SAT Hit List (Ivy Insiders)
SAT vocabulary "Hit List" from Ivy Insiders.
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- pallid
- pale
- recuperate
- get better after illness
- censorious
- disapproving, critical
- destitution
- hardship, poverty, misery
- intrepid
- brave
- underscore
- emphasize
- wane
- grow less, diminish
- vacuous
- empty, silly, meaningless
- longevity
- long life
- lavish
- on a grand scale, wasteful, luxurious
- serene
- calm, peaceful
- utopian
- a believer in an ideal world
- ruminate
- think over something, ponder
- tedium
- boredom
- ensconce
- establish firmly in a position
- scrupulous
- careful, diligent, painstaking
- mire
- swamp, muddy ground
- dilatory
- slow, falling behind with one's work
- ineffable
- cannot be expressed in words
- tenacious
- stubborn, resolute, holding firm to a purpose
- err
- make a mistake
- dispassionate
- neutral, objective
- pillage
- plunder
- nuance
- something subtle, a fine shade of meaning
- unctuous
- oily; using excessive flattery
- abhor
- hate, detest
- unwitting
- not deliberate, unconscious
- placate
- pacify, soothe, calm
- endurance
- staying power, patience, stamina
- stringent
- strict or severe
- belligerent
- agressive, ready to fight
- surreptitious
- secret, sneaky, stealthy
- placid
- calm, peaceful
- rotund
- round, plump
- desecrate
- to damage or pollute a holy place
- droll
- dryly amusing
- illuminate
- to light up or make clear
- didactic
- intended to teach, instructive
- precocious
- developing early
- astute
- perceptive, sharp-witted
- rigor
- thoroughness
- nonentity
- a person of no importance, not famous
- salutary
- something which teaches you a lesson; beneficial
- urbane
- sophisticated, suave
- postulate
- hypothesize, propose
- disparity
- an inequality
- trivial
- unimportant
- revere
- worship
- transcribe
- copy, record
- verbosity
- using too many words
- zany
- crazy, wacky
- cogent
- lucid, well argued
- protean
- changeable
- invidious
- arousing envy
- diligent
- hard-working
- incantation
- chant, invocation, prayer
- collage
- picture made from fragments of other pictures
- capitulate
- surrender, give in to
- precipitous
- done in a hurry
- strut
- swagger, show off
- pyromania
- compulsion to start fires
- jargon
- specialized language used by experts
- machinations
- plots and plans
- delineation
- demarcation, explanation, definition, outlining
- polemical
- causing debate or argument
- irreproachable
- cannot be criticized; perfect
- omnipotent
- all-powerful
- notoriety
- infamy, known for wrong doing
- misanthrope
- hater of the rest of mankind
- acuity
- sharpness (mental or visual)
- staunch
- loyal, faithful, dependable
- emaciated
- very thin, withered
- deliberate
- to think over deeply, reflect on
- condescend
- talk down to
- matriarchy
- society governed by women
- parody
- a mockery, imitation for ridicule, spoof
- quaff
- drink down quickly
- livid
- very angry
- peccadillo
- minor weakness; trivial offence
- consecrate
- dedicate
- prescient
- having fore-knowledge
- flamboyant
- showy, ornate
- futile
- useless, hopeless
- superlative
- extremely good, the best
- despondent
- having no hope, miserable
- merge
- come together
- subtle
- not obvious
- oblique
- indirect, implicit, slanting
- eloquent
- fluent and persuasive in speech
- castigate
- scold strongly
- sequester
- isolate
- protocol
- procedure, code of behavior
- intermittent
- sporadic, irregular
- officious
- domineering; intrusive; meddlesome
- vivacity
- liveliness, animation
- titter
- giggle quietly
- gratis
- free of charge, without payment
- fitful
- not continuous, stopping and starting
- decorum
- dignified, decent, correct behavior
- deplete
- use up, lessen
- beleaguer
- besiege, attack
- personable
- friendly, likeable
- hypocritical
- insincere
- berate
- scold, criticize
- persnickety
- fastidious, fussy
- petulant
- sulky, peevish
- euphony
- pleasant sounds
- negligence
- carelessness
- uproarious
- hilarious, hysterical, very funny
- belie
- contradict
- unfrock
- to remove a priest from his position
- obsolete
- no longer valid
- inductee
- novice; beginner
- euphemism
- a polite phrase to cover something unpleasant
- exorcism
- getting free/rid of, eliminating (especially demons)
- voracious
- ravenous
- egalitarianism
- belief in equality
- inconsequential
- unimportant, insignificant, negligible
- restorative
- a tonic
- debility
- weakness, incapacity
- enfranchise
- give voting rights
- jaded
- tired, bored, worn out
- dupe
- to fool someone
- annex
- take possession of, seize, capture
- incipient
- just beginning
- sybarite
- lover of luxury
- largess
- generosity
- cerebral
- intellectual
- pretentious
- pompous, self-important
- headstrong
- stubborn, willful
- cacophony
- discordant loud noises
- alleviate
- make less severe
- parry
- dodge, avoid, ward off
- blasphemy
- speech which offends religious sentiments
- seminary
- an institution in which priests are trained
- preeminent
- famous, outstanding
- recluse
- someone who cuts himself off from life
- indulgent
- pampering, satisfying desires
- condone
- tacitly support, overlook
- phenomenon
- an event or happening
- precept
- guiding principle
- morose
- gloomy, bad tempered
- maverick
- a loner
- pusillanimous
- cowardly
- begrudge
- resent
- deplore
- regret, condemn
- obliterate
- destroy, demolish, eradicate
- onerous
- difficult, tedious, hard to undertake
- smorgasbord
- a Swedish buffet of cold dishes, a wide variety
- willful
- stubborn
- puerile
- childish
- serrated
- jagged, saw-like
- mundane
- ordinary, worldly
- tenuous
- flimsy, not solid
- profane
- unholy, disrespectful
- contrite
- sorry
- navigable
- suitable for sailing
- taciturn
- quiet, saying little
- querulous
- always complaining
- credible
- believable
- irascible
- easily angered
- clientele
- customers
- repudiate
- shun, eschew
- omniscient
- all-knowing
- odious
- hateful
- jurisprudence
- science or study of law
- burnish
- polish
- effusive
- gushing; demonstrative
- impoverished
- destitute, poor
- inconspicuous
- not easily seen, subtle, not noticeable
- lucid
- clear, logical, sane
- absolution
- forgiveness, pardon, release
- negate
- cancel, deny
- nullify
- to counter, make unimportant
- savant
- person with knowledge
- vacillate
- waver, hesitate
- remorse
- regret, sorrow, contrition
- amelioration
- improvement
- preclude
- prevent or make impossible
- innocuous
- harmless, inoffensive
- torpor
- dormancy, sluggishness, inactivity
- sporadic
- not continuous, intermittent
- marshal
- to gather together
- clamor
- shout, scream
- harbingers
- indicators, bringers of warnings
- inebriation
- to be drunk, high, intoxicated
- retention
- preservation, withholding
- supercilious
- proud and haughty
- plagiarism
- taking credit for someone else's writing or ideas
- animosity
- hatred, antagonism
- befuddle
- confuse
- predicament
- dilemma; difficult situation
- ramifications
- branches; subdivisions of a complex system
- posterity
- future generations
- ominous
- threatening
- consummate
- complete, total, supremely good
- renown
- fame
- arable
- can be cultivated to grow crops
- voluble
- talkative
- diurnal
- active in daytime
- garish
- gaudy
- upshot
- outcome
- interminable
- never ending
- obtuse
- mentally dull
- lethargic
- tired, without energy
- discrepancy
- something which does not match up; inconsistency
- compliant
- easy to control, submissive
- deter
- put off, prevent
- quaint
- old-fashioned, pretty
- artifice
- deception, trickery
- poseur
- someone who puts on an act
- redress
- put right something that was wrong
- traverse
- cross, pass through
- candor
- frankness, openness
- insentient
- unfeeling
- peripatetic
- nomadic, moving from place to place
- disparage
- criticize, belittle
- decoy
- lure, trap, trick
- galleon
- ancient type of sailing ship
- hieroglyphics
- picture-writing; writing that is difficult to read/enigmatic
- equivocate
- speak ambiguously; avoid telling the truth
- fly-by-night
- unreliable, disreputable
- serendipity
- fortunate coincidence, unsought discovery
- bard
- poet
- liniment
- soothing lotion
- disinterested
- unbiased
- auspicious
- favorable, promising to turn out well
- innate
- inherited, inborn
- abrasive
- rough, coarse, harsh
- discern
- to distinguish one thing from another
- immoderate
- excessive, extreme flattering
- blunderbuss
- ancient weapon (type of gun); a clumsy person
- abrasiveness
- harshness, coarseness
- inimical
- hostile, contrary
- prostration
- lying face down, or be overcome with extreme weakness
- pensive
- in a thoughtful mood, thinking deeply
- caldron
- huge cooking pot
- pliable
- flexible, not stubborn
- devoured
- greedily eaten/consumed
- mercenary
- concerned only with money
- protégé
- person under protection of, or guided by another
- infallible
- perfect, flawless
- vertigo
- dizziness
- lofty
- snooty, arrogant, haughty
- anarchy
- chaos, lack of government
- heresy
- against orthodox opinion
- epistle
- a letter (form of communication)
- defoliate
- cause leaves to fall off
- allay
- to lessen, relieve
- stolid
- impassive, dull, indifferent
- ostentatious
- showy
- germane
- relevant
- knotty
- complex, difficult to solve
- vagrant
- person wandering without a home
- elucidate
- make clear
- timorous
- cowardly, fearful
- obviate
- avoid, make unnecessary
- exonerates
- acquits, absolves, removes blame
- petrify
- terrify, turn to stone
- belittle
- to demean
- pinnacle
- topmost point
- vapid
- dull, uninspiring
- bigot
- narrow-minded, prejudiced person
- flagrant
- clearly wrong
- parched
- dried up
- adulation
- strong admiration, worship
- reprehensible
- shameful, very bad
- exasperated
- frustrated, annoyed
- magnate
- powerful businessman
- hasten
- hurry, accelerate, rush
- blatant
- obvious
- rant
- use bombastic language
- jingoistic
- extremely patriotic, nationalistic
- trepidation
- fear
- riddled
- full of (usually full of holes)
- vignette
- small sketch
- tangible
- can be touched
- stifle
- suppress
- ponderous
- weighty, slow and heavy
- procrastinate
- delay, put off
- genre
- a category, type
- annex
- a building which is an addition to an existing building
- cogitate
- think over something, ponder
- bemoan
- complain about
- glacial
- hostile, unfriendly, cold, icy
- discursiveness
- long windedness, indirectness
- plumage
- feathers of a bird
- nettle
- annoy
- ambiguity
- uncertainty, vagueness
- sanguine
- optimistic, cheerful
- hackneyed
- common and overused
- quirk
- oddity
- fecund
- fertile
- legion
- in large numbers
- gratuitous
- unwarranted
- zenith
- summit
- menagerie
- collection of animals
- wily
- cunning
- strident
- loud and harsh
- pejorative
- derogatory
- garner
- gather, collect
- congeal
- to solidify
- gullibility
- unwariness, trustfulness, being easily fooled
- decathlon
- an athletic competition with ten events
- censure
- blame
- obfuscate
- deliberately make something difficult to understand
- resonant
- echoing
- languid
- tired, slow
- deride
- ridicule, make fun of, mock
- inadvertent
- not intentional
- endorse
- give support or approval to
- fraudulent
- fake, false
- loquacious
- talkative
- abstain
- desist, go without, withdraw
- referendum
- public vote
- proletarian
- member of the working class
- extrapolate
- extend; predict on teh basis of known data
- guffaw
- sudden loud laughter
- abrogate
- cancel, deny, repeal
- exemplify
- to serve as a good example
- maelstrom
- whirpool, storm in the ocean
- prerogative
- right or privilege
- munificent
- generous, charitable
- tactile
- concerned with the sense of touch
- intransigent
- stubborn, unyielding
- peremptory
- in a commanding manner
- myriad
- in large numbers
- peripheral
- on the edge, not important
- indifferent
- neutral, or not outstanding
- unscathed
- unharmed, intact, without a scratch
- recant
- disclaim, retract statement
- perfidy
- treachery
- parsimonious
- economical, frugal, thrifty
- nuzzle
- cuddle, snuggle
- chimerical
- changeable, unstable
- sacrosanct
- very holy, inviolable
- lynch
- assassinate, kill, illegal hanging
- bane
- troublesome influence
- proclivity
- tendency towards
- lobbyist
- tries to persuade someone to support a particular cause
- diffident
- lacking confidence, shy
- augment
- increase, make bigger
- desist
- stop, discontinue, cease
- plausible
- can be believed, reasonable
- hiatus
- interruption, pause
- prodigal
- wasteful, extravagant
- corrugated
- highly folded
- legend
- key to map; myth or story
- benign
- kindly, harmless
- ignominious
- shameful
- defunct
- no longer in existence
- indigenous
- native to a particular area
- circumvent
- avoid, get around
- fractious
- irritable, difficult to control
- talisman
- lucky charm
- clairvoyant
- psychic, mystic
- patron
- one who gives support (usually financial)
- ameliorate
- make better
- perjury
- lying under oath
- consensus
- general agreement
- saccharine
- falsely sweet
- cryptic
- puzzling, enigmatic
- quandary
- dilemma, puzzle
- waylay
- accost, stop, approach, hinder
- hidebound
- rigid in opinions
- brevity
- briefness
- instigate
- to start, provoke
- plaudit
- statement giving strong praise
- histrionic
- theatrical, exaggerated
- truant
- shirker, someone absent without permission
- appease
- pacify, soothe, calm down, make peace with
- antagonistic
- opposed, hostile, aggressive
- stoic
- known for fortitude, indifferent to pleasure or pain
- frivolous
- not serious, playful, silly
- chastises
- punishes
- plaintiff
- applicant, petitioner
- fastidious
- overly particular, finicky
- palisade
- fence made of posts
- subterfuge
- a trick, ploy
- drivel
- nonsense
- antediluvian
- outdated, prehistoric, very old-fashioned
- pertinent
- relevant
- ingrate
- ungrateful person
- plummet
- fall suddenly and steeply
- benignity
- compassion, gentleness, fondness
- resplendent
- shining, glowing
- anomaly
- something which does not fit in a pattern
- lamentation
- expression of regret or sorrow
- scapegoat
- person on whom blame is placed for faults of others
- inveterate
- habitual, chronic
- ire
- anger (irate means very angry)
- inept
- incompetent, unskilled, useless
- mellow
- soft, melodious, ripe
- bulwark
- fortification, barricade, wall
- discriminate
- to make a clear distinction, see the difference
- apprehensive
- worried, fearful
- pariah
- an outcast from society
- beguile
- mislead, lure
- belabor
- explain in unnecessary detail
- obdurate
- stubborn
- libertarian
- someone who opposes tyranny
- clemency
- mercy
- palliative
- a remedy that improves/relieves but doesn't cure
- braggart
- someone who boasts
- irrevocable
- cannot be cancelled, unchangeable
- ogle
- stare at, observe in an obvious manner
- collate
- arrange in order
- confound
- confuse
- accolade
- tribute, honor, praise
- atheist
- person who does not believe in God
- punctilious
- paying attention to small details
- rebuttal
- denial, negation
- tirade
- stream of verbal abuse
- fatuous
- silly, foolish
- arbitrary
- random, for no definite reason
- bellicose
- war-like, aggressive
- laceration
- a cut
- laconic
- using few words, brief, short, to the point
- coercion
- force
- hypochondriac
- a person obsessed with health; having imaginary illnesses
- conspicuous
- easily seen, prominent
- etymology
- the study of word origins
- vital
- essential, alive, or important
- panacea
- remedy for all ills
- hamper
- hinder, obstruct
- elusive
- hard to pin down
- maladroit
- clumsy, unskillful
- misogynist
- hater of women
- benevolent
- kindly
- embroil
- involve in hostility or argument
- extraneous
- irrelevant
- conundrum
- a puzzle
- aloof
- distant, detached, cold
- soothsayer
- fortuneteller
- catharsis
- purging of pent-up emotions
- extrinsic
- irrelevant, on the outside
- pious
- very religious
- execrable
- very, very bad
- presentiment
- a feeling that something might happen
- protagonist
- main character in film, book, play, etc.
- whimsical
- capricious, changeable
- amass
- accumulate
- jubilant
- ecstatic, delighted, rejoicing
- nebulous
- vague
- jaunt
- short pleasure trip
- surly
- grumpy, rude
- aversion
- a dislike of
- apathetic
- indifferent, uninterested, lethargic
- analogous
- comparable
- malleable
- flexible, can be shaped
- red tape
- formalities, paperwork, official procedure
- pristine
- unspoiled, like new
- egregious
- oustandingly, obviously bad
- furrow
- groove in the ground, wrinkle
- patronize
- condescend to, behave in an arrogant manner towards
- ambiguous
- unclear in meaning, can be interpreted in different ways
- peruse
- read carefully
- dike
- dam, embankment
- illusory
- deceptive, false, misleading
- inertia
- inactivity, lethargy
- skirmish
- minor battle
- deteriorate
- worsen, decline
- adroit
- skillful
- philanthropy
- charity, love of mankind
- neologism
- newly coined word
- remuneration
- payment for work done
- malingerer
- deliberately tries to avoid work
- masochist
- person who intentionally inflicts pain on himself
- extradite
- deport from one country back to the home country
- amity
- friendship
- goad
- prod, urge
- drawl
- speak slowly with words running together
- venial
- minor, unimportant
- gibbering
- making meaningless noises
- epicure
- someone who appreciated good food and drink
- erratic
- wandering, irregular
- palpable
- easily felt, easily perceived
- furtive
- hidden and secret
- divert
- entertain; distract; cause a detour
- cajole
- coax, persuade
- derogatory
- uncomplimentary
- analgesic
- medicine to combat pain
- mettle
- courage, bravery, valor
- weighty
- serious
- paradigm
- example, model, way of looking at things
- expatriate
- refugee, emigrant, someone living away from his own country
- exhaustive
- complete and thorough
- martinet
- person who believes in strict discipline
- podium
- raised platform used to give speeches from
- prevaricate
- speak misleadingly and evasively
- articulate
- clear, lucid, eloquent
- upbraid
- scold, tell off, reprimand
- momentous
- very important
- stereotype
- generalized image
- abstruse
- difficult to understand, obscure
- undermined
- damaged, attacked
- hinder
- obstruct
- labyrinthine
- complicated, highly convoluted
- profundity
- depth, insightfulness
- effigy
- a model of a person
- cringe
- recoil, flinch, shy away
- surreptitiously
- secretly, furtively, stealthily
- bristle
- to show irritation
- oust
- force out of an office or position
- irksome
- annoying, infuriating
- volatile
- dangerously unstable; evaporates easily
- speckled
- spotted, freckled, dotted
- nostalgia
- longing for the past
- ephemeral
- short-lived
- grate
- annoy, aggravate, vex
- contemporary
- living or happening at the same time
- redolent
- smelling of; giving off odors
- espouse
- promote, take up, support
- trinket
- something of little value, knick-knack
- servile
- overly submissive, groveling
- disapprobation
- disapproval
- obscured
- hidden, covered, buried
- alibi
- an excuse that shows someone was not at a crime scene
- dilettante
- person who dabbles in a subject without serious study
- subversive
- rebellious, revolutionary
- garble
- distort, confuse, muddle
- beret
- type of cap
- opaque
- does not let light through
- epitomized
- typified, characterized, personified
- levity
- flippancy, joking about serious matters
- onus
- burden, responsibility
- jeopardize
- put at risk, endanger
- scale
- to climb
- alacrity
- eagerness, enthusiasm, quickness
- collusion
- plotting and planning
- perpetuated
- caused to continue
- indolence
- laziness
- wax
- to increase, to grow
- nefarious
- wicked, immoral, disreputable
- malady
- illness
- eclectic
- taking things from different sources
- sanction
- give approval to
- paramount
- of supreme importance
- tangent
- going away from the main subject
- malediction
- a curse
- alchemy
- medieval chemistry; attempt to change base metal into gold
- paucity
- shortage
- vilification
- blackening someone's name
- larceny
- theft, robbery, stealing
- overwrought
- worked up, in an emotional state
- impromptu
- unrehearsed, spontaneous
- veneer
- surface coating
- digress
- wander off the subject
- docile
- gentle and easily lead
- parochial
- narrow-minded, concerned only with local matters
- fortitude
- bravery
- robust
- strong, healthy, tough
- sagacious
- wise
- objective
- unbiased, not subjective
- replete
- full
- redundant
- unnecessary, superfluous
- dolt
- stupid person
- heed
- listen to
- archetype
- classic example of
- lance
- spear, spike, javelin
- intransigence
- stubbornness
- gaunt
- emaciated, bony and angular
- deprecate
- criticize, denounce
- jollity
- gaiety, happiness
- pedant
- insists on strict adherence to rules or narrow learning
- arcane
- obscure, known only to a few people
- lithe
- flexible, supple
- extol
- praise
- incongruous
- not fitting in, out of place
- stratagem
- plot, plan, trick
- fickle
- unpredictable, whimsical, easily swayed
- juxtapose
- place next to
- truncate
- cut short
- expedient
- convenient, practical
- modicum
- small amount
- immutable
- unchanging, permanent
- dilemma
- puzzling situation
- smelt
- refine an ore
- pedestrian
- common, mundane, banal
- enigma
- puzzle, mystery
- adversity
- hardship
- unfetter
- set free
- specious
- false
- gregarious
- extroverted, sociable, outgoing
- coddle
- pamper, fuss over, indulge
- hedonism
- self-indulgence, pleasure-seeking
- relegate
- dismiss to a lower position
- marred
- damaged, spoiled
- palatable
- good to eat, agreeable
- trite
- unoriginal, dull
- exemplary
- outstandingly good, setting a fine example
- proponents
- promoters, supporters
- ornate
- highly decorated
- caustic
- burning, cutting
- ludicrous
- ridiculous, silly
- sophomoric
- juvenile, immature
- iconoclast
- person who opposes orthodoxy
- billowing
- swelling, fluttering, waving
- wistful
- melancholy, pensive, expressing a longing for
- exceptionable
- very bad (something which we should object to)
- orthodox
- conventional
- veracity
- truthfulness
- sparse
- spare, bare, meager
- lukewarm
- unenthusiastic; neither hot nor cold
- fanaticism
- passion, excessive devotion
- languish
- decay, fade away, get weaker
- plethora
- an excess, abundance
- ingénue
- naïve, unsophisticated person
- impartial
- unbiased, neutral
- mendacious
- given to lying
- zeal
- enthusiasm
- eulogy
- praise
- skeptical
- doubting, not gullible
- bilk
- cheat, defraud
- subpoena
- summons to court
- utilitarian
- useful
- predecessor
- one who came before
- disseminating
- circulating, broadcasting, spreading (information)
- counterfeit
- fake, false
- burgeon
- grow, flourish, put forth new shoots
- quagmire
- marsh, bog
- engender
- cause, bring about
- credulous
- gullible, ready to believe anything
- exegesis
- scholarly explanation or interpretation
- fortuitous
- happening by chance
- niggardly
- miserly, stingy
- perpetuity
- eternity
- circuitous
- indirect, roundabout
- pellucid
- transparently clear
- caucus
- type of closed political meeting
- blighted
- damaged, destroyed, ruined
- anthropocentrism
- putting man at the center of one's philosophy
- stevedore
- dockworker
- acrid
- sharp, pungent (used of smells and tastes)
- conciliate
- to bring together, end a dispute
- tyro
- novice, beginner
- garrulous
- talkative
- ascetic
- without luxuries, severely simple
- circumspect
- cautious, considering all sides
- placebo
- harmless medicine with no effect, dummy medicine
- monotonous
- dull, unvarying
- cliché
- overused expression, something unoriginal
- curtail
- cut short
- jocular
- in a joking manner
- tractable
- obedient, dutiful, polite
- gullible
- easily fooled
- conventional
- usual, customary, common
- luscious
- juicy, moist, succulent
- epistolary
- concerned with letters, through correspondence
- variegated
- multicolored, speckled
- hone
- sharpen, increase, perfect
- anecdote
- an amusing brief story
- callow
- immature
- stagnant
- still, not moving
- corpulent
- fat
- candid
- frank, honest
- prodigious
- very large, extraordinary
- advocate
- support
- gustatory
- concerned with the sense of taste
- inviolable
- cannot be invaded
- certitude
- certainty
- enunciation
- clear pronunciation, accent, articulation
- profanity
- swearing, cursing
- esoteric
- obscure and difficult to understand
- apocryphal
- of doubtful origin
- manipulatable
- influenceable, controllable
- poignant
- deeply moving, strongly affecting the emotions
- assuage
- to calm
- eccentric
- unusual, quirky, odd
- potable
- suitable for drinking
- transgress
- go astray, disobey, commit a sin
- meticulous
- very careful, painstaking
- frugal
- economical, not wasting anything
- perdition
- damnation
- precinct
- district of a city
- misrepresentation
- deliberately deceiving
- waive
- surrender, give up
- dogmatic
- having stubbornly held opinions
- detrimental
- harmful
- precarious
- unstable, risky
- infer
- deduce, conclude
- artisan
- craftsman
- ruse
- trick, stratagem
- percipient
- perceptive, insightful
- antiquated
- outdated, old fashioned
- gambol
- frolic, leap, bound
- banality
- ordinariness, dullness
- incoherent
- not clear, confused
- aesthetic
- concerning art or beauty
- efface
- wipe out, remove all trace of
- cartographer
- person who makes maps
- exposition
- clear explanation
- spurious
- false
- evacuate
- vacate, empty, abandon
- olfactory
- concerned with the sense of smell
- archaic
- ancent, outdated, old fashioned
- concatenation
- linking into chains
- discord
- disagreement
- apathy
- lack of interest or emotion
- bombast
- arrogant, pompous langauge
- acrophobia
- fear of heights
- perspicacity
- insightfulness, acuity
- overt
- obvious, not hidden
- reticent
- restrained, holding something back, uncommunicative
- poised
- calm, collected, self-possessed
- substantiate
- give supporting evidence
- incarceration
- imprisonment
- obsequious
- servile, submissive
- amorphous
- lacking in shape
- sanctimonious
- hypocritically holy
- bequeath
- leave something in one's will to be given after one's death
- ignominy
- shame
- perspicacious
- insightful, sharp, wise
- expedite
- make faster
- portent
- a warning sign, omen
- brawny
- muscular
- milieu
- environment
- rescind
- retract, repeal
- misnomer
- wrong name
- contumacious
- stubborn
- usurp
- take someone's position (usually by force)
- pivotal
- of central importance
- noxious
- harmful, poisonous, lethal
- vitriolic
- corrosive, strongly attacking
- flippant
- making jokes about serious matters
- guileless
- frank, straightforward, honest
- soporific
- inducing sleep
- ironic
- satiric, unexpected
- scuttle
- scurry, dash, mess up
- pragmatic
- practical
- inexpedient
- not convenient or prudent
- salacious
- lecherous, erotic
- exculpate
- free someone from blame, pardon, acquit
- labyrinth
- a maze
- sensuous
- appealing to the senses
- parasite
- scrounger, animal which takes digested food from another
- attenuate
- weaken
- itinerant
- nomadic, wandering from place to place
- dynamic
- lively, vibrant, energetic
- pontificate
- speak pompously, dogmatically
- cower
- recoil in fear or servility, shrink away from
- staid
- dull, sober, serious
- flout
- defy, reject
- temper
- to moderate, soften
- affable
- friendly, social, easygoing
- nonchalance
- an appearance of indifference, calm and composed
- unprecedented
- never having happened before
- zealot
- fanatic
- thwart
- prevent, frustrate
- sallow
- yellowish
- rancor
- resentment, animosity, bad feeling
- kindle
- to start a fire
- emancipate
- set free
- demur
- hesitate, refuse
- gravity
- seriousness
- emulate
- to imitate something admired
- mercurial
- volatile, changeable
- insipid
- dull, bland, boring
- ossify
- turn to bone, become fixed and rigid
- voluminous
- very large, spacious
- ramble
- wander aimlessly
- ambulatory
- able to walk around (used of hospital patients)
- flustered
- worked-up, not calm
- stoke
- add fuel to, strengthen
- clandestine
- secret, covert, stealthy
- circumscribe
- limit, restrict
- celerity
- speed
- provincial
- unsophisticated, narrow-minded
- discordancy
- cacophany, harshness, jarring
- pathos
- evoking sadness or pity
- judicious
- correct in judgment, wise
- emerge
- come out, appear
- magnanimous
- generous, big-hearted
- flaunt
- show off, display in a showy manner
- virulent
- dangerous, harmful
- hedonist
- a pleasure-seeker
- proscribe
- forbid
- condoning
- overlooking, disregarding, ignoring
- cantankerous
- bad-tempered, quarrelsome
- antagonism
- hostility, strong opposition
- innovate
- create, introduce something new
- malinger
- deliberately avoid work; shirk
- lax
- careless, not strict
- somnambulist
- sleepwalker
- concise
- stated in few words
- suffragist
- someone who campaigns for voting rights
- vehemence
- violence, fervor, forcefulness
- nomadic
- wandering from place to place
- venerate
- revere, worship
- abstemious
- self-denying, refraining from indulging
- pernicious
- destructive, harmful
- sluggard
- slow-moving, lethargic person
- resolution
- determination, steadfastness, solution
- whelp
- young dog, young person showing lack of respect
- unequivocal
- clear, obvious
- mallet
- hammer, stick used for polo
- denounce
- condemn, speak out against
- regale
- entertain
- choleric
- easily angered
- meander
- wander from side to side
- coalesce
- come together, merge
- metaphorically
- symbolically, figuratively
- cynical
- believing that people act only out of selfish motives
- transient
- short-lived, ephemeral
- mutinous
- very rebellious
- obsession
- a dominating concern
- commandeer
- take possession of
- depravity
- moral corruption
- sanguinary
- bloodthirsty, bloody
- raucous
- rough, unpleasant (of sounds)
- brusque
- blunt, abrupt
- parity
- equality
- wary
- hesitant, cautious
- meager
- in short supply, inadequate
- recapitulate
- summarize
- covert
- hidden, undercover
- circumlocution
- using too many words, long-windedness
- prosody
- study of versification
- lachrymose
- tearful, sad
- debunking
- exposing false claims or myths
- conflagration
- big fire
- retraction
- withdrawal, cancellation of a statement
- salubrious
- health-giving
- inscrutable
- mysterious, impenetrable
- germinal
- just growing, not developed, immature
- suspect
- think, distrust
- preamble
- preface, introductory material
- vindicate
- prove right, remove blame
- prudent
- cautious, wise
- malefactor
- a wrong-doer
- quarantine
- isolation to prevent the spread of disease
- lampoon
- ridicule, spoof
- dichotomy
- a division into two parts
- solace
- comfort for grief
- purloin
- steal
- asylum
- place of refuge or safety
- mitigate
- lessen, make less severe
- succinct
- concise
- ambivalence
- lack of clarity, wavering, being undecided
- respite
- a break, intermission
- ratify
- approve, consent
- dubious
- doubtful
- desecration
- spoiling something holy
- precipice
- steep slope
- carping
- constant criticism
- hangar
- storage area (like a garage) for a plane
- infamous
- famous for something bad
- resignation
- acceptance of fate
- altruism
- putting others first, being self-sacrificing
- therapeutic
- medicinal, curative
- pervasive
- spreading everywhere
- chary
- wary of, cautious about, reluctant to give
- finesse
- delicacy, subtlety, skill
- inclination
- tendency, a leaning toward
- contrition
- sorrow and repentance
- charlatan
- trickster who claims knowledge he doesn't have
- turpitude
- depravity
- venal
- corrupt; can be bribed
- perceptive
- observant
- philistine
- uncultured person
- edifice
- building, structure, construction
- assiduous
- thorough, diligent
- degradation
- deprivation, poverty, debasement
- paragon
- a perfect example
- bastion
- fortress, stronghold
- acquiesce
- to agree to, give in to
- balk
- hinder and prevent; hesitate over
- tawdry
- of little value, gaudy
- penury
- poverty
- jaundiced
- cynical, pessimistic
- virtuoso
- an accomplished musician
- partisan
- biased, one-sided, committed to one group
- dotard
- foolish old man
- bureaucracy
- administration marked by hierarchical authority
- bourgeois
- middle class
- perfunctory
- superficial, cursory
- lummox
- clumsy person
- susceptible
- vulnerable
- complacent
- self-satisfied, smug
- reprieve
- a respite; postponement of a sentence
- totter
- walk unsteadily
- tumult
- uproar, noise
- forensic
- concerned with courts of law; concerned with argument
- anthology
- a book which is a collection of poems or stories
- obscure
- difficult to understand, partially hidden
- drone
- monotonous noise; to speak with no emotion
- capacious
- spacious
- pragmatist
- concerned with usefulness
- disdain
- contempt, strong dislike
- moribund
- on the point of death
- archives
- collections of old records, place of storage of old documents
- opulent
- wealthy, rich, magnificent
- prolific
- producing a lot
- creditable
- praiseworthy
- guile
- cunning, craftiness
- ubiquitous
- found everywhere, omnipresent
- vehement
- forceful
- solicit
- to ask for, seek
- vivify
- enliven
- wispy
- flimsy, frail, delicate
- indelible
- cannot be wiped out
- precedent
- a previous occurrence used as a guide
- felicitous
- lucky, apt
- irrational
- unreasonable, absurd
- quarry
- prey, mine for stone
- rife
- common, widespread
- vociferous
- noisy, loud in speech
- hyperbole
- grossly exaggerated expression
- colloquial
- local and informal (use of language)
- deleterious
- harmful
- idiosyncrasy
- a personal peculiarity; something unique to an individual
- verbose
- talkative, long-winded, rambling
- atrophy
- waste away from lack of use
- concatenate
- link together
- inexorable
- relentless
- diorama
- model of a scene
- potent
- powerful, compelling, strong
- vestigial
- not developed
- blithe
- free-spirited, carefree
- bolster
- support, prop up
- fervor
- passion, enthusiasm
- hallowed
- worshipped, consecrated
- banal
- common, dull
- envenom
- to cause bitterness and bad feeling
- paradox
- apparently contradictory statement
- impious
- wicked, profane
- oblivious
- totally unaware
- incessant
- without stopping, constant
- deference
- respect
- byline
- the line that tells you who wrote an article
- laud
- praise
- falter
- hesitate, waver
- fallacious
- false
- exacerbate
- make worse
- feasible
- possible and practical
- sycophant
- bootlicker, flatterer
- fanatical
- obsessive, fixated
- tome
- large book
- broach
- start to discuss, approach
- tentative
- not certain
- buttress
- strengthen, support
- adamant
- forceful, inflexible
- raze
- destroy, demolish, tear down
- whet
- sharpen, stimulate
- lackluster
- dull, monotonous, bland
- insurgent
- a rebel
- obstreperous
- noisy and boisterous
- marsupial
- pouched mammal (like a kangaroo)
- terse
- concise, to the point
- sage
- a wise person
- harangue
- noisy attacking speech
- receptacle
- container, vessel, holder
- stanza
- section of a poem
- posthumous
- after death
- dexterous
- skillful with hands
- torpid
- inactive, lazy, stagnant
- tranquil
- peaceful, relaxing
- stupefying
- astonishing, shocking, stunning into silence
- enduring
- lasting
- prosaic
- dull, boring, ordinary
- ebullient
- very lively, cheerful, jovial, happy
- profound
- having deep meaning
- parsimony
- stinginess, frugality, cost-cutting
- refute
- disprove
- chicanery
- trickery
- inevitable
- cannot be avoided
- portend
- foretell
- cavalcade
- procession of vehicles
- sentinel
- guard, sentry
- impecunious
- having no money
- connoisseur
- person with refined taste and good judgment
- egress
- exit
- nondescript
- having no special features, dull and ordinary
- contusion
- a bruise
- unalloyed
- undiluted, total
- austere
- severely plain
- instigator
- troublemaker, person who entices others to do something
- bestial
- behaving like a beast, brutal
- ordain
- destine; confer holy orders on a priest
- embezzle
- defraud, steal
- tardy
- slow, late, overdue, delayed
- scrutinize
- examine carefully
- sardonic
- mocking, sarcastic
- crepuscular
- active at dawn and dusk
- novice
- a beginner, tyro
- presumptuous
- assuming too much, arrogant
- enhance
- improve, make better or clearer
- novel
- new, unusual
- boorish
- ill-mannered
- gritty
- coarse, granular
- enshroud
- cover something
- haughtiness
- arrogance, pride
- dirge
- mournful song
- phlegmatic
- calm, imperturbable
- peerless
- without equal
- congenital
- present from birth
- hoary
- old
- chronicler
- person who records historical information
- moratorium
- temporary prohibition or halt to activity
- amiable
- friendly