VOCUBALARY WORDS 10SPSTE

abject
miserable; pitiful acumen
keen insight or sharpness of mind
aberration
Temporary change of behavior
adamant
abjure refusing to be persuaded or to change
one's mind
To swear off to something you once
believed

abnegation admonish
Rejecting something (v.) to caution or advise against
something; to scold mildly; to remind of a
duty
abrogate
Failed what is required to do

adumbrate
abscond Short summary
to leave secretly

abstruse adverse
difficult to understand (adj) unfavorable, negative; working
against, hostile

accede
to agree
advocate

accretion to speak in favor of

a growth in size; an increase in amount

accost affluent

to approach and speak to aggressively rich, wealthy

aggrandize anathema
to increase in power, influence, and a hated, repellant person or thing
reputation

annex
alacrity
to add or attach
eagerness

antediluvian
alias
extremely old; antiquated
A name that is not one's true name

Antiseptic
Ambivalent
Inhibits the growth of microorganisms
Uncertain or contradictory

apathetic
amenable
showing or feeling no interest,
open to or willing to follow advice or enthusiasm, or concern
suggestion, tractable, malleable

Antithesis
amorphous
Opposition between two things
(adj.) shapeless, without definite form; of
no particular type or character; without
organization, unity, or cohesion

apocryphal
of doubtful authenticity
anachronistic
out-of-date, not attributed to the correct
historical period
approbation
approval
bilk
arbitary to cheat
random

arboreal bombastic
living in trees Lofty in style

arcane
mysterious cajole
To influence by gentle urging
archetypal
the most representative or typical
example of something
callous
emotionally hardened, unfeeling
arrogate
to take without justification

atrophy
ascetic
(n.) the wasting away of a body organ or
self-discipline tissue; any progressive decline or failure;
(v.) to waste away

aspersion
attack on reputation
bane
a cause of great distress or annoyance
assiduous
(adj.) care and persistent effort
(syn.) sedulous, diligent
bashful
shy
blandishment
Deprived of something
Beguile a false and malicious accusation;
misrepresentation
charm or enchant (someone), sometimes
in a deceptive way

camaraderie
bereft mutual trust and friendship among people
who spend a lot of time together
deprived of; made unhappy through a loss

candor
Carp
truthfulness; sincere honesty
freshwater fish

capitulate
Caucus
to surrender
A meeting of members of a political party

carouse
cavort
Drink plenty amounts of alcohol
Leap or dance in lively manner

circumvent
Circumlocution
to get around; to bypass
the use of unnecessarily wordy and
indirect language

clamor
circumscribe Noisy outcry
to limit

cleave
calumny To cut or split open
cobbler
a person who makes or repairs shoes
contusion
bruise, injury
cogent
convincing; reasonable
constituent
being a part of a whole
cognizant
having knowledge or being aware of
contentious
Likely to cause an argument
complement
something that completes or makes up a
whole
contrite
Feeling pain

compunction
a feeling of uneasiness or anxiety caused
by guilt

commensurate
equal in measure or extent

concomitant
accompanying in a subordinate fashion

construe
to interpret