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abate: v. to lessen in intensity, decrease; R: a-(ad) to
aberrant: adj. abnormal; R: ab- wander
abeyance: n. suspended action, inactivity, dormant, latent
abscission: n. removal
abscond: v. depart secretly and hide (clandestinely)
abstemious: adj. sparing in eating/drinking
admonish: v. warn; reprove
adulterate: v. reduce purity
aesthetic: adj. dealing w/ arts
aggregate: v. gather, accumulate
alacrity: n. eagerness
alleviate: v. relieve
amalgamate: v. combine
ambiguous: adj. unclear/doubtful
ambivalence: n. contradicting emo attitudes
ameliorate: v. improve
anachronism: n. out of historical/chronological context
apotheosis: n. diefication, glorification, perfect example
approbation: n. approval or praise
appropriate: v. take as own
arduous: adj. strenuous
artless: adj. w/o guile, natural, w/o artificiality
ascetic: n. practice self denial
assauge: v. lessen, pacify
assiduous: adj. hard-working
attenuate: v. rarefy, weaken, lessen
audacious: adj. daring, fearless, bold
austere: adj. w/o adornment, bare, simple
autonomous: adj. self governing
aver: v. state as fact, confirm, support
banal: adj. commonplace, unoriginal
belie: v. misrepresent
beneficent: adj. kindly, doing good
bolster: v. provide support
bombastic: adj. vain
boor: n. rude, insensitive
burgeon: v. rapid growth, flourish
burnish: v. polish
levity: n. not serious (joking), frivolity
buttress: n. support
loquacious: adj. talkative
laconic: adj. using few words
lassitude: n.weariness
latent: adj. potential but underdeveloped, hidden
laud: v. praise highly
lethargic: adj. drowsy, dull
levee: n. earth/stone to prevent flooding
lucid: adj. intelligible, clear
luminous: adj. brightness, light, clear
magnanimity: n. generosity
malingerer: n. one who fakes illness to escape duty
malleable: adj. capable of being shaped by pounding, impressionable
maverick: rebel, nonconformist
mendacious: adj. lying, dishonest
meticulous: adj. excessively careful
misanthrope: n. one who hates mankind
mitigate: v. appease, moderate
mollify: v. soothe
morose: adj. ill-humored, sullen, meloncholy
mundane: adj. worldly, secular, everyday
negate: v. cancel out, nulify, deny
neophyte: n. recent convert, novice
obdurate: adj. stubborn
obsequious: adj. slavishly attentive, servile, sycophantic
obviate: v. make unnecessary, get rid of
occlude: v. shut, close
officious: adj. meddlesome, excessively pushy in offering one's services
onerous: adj. burdonsome
opprobrium: n.infamy, vilification, evil
oscillate: v. vibrate pendulumlike, waver
ostentatious: adj. showy
harangue: long passionate speech
homogeneous: adj. of same kind
hyperbole: n. exaggeration, overstatement
jejune: adj. uninteresting, immature, lacking nutrition
list: v. tilt or lean to side
lachrymose: adj. causing tears
limn: v. draw, outline in detail
libertine: n. unrestrained by morality
labile: adj. readily open to change, unstable
lumber: v. move heavily/clumsily
jocose: adj. given to joking, humorous
jibe: v. agree, accord
limpid: adj. transparent, simple, untroubled
sage: n. person celebrated for wisdom
salubrious: adj. healthful
sanction: v. approve, ratify
secrete: v. hide away, release substance
shard: n. fragment
skeptic: n. doubter
solicitous: adj. worried, concealed
soporific: adj. sleep causing
specious: adj. seeming reasonable, but incorrect, misleading
stigma: n. token of disgrace, brand
stint: v. be thrifty, set limits, n. supply, allotted time, assigned portion of work
stipulate: v. specify
stolid: adj. dull, impassive
strut: v. pompous walk, n. supporting bar
subpoena: n. writ summoning witness to appear
substantiate: v. verify, support
supersede: v. cause to set aside, replace
supposition: n. hypothesis, surmise
gainsay: v. deny
garrulous: adj. loquacious, talktative
goad: v. urge on
gouge: v. overcharge, tear out
grandiloquent: adj. pompous, bombastic, using high sounding language
gregarious: adj. sociable
guileless: adj. w/o deceit
gullible: adj. easily deceived
frugality: n. thrift, economy
fledgling: adj. inexperienced
fervor: n. glowing ardor, intensity of feeling, passion
fatuous: adj. foolish, inane
flout: v. reject, mock
facetious: adj. joking (often inappropriately), humorous
foment: v. stir up, instigate
fallacious: adj. false, misleading
futile: adj. useless, hopeless, ineffectual
fawning: adj. courting favor by cringing and flattering
flag: v. droop, grow feeble
facilitate: v. help bring about, make less difficult
felicitous: adj. apt, suitably expressed, well chosen
daunt: v. intimidate, frighten, discourage
decorum: n. proper, orderliness and good taste in manners
default: n. failure to act
deference: n. submission to other's wishes
delineate: v. portray, depict, sketch
denigrate: v. blacken
deride: v. ridicule
derivative: adj. unoriginal
desiccate: v. dry up
desultory: adj. aimless, random
deterrent: n. something that discourages, hinderance
diatribe: n. bitter scolding, invective
diffidence: n. shyness
diffuse: adj. wordy, rambling, spread out
digression: n. wandering away from
dirge: n. lament(expression of grief) w/ music
disabuse: v. correct false impression, undeceive
discerning: adj. mentally quick and observant, having insight
discordant: adj. not harmonious, conflicting
discrete: adj. separate, unconnected
disingenuous: adj. not naïve, sophisticated
disinterested: adj. unprejudice
disjointed: adj. disconnected
disparage: v. belittle
disparate: adj. basically different, unrelated
dissemble: v. disguise, pretend
dissolution: n. disintegration, looseness in morals
dissonance: n. discord, opposite of harmony
distill: v. purify, refine, concentrate
dogmatic: adj. opinionated, arbitrary, doctrinal
dormant: adj. sleeping, lethargic, latent
dupe: n. someone easily fooled
divest: v. strip, deprive
disseminate: v. distribute, spread, scatter
cacophonous: adj. discordant
capricious: adj. fickle
castigation: n. punishment, severe criticism
caustic: adj. burning, sarcastically biting
chicanery: n. trickery, deception
coda: n. conclusing section of musical/literary comp
cogent: adj. convincing
commensurate: adj. equal in extent
compendium: n. abstract, summary
complaisant: adj. trying to please, make perfect
concillatory: adj. reconciling, soothing
condone: v. overlook, forgive, give tacit approval
connoisseur: n. person competent to act as judge of art, art lover
contention: n. claim, thesis
contentious: adj. quarrelsome
contrite: adj. penitent, expressing remorse for one's sins
conundrum: n. riddle, difficult problem
convoluted: adj. coiled around, involved, intricate, complicated
craven: adj. cowardly
ebullient: adj. enthusiastic
eclectic: adj. selective, composed of elements drawm from disparate (different) sources
efficacy: n. power to produce desired effect
effrontery: n. shameless boldness
elegy: n. poem/song expressing lamentation (grief)
elicit: v. draw out by discussion
embellish: v. adorn, ornament, enhance
empirical: adj. based on experience
emulate: v. initate, rival
endemic: adj. specific group or region
enervate: v. weaken
engender: v. cause, produce
enhance: v. increase, improve
ephemeral: adj. short-lived, fleeting
equanimity: n. calm temperment, composure
equivocate: v. lie, mislead
erudite: adj. learned, scholarly
esoteric: adj. hard to understand, known only to chosen few
eulogy: n. expression of praise
euphemism: n. mild expression in place of unpleasant one
exacerbate: v. worsen, embittler
exculpate: v. clear from blame
exigency: n. urgent situation
extrapolation: n. projection, conjecture (hypothesize)
iconoclastic: adj. attacking cherished traditions
impair: v. injure, hurt
impassive: adj. w/o feeling, imperturbable, stoical
impede: v. hinder, block
impermeable: adj. impervious, not permiting passage
imperturbable: adj. calm, placid
impervious: adj. impenetrable, incapable of being damaged/distressed
implacable: adj. incapable of being pacified
implicit: adj. understood but not stated
implode: v. burst inward
inadvertently: adj. unintentionally, by oversight, carelessly
inchoate: adj. recently begun, rudimentary, elementary
incongruity: n. discord, absurdity
inconsequential: adj. insignificant, unimportant
indeterminate: adj. uncertain, not clearly fixed, indefinite
indigent: n. adj. poor/poverty
indolent: adj. lazy
inert: adj. inactive, lacking power to move
ingenuous: adj. naïve, trusting, young, unsophisticated
inherent: adj. firmly established by nature/habit
innocuous: adj. harmless
insensible: adj. unconscious, unresponsive
insinuate: v. hint, imply, creep in
insipid: adj. lacking in flavor, dull
tacit: adj. understood, not put into words
tangential: adj. peripheral, only slightly connected, digressing
tenuous: adj. thin, rare, slim
tirade: n. extended scolding, denunciation, harangue
torpor: n. lethargy, sluggishness, dormancy
tortuous: adj. winding, full of curves
tractable: adj, docile, easily managed
transgression: n. violation of law, sin
truculence: n. aggressiveness, ferocity
vacillate: v. waver, fluctuate
venerate: v. revere, regard w/ deep respect
veracious: adj. truthful
verbose: adj. wordy
viable: adj. practical/workable, capable of maintaining life
viscous: adj. sticky
vituperative: adj. abusive, scolding
volative: adj. changeable, explosive, evaporating quickly
qualified: adj. limited, restricted
quibble: n. minor objection/complaint
quiescent: adj. at rest, dormant, temporarily inactive
rarefied: adj. made less dense (of a gas)
recalcitrant: adj. obstinately stubborn, determined to resist authority, unruly
recant: v. disclaim/disavow, retract prev. statement, confess error
recluse: n. hermit, loner
recondite: adj. abstruse, profound, secret
refractory: adj. stubborn, unmanageable

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