Vocab words 1-16
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- altruistic
- unselfishly concerned for the welfare of others, generous
- ambivalent
- having contrary feelings or attitudes, uncertain as to course of action
- angular
- lean; sharp cornered
- arrogant
- overbearingly assuming
- aversion
- strong disinclination; disliking
- discern
- to differentiate between 2 or more things
- disdain
- intense dislike; to treat with scorn or contempt
- disparage
- to degrade, to speak of someone or something in a derogatory manner
- disparity
- inequality
- embellish
- to decorate
- engender
- to cause, to produce
- innocuous
- harmless, producing no injury
- insipid
- boring and stupid
- lament
- to mourn or express sorrow in a demonstrative manner
- laud
- to praise, to extol
- obscure
- difficult to see, vague
- ostentatious
- showy, pretentious
- prodigal
- wasteful, a person given to extravagance
- repudiate
- to reject, to disown
- reticence
- restraint in speech, reluctance to speak
- revere
- to honor, to regard with respect
- serene
- calm, placid
- subtle
- delicate, elusive, not obvious
- superfluous
- beyond what is needed or required, an overflow
- taciturn
- quiet, not verbose
- antithesis
- a direct opposite; a contrast
- ascend
- to move upward, to rise from a lower station
- austere
- strictc, stern
- autonomous
- independent, self contained
- banal
- common, ordinary, lacking freshness, hackneyed
- benign
- not causing harm, of gentle disposition, beneficial
- capricious
- changing suddenly, fickle
- dawdle
- to waste time, to spend idly, to move in a lackadaisical manner
- defamation
- act of harming or ruining another's reputation
- esoteric
- understood by only a small group or a select few
- exacerbate
- to aggravate, to irritate, to vex
- extol
- to praise, to glorify
- fastidious
- reflecting a meticulous or demanding attitude, critical to an extreme
- furtive
- secret in an underhanded way, stealthy
- gregarious
- sociable and outgoing
- hypocrite
- one who is insincere or deceitful
- innate
- existing from birth, inborn
- lethargic
- sluggish, languid
- melancholy
- depression of spirits
- opaque
- not allowing the passage of light, not transparent
- abstruse
- difficult to understand, recondite, concealed
- affable
- friendly, courteous, amiable
- Audacity
- excessive boldness, rashness, daring
- contrite
- extremely apologetic, remorseful, repentant
- credulous
- Believing on slight evidence
- depravity
- moral corruption,a wicked or perverse act
- deprcate
- to disapprove regretfully, to belittle, to express mild disapproval
- didactic
- instructive, designed to teach
- dormant
- inactive, sleeping
- prolific
- abundantly fruitful, marked by great productivity
- reprove
- to scold or to rebuke for a misdeed usually with kindly intent
- symmetry
- balanced proportions
- tranquil
- peaceful, calm
- venerate
- to honor or to revere
- acrimonious
- caustic, acrid, bitter
- ameliorate
- to make better, to relieve, to improve
- amenable
- open to or willing to follow advice, or suggestion
- amorphous
- shapeless, having no definite form
- buoyant
- capable of floating, cheerful
- cajole
- to persuade with deliberate flattery, to coax, to wheedle
- calamity
- a serious event causing distress and misfortune
- debase
- to reduce in dignity or quality
- efface
- to erase, to wear away
- elucidate
- to make clear, to explain
- ephemeral
- lasting a short period of time, fleeting
- ferocity
- savagery
- flourish
- to thrive, to grow well
- haughty
- arrogant, excessively proud and vain
- impervious
- incapable of being entered or penetrated, not capable of being damaged
- inane
- lack of significance, meaning or point; silly, insipid
- indolence
- laziness
- infallible
- incapable of error
- inscrutable
- difficult to understand, mysterious
- languid
- slow, sluggish, listless, weak
- malice
- desire to harm others
- oblique
- slanting, indirect, evasive, devious
- opulence
- wealth, affluence, abundance
- penitent
- showing or feeling regret for wrongdoing, repentant
- perfunctory
- acting routinely with little interest or care
- antiquated
- obsolete, out of fashion
- arable
- fit for plowing, tillable
- ascendancy
- domination, growing power
- atrophy
- to waste away, to wither
- clandestine
- secret
- conciliate
- to reconcile, to pacify, to renew a friendship
- cursory
- superficial, casual, hastily done
- derision
- scoffing at, mockery, ridicule
- enmity
- absolute hatred
- extricate
- to free, to disentangle
- forbearance
- patience, lenience
- frivolous
- lacking in seriousness or importance
- garrulous
- talkative, rambling
- impetuous
- violent, hasty, rash, impulsive
- industrious
- skillfully busy or occupied
- infamous
- having a reputation of the worst kind, vicious, notoriously bad
- insolence
- insulting or contemptuous behavior
- levity
- excessive frivolity, flippancy
- oblivion
- state of being forgotten
- paradoxical
- something that appears false or contradictory but is usually correct
- perjury
- false testimony under oath
- rancor
- bitter deep-seated hatred, enmity
- sycophant
- a self-serving flatterer, a brownnoser
- vacillating
- changing, fluctuating
- vivid
- bright, distinct, and clear
- abhor
- to regard with extreme repugnance; to detest utterly; to loathe
- accolade
- praise, an award
- ascetic
- one who leads a life of self denial and contemplation; absence of luxury
- bequeath
- to hand down, to give or to leave in a will
- charlatan
- one who claims to know something that he does not, a quack
- conflagration
- a large fire
- dearth
- a lack, a scarcity
- diffidence
- shyness, reserve, unassertive
- effervescent
- showing high spirits
- ethereal
- heavenly, usually delicate, light
- expunge
- to remove, to erase
- guile
- deceitfulness, duplicity
- implausible
- not believable
- incongruity
- nonconformity, disagreement, incompatibility
- insularity
- qualities of an island; narrow-mindedness of opinion
- morose
- being sullen or gloomy
- placate
- to appease or to pacify by making concessions
- poignant
- piercing, incisive, and keen
- provincial
- lacking sophistication, narrow-minded
- reiterate
- to repeat
- spontaneous
- having no external cause, acting on impulse
- synthesis
- combining parts into a whole
- toxic
- poisonous
- vigilant
- very alert, watchful
- voluble
- ability to use words easily, fluent, and glib
- debilitate
- to weaken, to enfeeble
- discord
- lack of agreement, tension,strife
- dissemination
- the act of spreading widely; scattering
- dogmatic
- strongly opinated in an unwarranted manner
- exotic
- foreign, unfamiliar
- fuse
- to mix or to join
- immutable
- unchanging
- incorrigible
- incapable of being reformed or improved
- loathe
- to detest
- mitigate
- to cause to become less harsh or hostile; to make less severe
- nullify
- to cause not to be in effect, to negate
- pacifistic
- opposed to war or use of force
- pretentious
- making an extravagant outward show, self-important
- prologue
- introductory remarks in a speech, play or literary work, introductory action
- recant
- to withdraw or to repudiate a statement or belief, revoke
- servile
- overly submissive
- trepidation
- fear, trembling, agitation
- vilify
- to malign, to defame, to utter abusive statements against
- duplicity
- double dealing, hypocrisy
- egocentric
- self-centered, selfish
- euphemism
- substitution of an inoffensive term for one that is offensive
- gluttonous
- greedy for food and drink
- mundane
- ordinary, commonplace
- ominous
- threatening
- petulance
- unreasonable touchiness or irritability
- pompous
- exaggerated show of dignity or self importance, bombastic
- precocious
- exceptionally early in development or occurrence
- slothful
- lazy, indolent
- trivia
- insignificant matters
- verbose
- wordy, very talkative
- virulent
- extremely poisonous, hateful
- volatile
- quickly changing, easily vaporized
- fallow
- inactive, plowed but not sowed
- homogeneous
- of the same kind
- hyperbole
- obvious exaggeration
- incontrovertible
- indisputable
- laconic
- using a minimum of words; concise to the point of something rude
- magnanimity
- having a lofty, generous spirit
- obsequious
- overly attentive, like a sycophant, servile
- proliferation
- an increase in #, multiplication
- scrupulous
- very principled, very careful and conscientious
- sublime
- exalted, noble, uplifting
- surreptitious
- secret, clandestine
- veracity
- devotion to the truth
- zeal
- enthusiasm, fervor