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B 876-1000

Elite 2100 Vocabulary
Set B
Words 876-1000

Terms

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Eccentric
Unconventional; odd
Lukewarm
Mildly warm; lacking enthusiasm
Probity
Complete and confirmed honesty
Indolent
Lazy
Glean
To gather bit by bit
Attire
Clothes, esp. fancy or elaborate apparel
Drone
To make a continuous, low buzzing or humming sound; to speak monotonously
Estrange
To make hostile or indifferent, usu., between two persons
Recant
To formally take back a previous statement
Ostentatious
Showy; pretentious
Vex
To disturb; to distress
Lionize
To look upon or treat as a celebrity
Bona Fide
Genuine
Supercilious
Feeling or showing proud contempt
Hackneyed
Made trite and commonplace by overuse
Tirade
An abusive speech
Charisma
A quality of leadership that inspires great devotion in one's followers; personal magnetism or charm
Swagger
To walk in an arrogant manner
Malediction
Evil talk about someone; slander; a curse
Enigma
A perplexing, usually ambiguous puzzle
Callow
Inexperienced; not developed; immature
Transcend
To exceed; to go beyond or above the limits
Iconoclast
One who attacks and seeks to destroy widely accepted ideas
Verbose
Wordy
Nefarious
Very wicked; villainous
Eminent
Outstanding, distinguished, towering above others
Trenchant
Keen and forceful; caustic
Concomitant
Accompanying (of events)
Edict
An authoritative order issued publicly; a decree
Impasse
A dead-end
Fetter
To confine, to restrain, or keep down; chains; shackles
Parry
To deflect an attack
Desultory
Lacking a plan or purpose; unmethodical
Incisive
Keen or penetrating in thought or expression
Esoteric
Known by or confined to a small number of people
Hobbyhorse
A favorite pastime; a topic with which one is obsessed
Buttress
To prop up or support
Synthesis
The combination of separate parts into a unified whole
Atrophy
A wasting away, esp. of body tissue
Manifesto
A public declaration of principles, often political
Alchemy
Medieval chemistry, esp. the attempt to change common metals into gold
Reconcile
To make friendly again; to settle a dispute
Hamper
To keep from moving or acting freely
Mollify
To soothe the temper; pacify; appease
Indoctrinate
To teach to accept a belief uncritically
Renown
Fame or celebrity
Ameliorate
To improve; to become better
Vignette
A small design or portrait; a brief scene (as from a movie) or literary sketch
Grandiloquent
Using excessively fancy or pompous words
Laggard
A slow person; loiterer
Feat
An act or accomplishment showing skill
Passé
Old fasioned; out-of-style
Diligent
Painstaking and steady
Adulation
Excessive flattery or admiration
Reproof
An expression of disapproval; a rebuke
Tacit
Unspoken but understood; silent
Amble
To walk slowly or leisurely
Monopoly
Exclusive possession or control; a company or group having that control
Ascetic
Self-denying
Cachet
A mark of distinction
Kowtow
To show servile deference; to touch the forehead to the ground as an act of respect
Dint
Power; effort
Watershed
A critical point that marks a division
Minuscule
Very small
Nonchalant
Seemingly to be unconcerned or indifferent
Appropriate
To set apart for a specific use; to take possession of, often without permission
Bifurcate
To divide into two parts
Unscrupulous
Proceeding ruthlessly; without regard for right or wrong
Requisite
Needed; necessary
Unconscionable
Beyond reason; not restrained by conscience
Emit
To send forth; to give out
Entreaty
An earnest plea or request
Circumlocution
An indirect or wordy way of expressing an idea
Portly
Fat, esp. of one who has a stately, imposing bearing
Complement
Something that completes a whole or brings to perfection
Contravene
To act counter to; violate
Unscathed
Unharmed
Criterion
A measurable value; a standard for judging
Auspicious
Marked by favorable circumstances
Oratory
Public speaking, esp. marked by pompous rhetoric
Tautology
Needless repetition of an idea in different words (e.g., "widow woman")
Bereaved
Suffering the loss of a loved one
Gait
Manner of moving on foot; rate or manner of proceeding
Penchant
A strong liking
Scrupulous
Conscientious and exact; having principles
Debacle
An overwhelming defeat or rout
Flamboyant
Extravagant; showy
Pathology
The study of the cause and development of disease; a departure from a normal condition
Aegis
A protection; sponsorship
Fulsome
Disgusting because excessive or insincere; repulsive
Gainsay
To deny; declare false
Reluctant
Unwilling; disinclined
Apotheosis
The ideal example; the elevation of a person to the rank of a god
Flabbergast
To overcome with astonishment
Diaphanous
Of transparent or translucently fine texture; delicate and insubstantial
Implacable
Unable to be pacified; relentless
Ascendant
In a position of power or superiority
Bilk
To swindle; to cheat
Covert
Concealed or disguised; not openly practiced
Tenure
Holding or possession of an office or property; guaranteed permanent employment, especially as a teacher
Intrinsic
Relating to the essential nature of something
Erudite
Well-educated
Reiterate
To repeat
Forestall
To prevent or delay beforehand
Distraught
Anxious or agitated
Collaborate
To work together, esp. at an intellectual effort
Hyperbole
Exaggeration
Barb
A cutting or biting remark
Diatribe
Prolonged and bitter speech or writing
Discursive
Covering a wide range of subjects; rambling
Inaugurate
To formally bring into office at the beginning of a term
Didactic
Intending to teach; inclined to teach excessively
Mortify
To humiliate; to fill with embarrassment
Peremptory
Having the nature of a command; permitting no denial
Allude
To refer to indirectly
Jettison
To throw overboard; discard or abandon something no longer wanted
Dichotomy
Divising into two contradictory parts
Obliging
Ready to do favors; helpful; courteous
Aberration
A departure from what is right, true, correct
Scourge
A cause of widespread suffering
Detract
To take away a desirable part; to diminish
Anomaly
A departure from the regular pattern
Epigram
A short, cleverly-worded statement
Upshot
The decisive or final result
Exult
To rejoice greatly

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