"abscond","v. depart secretly and hide" "admonish","v. warn; reprove" "antipathy","n. aversion; dislike" "complaisant","adj.

trying to please; overly polite; obliging" "diffidence","n. shyness" "dissemble","v. disguise; pretend" "elegy","n. poem or song expressing lamentation" "equanimity","n. calmness of temperament; composure" "flout","v. reject; mock; show contempt for" "foment","v. stir up; instigate" "garrulous","adj. loquacious; word; talkative" "impassive","adj. w/o feeling; imperturbable; stoical" "invective","n. abuse" "irascible","adj. irritable; easily angered" "lassitude","n. languor; weariness" "misanthrope","n. one who hates mankind" "obviate","v. make unnecessary; get rid of" "presumptuous","adj. arrogant; taking liberties" "rarefied","adj. made less dense [of a gas]" "reprobate","n. perosn hardened in sin, devoid of a sense of decency" "torpor","n. lethargy; sluggishness; dormancy" "truculence","n. aggressiveness; ferocity" "indigence","n. poverty" "malingerer","n. one who feigns illness to escape duty" "mollify","v. soothe" "morose","adj. ill-humored; sullen; melancholy" "obsequious","adj. slavishly attentive; servile; sycophantic" "paucity","n. scarcity" "pedantic","adj. showing off learning; bookish" "whimsical","n. capricious; fanciful" "abstemious","adj. sparing in eating and drinking; temperate" "assuage","v. ease or lessen (pain); satisfy (hunger); soothe (anger)" "boorish","adj. rude; insensitive" "burnish","v. make shiny by rubbing, polish" "cacophonous","adj. discordant, inharmonious" "capricious","adj. unpredictable, fickle" "contrite","adj. penitent; repentant" "craven","adj. cowardly" "disabuse","v. correct a false impression; undeceive" "discredit","v. defame; destroy confidence in; disbelieve" "disingenuous","adj. lacking genuine candor; insincere" "dissonance","n. discord; opposite of harmony" "ebullient","adj. showing excitement; overflowing w/enthusiasm" "effrontery","n. impudence; shameless boldness; sheer nerve; presumptuousness" "equivocate","v. lie; mislead; attempt to conceal the truth" "fawning","adj. trying to pleasea by behaving obsequiously, flattering, or cring ing" "felicitous","adj. apt; suitably expressed; well chosen" "forestall","v. prevent by taking action in advance" "gainsay","v. deny" "grandiloquent","adj. pompous; bombastic; using high-sounding language" "iconoclastic","adj. attacking cherished traditions" "pristine","adj. characteristic of earlier times; primitive, unspoiled" "qualified","adj. limited; restricted" "repudiate","v. disown; disavow" "reverent","adj. respectful; worshipful" "salubrious","adj. healthful" "tortuous","adj. winding; full of curves" "venerate","v. revere" "vituperative","adj. abusive; scolding"

"aver","v. assert confidently or declare; as used in law, state formally as a fa ct" "opprobrium","n. infamy; vilification" "stolid","adj. dull; impassive" "probity","n. uprightness; incorruptibility" "propitiate","v. appease" "welter","n. turmoil; bewildering jumble" "desultory","adj. aimless; haphazard; digressing at random" "solicitous","adj. worried, concerned" "recalcitrant","adj. obstinately stubborn; determined to resist authority; unrul y" "perfidious","adj. treacherous; disloyal" "recondite","adj. abstruse; profound; secret" "inured","adj. accustomed; hardened" "abeyance","n. suspended action" "laconic","adj. brief and to the point" "perfunctory","adj. superficial; not thorough; lacking interest, care or enthusi asm." "proscribe","v. ostracize; banish; outlaw" "burgeon","v. grow forth; send out buds" "coda","n. concluding section of a musical or literary composition; something th at rounds out, summarizes, or concludes" "compendium","v. brief, comprehensive summary" "zealot","n. fanatic; person who shows excessive zeal" "aberrant","adj. abnormal or deviant" "adulterate","v. make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances" "ambivalence","n. the state of having contradictory or conflict emotional attitu des" "analogous","adj. comparable" "appease","v. pacify or soothe; relieve" "apprise","v. inform" "ascetic","adj. practicing self-denial; austere" "assiduous","adj. diligent" "attenuate","v. make thinner; weaken or lessen (in density, force, degree)" "audacious","adj. daring, bold" "austere","adj. forbiddingly stern; severely simple and unornamented" "beneficent","adj. kindly; doing good" "bombastic","adj. pompous; using inflated language" "conciliatory","adj. reconciling; soothing" "condone","v. overlook; forgive; give tacit approval; excuse" "connoisseur","n. person competent to act as a judge of art, etc.; a lover of an art" "conundrum","n. riddle; difficult problem" "converge","v. approach; tend to meet; come together" "convuluted","adj. coiled around; involved; intricate" "default","n. failure to act" "deference","n. courteous regard for another's wish" "denigrate","v. blacken" "dirge","n. lament with music" "discerning","adj. mentally quick and observant; having insight" "discrete","adj. separate; unconnected; consisting of distinct parts" "disinterested","adj. unprejudiced" "disparage","v. belittle" "divest","v. strip; deprive" "document","v. provide written evidence" "eclectic","adj. selective; composed of elements drawn from disparate sources" "empirical","adj. based on experience" "enervate","v. weaken" "exigency","n. urgent situation; pressing needs or demands; state of requiring i mmediate attention"

"facetious","adj. joking (often inappropriately); humorous" "fallacious","adj. false; misleading" "fatuous","adj. brainless; inane; foolish, yet smug" "fervor","n. glowing ardor; intensity of feeling" "flag","v. droop; grow feeble" "fledgling","adj. inexperienced" "goad","v. urge on" "gouge","v. overcharge" "guileless","adj. without deceit" "harangue","n. long, passionate, and vehement speech" "idolatry","n. worship of idols; excessive admiration" "imperturbable","adj. calm; placid" "impervious","adj. impenetrable; incapable of being damaged or distressed" "indeterminate","adj. uncertain; not clearly fixed; indefinite" "inherent","adj. firmly established by nature or habit" "insensible","adj. unconscious; unresponsive" "intransigence","n. refusal of any compromise; stubbornness" "levee","n. earthen or stone embankment to prevent flooding" "levity","n. lack of seriousness or steadiness; frivolity" "mitigate","v. appease; moderate" "occlude","v. shut; close" "officious","adj. meddlesome; excessively pushy in offering one's services" "ostentatious","adj. showy; pretentious" "paragon","n. model of perfection" "pathological","adj. pertaining to disease" "penury","n. severe poverty; stinginess" "perennial","n. something long-lasting" "platitude","n. trite remark; commonplace statement" "precipitate","adj. rash; premature; hasty; sudden" "propensity","n. natural inclination" "pungent","adj. stinging; sharp in taste or smell; caustic" "quibble","n. minor objection or complaint" "recluse","n. hermit; loner" "relegate","v. banish to an inferior position; delegate; assign" "resolve","n. determination; firmness of purpose" "savor","v. enjoy; have a distinctive flavor, smell, or quality" "secrete","v. hide away or cache; produce and release a substance into an organi sm" "shard","n. fragment, generally of pottery" "specious","adj. seemingly reasonable but incorrect; misleading (often intention ally)" "stigma","n. token of disgrace; brand" "stint","v. be thrifty; set limits" "stipulate","v. make express conditions, specify" "strut","1-n. pompous walk, 2-n. supporting bar" "subpoena","n. writ summoning a witness to appear" "supposition","n. hypothesis; surmise" "tangential","adj. peripheral; only slightly connected; digressing" "veracious","adj. truthful" "abate","v. subside or moderate" "buttress","v. support; prop up" "magnanimity","n. generosity" "onerous","adj. burdensome" "quiescent","adj. at rest; dormant; temporarily inactive" "tenuous","adj. thin; rare; slim" "daunt","v. intimidate; frighten" "ingenuous","adj. naive and trusting; young; unsophisticated" "prevaricate","v. lie" "latent","adj. potential but undeveloped; dormant; hidden" "gregarious","adj. sociable"

"reproach","v. express disapproval or disappointment" "alacrity","n. cheerful promptness; eagerness" "inchoate","adj. recently begun; rudimentary; elementary" "approbation","v. approval" "mendacious","adj. lying; habitually dishonest" "subside","v. settle down; descend; grow quiet" "refractory","adj. stubborn; unmanageable" "efficacy","n. power to produce desired effect" "indolent","adj. lazy" "inert","adj. inactive; lacking power to move" "reticent","adj. reserved; uncommunicative; inclined to silence" "transgression","n. violation of a law; sin" "innocuous","adj. harmless" "sage","n. person celebrated for his wisdom" "insinuate","v. hint; imply; creep in" "insipid","adj. lacking in flavor; dull" "insularity","n. narrow-mindedness; isolation" "intractable","adj. unruly; stubborn; unyielding" "incorporate","v. introduce something into a larger whole; combine; unite" "inundate","v. overwhelm; flood; submerge" "inconsequential","adj. insignificant; unimportant" "sanction","v. approve; ratify" "incongruity","n. lack of harmony; absurdity" "irresolute","adj. uncertain how to act; weak" "itinerary","n. plan of a trip" "inadvertently","adv. unintentionall; by oversight; carelessly" "implode","v. burst inward" "satiate","v. satisfy fully" "laud","v. praise" "lethargic","adj. drowsy; dull" "saturate","v. soak thoroughly" "implicit","adj. understood but not stated" "log","n. record of a voyage or flight" "loquacious","adj. talkative" "lucid","adj. easily understood; clear; intelligible" "luminous","adj. shining; issuing light" "vacillate","v. waver; fluctuate" "implacable","adj. incapable of being pacified" "malleable","adj. capable of being shaped by pounding; impressionable" "maverick","n. rebel; nonconformist" "resolution","n. determination" "metamorphosis","n. change of form" "meticulous","adj. excessively careful; painstaking; scrupulous" "rescind","v. cancel" "impermeable","adj. impervious; not permitting passage through its substance" "impede","v. hinder; block" "impair","v. injure; hurt" "mundane","adj. worldly as opposed to spiritual; everyday" "negate","v. cancel out; nullify; deny" "neophyte","n. recent convert; beginner" "obdurate","adj. stubborn" "immutable","adj. unchangeable" "hyperbole","n. exaggeration; overstatement" "skeptic","n. doubter; person who suspends judgment until having examined the ev idence supporting a point of view" "homogeneous","adj. of the same kind" "gullible","adj. easily deceived" "tirade","n. extended scolding; denunciation; harangue" "refute","v. disprove" "futile","adj. useless; hopeless; ineffectual"

"aesthetic","adj. artistic; dealing w/or capable of appreciating the beautiful" "aggregate","v. gather; accumulate" "frugality","n. thrift; economy" "alleviate","v. relieve" "amalgamate","v. combine; unite in one body" "ambiguous","adj. unclear or doubtful in meaning" "oscillate","v. vibrate pendulumlike; waver" "ameliorate","v. improve" "anachronism","n. something or someone misplaced in time" "tractable","adj. docile; easily managed" "anarchy","n. absence of governing body; state of disorder" "anomalous","adj. abnormal; irregular" "soporific","adj. sleep-causing; marked by sleepiness" "apathy","n. lack of caring; indifference" "partisan","adj. one-sided; prejudiced; committed to a party" "wary","adj. very cautious" "spectrum","n. colored band produced when a beam of light passes through a prism " "appropriate","v. acquire; take possession of for one's own use" "arduous","adj. hard, strenuous" "artless","adj. without guile; open and honest" "sporadic","adj. occuring irregularly" "recant","v. disclaim or disavow; retract a previous satement; openly confess er ror" "penchant","n. strong inclination; liking" "tacit","adj. understood; not put into words" "verbose","adj. wordy" "warranted","adj. justified; authorized" "autonomous","adj. self-governing" "supersed","v. cause to be set aside; replace; make obsolete" "banal","adj. hackneyed; commonplace; trite; lacking originality" "belie","v. contradict; give a false impression" "substantiate","v. establish by evidence; verify; support" "bolster","v. support; reinforce" "facilitate","v. help bring about; make less difficult" "permeable","adj. penetrable; porous" "pervasive","adj. spread throughout" "volatile","adj. changeable; explosive; evaporating rapidly" "extrapolation","n. projection; conjecture" "phlegmatic","adj. calm; not easily disturbed" "piety","n. devoutness; reverence for God" "castigation","n. punishment; severe criticism" "catalyst","n. agent that influences the pace of a chemical reaction whilte it r emains unaffected and unchanged ; person or thing that causes action" "caustic","adj. burning; sarcastically biting" "chicanery","n. trickery; deception" "coagulate","v. thicken; congeal; clot" "placate","v. pacify; conciliate" "cogent","adj. convincing" "commensurate","adj. corresponding in extent, degree, amount, etc.; proportionat e" "plasticity","n. ability to be molded" "exculpate","v. clear from blame" "compliant","adj. yielding; conforming to requirements" "viable","adj. practical or workable; capable of maintaining life" "plethora","n. excess; overabundance" "confound","v. confuse; puzzle" "plummet","v. fall sharply" "contention","n. claim; thesis" "contentious","adj. quarrelsome"

"exacerbate","v. worsen; embitter" "porous","adj. full of pores; like a sieve" "pragmatic","adj. practical" "preamble","n. introductory statement" "euphemism","n. mild expression in place of an unpleasant one" "precarious","adj. uncertain; risky" "decorum","n. propriety; orderliness and good taste in manners" "eulogy","n. expression of praise, often on the occasion of someone's death" "precursor","n. forerunner" "delineate","v. portray; depict; sketch" "striated","adj. marked w/parallel bands; grooved" "deride","v. ridicule; make fun of" "derivative","adj. unoriginal; obtained from another source" "desiccate","v. dry up" "esoteric","adj. hard to understand; known only to the chosen few" "deterrent","n. something that discourages; hindrance" "diatribe","n. bitter scolding; invective" "dichotomy","n. split; branching into two parts (esp contradictory ones)" "erudite","adj. learned; scholarly" "diffuse","adj. wordy; rambling; spread out (like a gas)" "digression","n. wandering away from the subject" "propriety","n. fitness; correct conduct" "ephemeral","adj. short-lived; fleeting" "enhance","v. increase; improve" "discordant","adj. not harmonious; conflicting" "viscuous","adj. sticky, gluey" "discrepancy","n. lack of consistency; difference" "engender","v. cause; produce" "endemic","adj. prevailing among a specific group of people or in a specific are a or country" "problematic","adj. doubtful; unsettled; questionable; perplexing" "disjointed","adj. lacking coherence; separated at the joints" "dismiss","v. eliminate from consideration; reject" "prodigal","adj. wasteful; reckless with money" "disparate","adj. basically different; unrelated" "emulate","v. imitate; rival" "disseminate","v. distribute; spread; scatter (like seeds)." "dissolution","n. disintegration; looseness in morals" "embellish","v. adorn; ornament enhance, as a story" "distend","v. expand; swell out" "distill","v. purify; refine; concentrate" "diverge","v. vary; go in different directions from the same point" "profound","adj. deep; not superficial; complete" "prohibitive","adj. tending to prevent the purchase or use of something; incline d to prevent or forbid" "dogmatic","adj. opinionated; arbitrary; doctrinal" "dormant","adj. sleeping; lethargic; latent" "dupe","n. someone easily fooled" "elicit","v. draw out by discussion" "proliferate","v. grow rapidly; spread; multiply"