A 626-750
Elite 2100 Vocabulary
Set A
Words 626-750
Set A
Words 626-750
Terms
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- Immutable
- Unchangeable
- Abeyance
- A suspension of activity
- Erode
- To wear away slowly
- Propitious
- Presenting favorable circumstances
- Replete
- Well-fitted; abundantly supplied
- Serene
- Calm and peaceful
- Inure
- To make used to something unpleasant (such as hardship, pain, etc.)
- Desecrate
- To violate the religious quality of something
- Corrode
- To eat into; destroy gradually, as by a chemical process
- Retort
- To reply, esp. in a quick or witty manner
- Impunity
- Exemption from punishment or harm
- Poignant
- Sharply painful to the feelings
- Mercantile
- Relating to business
- Mundane
- Typical of this world; commonplace
- Rigor
- Strictness or severity
- Confide
- To tell something in secret
- Stationery
- Writing paper and envelopes
- Colossal
- Very large
- Conclusive
- Serving to settle a matter or put an end to doubt
- Pore
- To read or study carefully
- Shroud
- To coneal; something that covers
- Supersede
- To replace
- Gratify
- To please; to satisfy
- Puerile
- Childish; foolishly immature
- Obviate
- To stop from occurring; to prevent or make unnecessary
- Mettle
- Courage; strength of character
- Permeate
- To spread or flow throughout
- Melee
- A noisy, confused fight
- Demographics
- The distribution of human population groups
- Quell
- To ease; to calm down
- Obese
- Very fat
- Conflagration
- Large, disastrous fire
- Pensive
- Thinking deeply or seriously, often of sad things
- Timorous
- Full of fear
- Charade
- An obvious pretense or deception
- Whet
- To sharpen; to make keen
- Supine
- Lying on the back
- Infamous
- Having a bad reputation; notorious
- Unremitting
- Constant; not stopping
- Subsist
- To maintain life
- Desideratum
- Something needed and wanted
- Intrepid
- Bold; fearless
- Flagrant
- Conspicuously bad or offensive
- Recrimination
- A reply to one charge with a countercharge
- Tantamount
- Equivalent in effect or value
- Tantalize
- To torment or tease by showing something desirable while keeping it out of reach
- Impecunious
- Having no money; poor; penniless
- Profane
- Abusive disrespect towards what is sacred; nonreligious in subject matter
- Waft
- To float; to drift through
- Adamant
- Stubbornly unyielding; impervious to pleas, appeals, or reason
- Perfunctory
- Done without care or interest or merely as a form or routine
- Assent
- Formal agreement; to agree formally
- Conscript
- To draft compulsorily, esp. into military service; a draftee
- Surmount
- To overcome (e.g. an obstacle); to climb to the top of
- Sacred
- Worthy of worship; made holy
- Salutary
- Beneficial; favorable to health
- Conspicuous
- Easy to notice; obvious; apparent
- Etiquette
- The forms of behavior of polite society
- Spate
- A large number or amount of something, esp. in a brief time
- Euphemism
- The substitution of an agreeable word or phrase to replace one that might offend
- Lurch
- To sway or tip abruptly to one side; to stagger
- Amass
- To accumulate, collect, store up
- Sacrilege
- The intentional desecration or disrespectful treatment of something sacred
- Mordant
- Bitingly sarcastic
- Faction
- A group within a larger group, usu. one that produces dissent
- Surreptitious
- Done secretly, often of something unseemly or unethical
- Evasive
- Intending to avoid; misleading
- Neophyte
- A beginner; an immature person who is learning
- Wield
- To handle (for example a tool); to exert (for example power)
- Temerity
- Willingness to do or say something that shocks or upsets people
- Topography
- The surface features of a place, region, or object
- Ghastly
- Terrible; horrible
- Till
- To prepare the soil for planting
- Procure
- To obtain or acquire
- Tepid
- Moderately warm; lacking force or enthusiasm
- Stature
- Height of a person or animal in an upright position; level of achievement
- Rebuff
- To refuse someone; to reject an offer
- Endearment
- An act expressing affection; fondness
- Wan
- Sickly pale; colorless
- Ignominy
- Shame; dishonor
- Oscillate
- To move back and forth regularly
- Redeem
- To turn in and receive something in exchange; to make up for
- Hospitable
- Friendly, kind, and solicitous toward guests; receptive or open
- Turpitude
- Immoral behavior
- Spat
- A small argument or dispute
- Slovenly
- Careless about one's own appearance
- Ultimatum
- A final demand or statement of terms
- Ludicrous
- Ridiculous, or exaggerated as to cause or deserve laughter; absurd
- Facetious
- Playfully humorous
- Stationary
- Not moving
- Skirt
- To lie along the edge of; to pass nearby or around, rather than through
- Stately
- Dignified and handsome, esp. in size or proportion
- Ambivalence
- Simultaneous existence of opposing feelings; uncertainty as to what to do
- Curriculum
- All the courses of study offered by an educational institution
- Juggernaut
- A terrible, irresistible force
- Rankle
- To cause persistent irritation
- Enormity
- Great wickedness; an evil act
- Solicit
- To ask for; to seek
- Permutation
- A thorough change in form; the act of changing a given set of elements in a group
- Orthography
- Proper spelling
- Fluster
- To make nervous or upset
- Invidious
- Tending to arouse hostility or resentment
- Repertoire
- The range of pieces an artist is prepared to perform
- Voluminous
- Having great size or fullness
- Ornery
- Mean-spirited and contrary in attitude
- Rouse
- To wake or provoke
- Scope
- The range or extent of something
- Synopsis
- A short summary that outlines the main points of something
- Belligerent
- Eager to fight; aggressive; engaged in warfare
- Transgression
- A violation of law; the exceeding of proper boundaries
- Zephyr
- A gentle, soft breeze
- Hymn
- A religious song; a song of praise
- Discord
- Conflict or disagreement
- Lethal
- Deadly; harmful; fatal
- Stymie
- To obstruct; to stump
- Thrift
- Care in managing money or other resources
- Metaphor
- A figure of speech calling one thing another to imply likeness (without using "like," "as," etc.)
- Avert
- To turn away
- Impotent
- Powerless; helpless; ineffective
- Histrionic
- Overly dramatic, theatrical
- Precept
- A rule of action or conduct
- Opprobrium
- A bad reputation or disgrace gained after a specific action
- Obligatory
- Legally or morally required
- Reek
- To give off a strong, unpleasant odor; to be pervaded with something unpleasant
- Monograph
- A scholarly book on a narrow subject