; droop; fade; longing
- oppression
- the exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unjust manner; heavyweight on the mind
- chimerical
- unreal; imaginary; visionary
- divulge
- to disclose or reveal (something private, secret or previously unknown)
- frugal
- thrifty
- didactic
- inclined to teach or lecture others too much; instructing
- disparity
- inequality; difference; lack or similarity or equality
- hackneyed
- repeated too often
- exacerbate
- make worse
- facetious
- cleverly amusing in tone
- condone
- to disregard or overlook (something illegal, objectionable, or the like); to pardon or forgive (an offense); excuse; to give tacit approval to
- hoodwink
- elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end
- conducive
- ending to produce; contributive; helpful; favorable; tending to bring about; being partly responsible for
- incredible
- beyond belief or understanding
- haggard
- showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffereing
- demur
- to object; take exception; formal exception
- conjecture
- the formation or expression of an opinion or theory without sufficient evidence or proof; guess; speculation
- assuage
- to make milder or less severe
- coerce
- to compel by force, intimidation, or authority, especially without regard for individual desire or volation
- authentic
- not false or copied; genuine; real
- ingenious
- showing inventiveness and skill
- diffident
- lacking confidence in one's own ability, worth, or fitness; timid; shy
- inordinate
- beyond normal limits
- bucolic
- of or pertaining shephards; pastoral
- bellicose
- inclined or eager to fight; aggresively hostile
- incarcerate
- to imprison
- epitaph
- a commemorative inscription on a tomb or mortuary monument about the person buried at that site
- contrite
- caused by or showing sincere remorse
- esoteric
- understood by or meant for only the select few who have special knowledge or interest; secret
- cite
- to quote especially as an authority
- bigoted
- utterly intolerant of any creed; belief; or opinion that differs from one's own
- fetish
- excessive or irrational devotion to some activity
- hoax
- an act intended to trick or deceive, a fraud; to trick, deceive
- desultory
- irregular; inconsistent; erratic; unsteady; lack of definite plan
- extirpate
- destroy completely, as if pulled up by the roots
- emaciated
- to make abnormally lean or thin by a gradual wasting away of flesh
- asperity
- harshness or sharpness of tone, temper, or manner
- abstemious
- sparing or moderate in eating and drinking; temperate in diet
- compatible
- capable of living or existing together in harmony; able to exist together with something else
- deleterious
- harmful; injurious
- credence
- belief as to the truth of something
- furtive
- secret and sly or sordid
- incorrigible
- impossible to correct or reform; uncontrollable
- incongruous
- lacking in harmony or compatibility
- emulate
- to try to equal or excel; imitate with effort to equal or surpass
- expiate
- to make amends for
- amity
- mutual understanding and a peaceful relationship, especially between nations; peace; accord
- impasse
- a situation in which no progress cna be made or not advancement is possible
- impervious
- not capable of being affected, not allowing entrance
- efficacious
- capable of having the desired result or effect effective as a means, measure, remedy
- factious
- causing disagreement
- inimical
- not friendly, hostile
- bumptious
- offensively self-assertive; pushy
- hibernate
- sleep during winter
- estrange
- to turn away in feeling or affection; make unfriendly or hostile; to remove to or keep at a distance
- inference
- logical interpretation based on prior knowledge and experience
- hilarious
- funny, extremely funny
- discomfiture
- confusion; embarrassment; frustration of hopes or plans
- fiasco
- a sudden and violent collapse
- heresy
- an opinion different from accepted belief; the denial of an idea that is generally held sacred
- fallible
- likely to fair or be inaccurate
- ignominy
- great personal dishonor or humiliation; shameful or disgraceful action, conduct, or character
- elicit
- to draw or bring out or forth; evoke
- exigency
- sudden, unforseen crisis
- duplicity
- hypocricy; double-dealing; deceitfulness
- connoisseur
- a person who is especially competent to pass critical judgements in an art, particularly one of the fine arts, or in matters of taste; a discerning judge of the best in any field
- derelict
- left or deserted; abandoned; neglected; homeless; person who cannot support themselves
- emanate
- to flow out, issue, or proceed, as from a source or origin; come forth; originate
- dexterous
- skillful in the use of the hands or body; clear
- equivocal
- susceptible of double interpretation; of doubtful nature or character; questionable
- averse
- having a strong feeling of opposition, antipathy; opposed
- aesthetic
- pertaining to a sense of the beautiful or to the science of aesthetics
- abeyance
- temporary inactivity, cessation, or suspension
- allegory
- description of one thing under the image of another; symbolic narrative
- copious
- plentifully furnished; lavish; abundant
- implacable
- incapable of being placated, unpleasing
- chaos
- state of utter confusion or disorder
- caustic
- severely critical; sarcastic
- inclement
- harsh; severe -- especially said of the weather
- epitome
- a person or thing that is typical of or possesses to a high degree the features of a whole class
- dogmatic
- asserting opinions in an arrogant manner
- egregious
- extraordinary in a bad way
- clemency
- disposition to show forbearance, compassion, or forgiveness in judging or punishing; leniency; mercy
- impeccable
- faultless; without fault or error
- cumbersome
- difficult to carry or manage; burdensome
- expatiate
- add details
- collaborate
- to work, one with another; cooperate, as on a literary work
- forensic
- used of legal argumentation
- askew
- to one side; out of line; in a crooked position; awry; with disapproval; crooked
- halcyon
- idyllically calm and peaceful
- immaculate
- completely neat and clean
- euphony
- agreeableness of sound
- cynic
- a person who believes that only selfishness motivates human actions; critical person; negative
- epithet
- a word, phrase, or expression used invectively as a term of abuse or contempt; to express hostility
- fractious
- easily irritated or annoyed
- fortuitous
- occurring by happy chance
- fallacy
- misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning
- deviate
- to turn aside or depart, as from a procedure, course of action, or acceptable norm
- cognizant
- aware; having knowledge
- adversary
- person, group, or force that opposses or attacks; opponent; enemy
- abate
- to reduce in amount, degree, intensity, etc.; lessen, diminish
- indomitable
- unconquerable; unyielding