| A | B |
|---|
| discerning | intelligent, perceptive. |
| partisan | one-sided; prejudiced; committed to a party. |
| bequeath | to give by a will after death, leave. |
| rectify | set right; correct. |
| venerate | revere. (admire) |
| apathy | not caring; indifference. |
| discordant | full of conflict and disagreement. |
| redundant | superflous; repetitious; excessively wordy. |
| sycophant | servile flatterer; bootlicker; yesman. |
| somber | gloomy; depressing; dark; drab. |
| arbitrary | unwilling to use reason or listen to others. |
| hypothetical | based on assumptions or hypotheses; supposed. |
| zealot | fanatic; person who shows excessive zeal. |
| affirmation | confirm. |
| surreptitious | secret; furtive; sneaky; hidden. |
| relegate | to move to a lower position, throw away. |
| laud | to praise. |
| conviction | judgment that someone is guilty of a crime. |
| cursory | casual(informal); hastily done. |
| depravity | extreme corruption; wickedness. |
| incongruous | not fitting; absurd. |
| homogeneous | of the same kind. |
| vilify | slander. (to hurt) |
| immutable | unchangeable. |
| banal | not interesting, boring. |
| frivolous | unimportant, unnecessary. |
| expedient | effective in quickly solving an urgent problem. |
| eulogy | expression of praise, often on the occasion of someone's death. |
| altruistic | unselfishly generous; concerned for others. |
| conciliatory | reconciling. |
| duplicity | double-dealing; hypocrisy. |
| miserly | stingy; mean. |
| stupefy | make numb; stun; amaze. |
| indelible | not able to be erased. |
| exhaustive | thorough; comprehensive. |
| implication | something hinted at or suggested. |
| ironic | resulting in an unexpected and contrary outcome. |
| intractable | unruly; stubborn; unyielding. |
| ponderous | unwieldy, slow moving, awkward. |
| insipid | tasteless; dull. |
| coercion | use of force to get someone to obey. |
| retract | withdraw; take back. |
| prevalent | widespread; generally accepted. |
| satirical | mocking(make fun of). |
| concise | brief and compact. |
| explicit | totally clear; definite; outspoken. |
| censure | blame; criticize. |
| perfunctory | superficial; not thorough; lacking interest, care, or enthusiasm. |
| lethargic | drowsy; dull. |
| ambiguous | unclear or doubtful in meaning. |
| emaciated | to make very thin and weak. |
| quandary | dilemma. |
| rebuff | to snub, to reject. |
| meticulous | careful and thorough; painstaking. |
| recluse | hermit; loner. |
| servile | slavish. |
| deterrent | something that discourages; hindrance. |
| ambivalence | uncertain feeling. |
| guile | deceit; duplicity; wiliness; cunning. |
| incorrigible | not correctable. |
| irresolute | uncertain how to act; weak. |
| incidental | not essential; minor. |
| implicit | understood but not stated. |
| insuperable | unbeatable. |
| hackneyed | commonplace; trite. |
| ephemeral | short-lived; fleeting. |
| exonerate | to clear a person from guilt. |
| extricate | free; disentagle |
| pragmatic | practical. |
| mundane | wordly as opposed to spiritual; everyday. |
| notoriety | infamous; ill fame. |
| exemplary | outstanding. |
| haughtiness | pride; arrogance(self-importance). |
| peripheral | marginal; outer. |
| eclectic | choosing from a variety of sources or styles. |
| abstract | unclear, to summarize. |
| unkempt | untidy, messy, dirty. |
| advocate | urge;(to pressure); plead for. |
| unobtrusive | not easily noticed or seen. |
| virulent | extremely poisonous. |
| disseminate | distribute; spread; scatter(like seeds). |
| refute | disprove. |
| oblivion | obscurity; forgetfulness. |
| deprecate | express disapproval of; protest against; belittle. |
| emulate | imitate; rival |
| efface | to erase. (to eradicate, obliterate) |
| vacillate | to waver, hesitate. |
| diminution | lessening; reduction in size. |
| resplendent | dazzling; glorious; brilliant. |
| capricious | unpredictable, doing unexpected. |
| savory | tasty; pleasing; attractive, or agreeable. |
| adversary | opponent. |
| dogmatic | opinionated. |
| distend | expand; swell out. |
| opaque | dark; not transparent. |
| morose | sullen, sad, angry. |
| anomaly | irregularity. |
| elaboration | to give more detail, explain. |
| beguile | to cheat, to delude(to fool). |
| credulity | believing too quickly or easily, naive. |
| discrepancy | lack of consistency; difference. |
| predilection | partiality; preference. |
| proximity | nearness. |
| innocuous | harmless. |
| irreproachable | blameless; impeccable; extremely good. |
| incite | to cause, to provoke. |
| infamous | notoriously bad. |
| apocryphal | untrue; made up. |
| piety | religous devotion; godliness. |
| divergent | moving apart and differing. |
| profane | disrespectful of God and religion. |
| censorious | critical.(very important) |
| benevolent | generous; charitable. |
| succinct | brief; terse; compact. |
| steadfast | loyal, always available. |
| daunt | intimidate; frighten. |
| nullify | to make invalid. |
| disdain | view with scorn or contempt. |
| indict | charge. |
| ingenious | clever; resourceful. |
| florid | ruddy; reddish; flowery. |
| depose | dethrone; remove from office. |
| stagnant | motionless; stale(not fresh or new); dull.(not shiny or bright). |
| audacious | daring; bold. |
| ascendancy | controlling influence; domination. |
| flagrant | wicked; bad. |
| laconic | brief and to the point. |
| mitigate | appease(to make feel better about being wronged); moderate(to become in less strength or severity). |
| terse | concise; abrupt(quick and unfriendly, rude); pithy. |
| delineate | to describe in a specific detail. |
| adulation | flattery; admiration. |
| esoteric | hard to understand, rare. |
| levity | lack of seriousness; lightness. |
| jocular | full of fun, joking. |
| placate | pacify(to calm, soothe); conciliate. |
| converge | approach; tend to meet; come together. |
| pervasive | pervading; spread throughout every part. |
| disparage | belittle. |
| incontrovertible | indisputable; not open to questions. |
| impecunious | without money. |
| cajole | coax(persuade); wheedle. |
| preclude | make impossible; eliminate. |
| indefatigable | tireless. |
| desiccate | dry up. |
| obdurate | stubborn. |
| cryptic | mysterious; hidden; secret. |
| brevity | conciseness. |
| torpor | lethargy(sleepiness, drowsiness); sluggishness(slow, not active). |
| articulate | to speak distinctly. |
| criterion | standard used in judging. |
| hedonist | one who believes that pleasure is the sole aim in life. |
| fervor | glowing ardor, intensity of feeling. |
| exacerbate | to make worse. |
| fanaticism | excessive zeal(a strong desire and hard work); extreme devotion to a belief or cause). |
| euphemism | mild expression in place of an upleasant one. |
| extol | praise; glorify(to give honor, fame, and admiration). |
| fallacious | false; misleading. |
| stoic | seeming unaffected by pain. |
| innate | inborn. |
| gregarious | sociable. |
| astute | wise; shrewd; keen. |
| hamper | obstruct(to prevent from happening). |
| fastidious | difficult to please: squeamish |
| sanction | approve; ratify. |
| precocious | advanced in development. |
| gravity | seriousness. |
| hypocritical | insincerity. |
| lampoon | ridicule(an insult), to attack with humor. |
| reticence | not wanting to talk or act, reserved, timid. |
| austere | forbiddingly stern(very serious); severely simple. |
| disinclination | unwillingness. |
| prolific | abundantly fruitful. |
| inception | start; beginning. |
| indolent | lazy. |
| scrupulous | conscientious; extremely thorough. |
| virtuoso | highly skilled artist. |
| reprehensible | deserving blame. |
| corroborate | confirm(to make sure); support. |
| dissonance | discord(disagreement, conflict). |
| superfluous | unnecessary; excessive; overabundant. |
| trepidation | fear; nervous apprehension. |
| magnanimous | generous; great-hearted. |
| debilitate | weaken; enfeeble(to weaken). |
| atrophy | wasting away. |
| instigate | urge(to pressure); start; provoke(to make angry). |
| profound | deep; not superficial(deep); complete. |
| philanthropist | lover of mankind; doer of good. |
| soporific | sleep-causing; marked by sleepiness. |
| eloquence | expressiveness; persuasive speech. |
| blighted | suffering from a disease; destroyed. |
| inane | silly; senseless. |
| enigma | puzzle; mystery. |
| engender | cause; produce. |
| enervate | weaken. |
| disperse | scatter(to go in all directions). |
| amorphous | formless; shapeless. |
| renounce | to give up formally, to quit. |
| inherent | firmly established by nature or habit. |
| pacifist | one opposed to force; antimilitarist. |
| elusive | escaped. |
| ostentatious | showy; pretentious; trying to attract attention. |
| acquiesce | assent(to agree to, to approve); agree without protesting. |
| nurture | to feed and care for; to help develop. |
| embellish | adorn(to make beautiful, to decorate); ornament. |
| equivocal | ambiguous(confusing, able to be understood in different ways); intentionally misleading. |
| viable | practical or workable; capable of maintaining life. |
| profusion | overabundance. (too much) |
| disparity | difference or inequality. |
| condoned | to accept, but not approve; excused. |
| spurious | false; counterfeit; forged; illogical. |
| anarchist | a political belief that there should be no government. |
| heresy | a belief that goes against accepted practice, esp. religous belief. |
| clemency | a show of forgiveness to a criminal. |
| turbulence | state of violent agitation. |
| compliance | cooperation with a requirement. |
| lurid | shocking, causing horror. |
