Elite Vocabulary Set 2
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- Pantomine
- communication by means of gesture and facial expression
- Sloth
- laziness
- Unkempt
- sloppy; messy; unclean
- Extraneous
- not an essential part of; unimportant
- Harass
- to bother; torment
- Intrepid
- bold; fearless
- Conception
- formation of an idea in the mind; the start of pregnancy
- Breach
- some sort of violation; a gap
- Bizarre
- very odd in manner; grotesque; strange
- Respite
- temporary relief
- Apt
- appropriate; having a natural tendency
- Countenance
- appearance, esp. the expression of the face; to tolerate
- Pedestrian
- done on foot; ordinary; commonplace
- Ruthless
- having no compassion or pity
- Verncular
- informal speech; native language
- Diligent
- painstaking and steady
- Municipal
- relating to local government
- Belie
- to picture falsely; to contradict
- Liable
- legally obligated; likely (w/ reference to an unfavorable outcome)
- Civic
- pertaining to a city or citizen
- Nebulous
- unclear; vague
- Collective
- done by a number of people working as a group
- Obstreperous
- noisily and stubbornly defiant
- Venerable
- worthy of honor and respect by reason of dignity, age etc.
- Superfluous
- unnecessary; extra
- Ephemeral
- lasting for a short time; fleeting
- Decree
- to order with the force of law
- Deflect
- to bend or turn away
- Blunder
- to move carelessly
- Ritual
- a ceremonial act; a customary procedure
- Emaciated
- made thin unnaturally; abnormally thin due to starvation
- Indolent
- lazy
- Intrinsic
- relating to the essential nature of a something
- Melancholy
- sad, esp. a lingering or habitual state of mind
- Genesis
- birth; beginning; origin
- Captivate
- to capture the attention or affection of, as by beauty, excellence, etc.
- Voluble
- talkative
- Trek
- to travel or migrate, esp. slowly or with great difficulty
- Myraid
- an indefinitely large number
- Concur
- to agree
- Pedantic
- putting unnecessary stress on minor or purely academic knowledge
- Effect
- to bring about
- Parochial
- restricted; limited; narrow; local
- Imperative
- impossible to deter or evade; urgently necessary
- Toxic
- poisonous; dangerous
- Repudiate
- to reject as invalid or untrue
- Formidable
- inspiring fear or dread
- Genre
- a kind, or type
- Pious
- exhibiting reverance amd religious observation
- Solemn
- serious; grave
- Resolve
- to decide; to bring into focus
- Scale
- to climb
- Exacerbate
- to make more violent, bitter, or severe
- Unseemly
- not decent or proper
- Degenerate
- to decline to an inferior state, often in mental or moral quality
- Malleable
- able to be pounded; capable of being molded; adaptable
- Specious
- seeming to be truthful on the surface, but actually false
- Marine
- of the sea or shipping; nautical
- Harangue
- a long pompous speech; a speech or piece of writing expressing strong emotion; a tirade
- Sanguine
- optimistic, cheerful
- Ego
- the self; the individual as self-aware; self-love
- Amiable
- friendly and agreeable; sociable
- Irony
- a use of words in which the intended meaning is very different from the literal sense; an incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs, esp. one that suggests a lesson about human folly
- Anecdote
- a brief story, often humorous
- Mammoth
- very large; of clumsy or unwieldy size
- Revel
- to delight, to enjoy (used with "in")
- Itinerant
- traveling from place to place, esp. for work
- Fallible
- capable of error
- Maxim
- a short saying expressing a general principle
- Lugubrious
- sad or mournful, esp. in a way that seems exaggerated or ridiculous
- Regimen
- a set or rules, usually followed for therapeutic effect
- Legible
- capable or being read or deciphered
- Aesthetic
- relating to beauty
- Kindling
- dry sticks of wood used to start a fire
- Uniform
- consistent; the same for everyone
- Barbarous
- cruel; brutal
- Congenital
- present since birth; being an essential characteristic
- Prolific
- producing alot
- Hue
- a shade of color
- Mentor
- counselor or teacher
- Deploy
- to station or assemble troops or forces in position
- Contentious
- always ready to argue; quarrelsome
- Feat
- an act or accomplishment showing skill
- Urban
- relating to a city
- Ineffable
- incapable of being expressed
- Configuration
- large, disasterous fire
- Determinate
- having exact limits; final; firm in purpose
- Painstaking
- very thorough; careful
- Culminate
- to reach the highest point
- Jurisdiction
- the extent of authority or control; the right and power to interpret and apply the law
- Facetious
- playfully humorous
- Feign
- to pretend; to fake
- Apex
- the highest point
- Metamorphosis
- a transformation, as by magic; a marked change in appearance or function
- Undermine
- to weaken
- Sullen
- showing silent anger and unwillingness to be pleasant to people
- Baroque
- fantastically over-decorated; gaudily ornate
- Martinet
- one who is strict in discipline, and enjoys authority too much
- Petulant
- impatient or irritable, esp. over a minor annoyance
- Fauna
- animals as a group, esp. of a specified region or time