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| elicit | (v.) – to draw forth, bring out from some source (such as another person). |
| hiatus | (n.) – a gap, opening, break (in the sense of having an element missing) |
| assuage | (v.) – to make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm; to put an end to, appease, satisfy, quench. |
| decadence | (n.) – decline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay, excessive self-indulgence. |
| expostulate | (v.) – to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning. |
| simulate | (v.) – to make a pretense of, imitate; to show the outer signs of. |
| jaded | (adj.) – wearied, worn-out, dulled (in the sense of being satiated by excessive indulgence) |
| umbrage | (n.) – foliage giving shade; shade cast by trees; an overshadowing influence or power; offense, resentment; a vague suspicion. |
| prerogative | (n.) – a special right or privilege; a special quality showing excellence. |
| lurid | (adj.) – causing shock, horror, or revulsion; sensational; pale or sallow in color; terrible or passionate in intensity or lack of restraint. |
| transcend | (v.) – to rise above or beyond, exceed. |
| provincial | (adj.) – pertaining to an outlying area; local; narrow in mind or outlook, countrified in the sense of being limited and backward; of a simple, plain design that originated in the countryside; (n.) a person with a narrow point of view; a person from an outlying area; a soldier from a province or colony. |
| petulant | (adj.) – peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset. |
| unctuous | (adj,) – fatty, oily, and pliable; excessively smooth or smug; trying to hard to given an impression of earnestness, sincerity, or piety. |
| meritorious | (adj.) – worthy, deserving recognition and praise. |
| ex officio | (adj. adv.) – by virtue of holding a certain office. |
| infringe | (v.) – to violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds. |
| callow | (adj.) – without feathers; without experience; immature, not fully developed; lacking sophistication and poise. |
| ameliorate | (v.) – to improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming. |
| bombastic | (adj.) – pompous or overblown in language; full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas. |
| ingratiate | (v.) – to make oneself agreeable and thus gain favorable acceptance by others (sometimes used in a critical or derogatory sense) |
| epitome | (n.) – a summary, condensed account; an instance that represents a larger reality. |
| aplomb | (n.) poise, assurance, great self-confidence , perpendicularly. |
| exhort | (v.) – to urge strongly, advise earnestly. |
| drivel | (n.) – saliva or mucus flowing from the mouth or nose; foolish, aimless talk or thinking; nonsense ; (v.) – to let saliva flow from mouth; to utter nonsense or childish twaddle; to waste or fritter away foolishly. |
| inveigh | (v.) – to make a violent attack in words, express strong disapproval. |
| surmise | (v.) – to think or believe without certain supporting evidence; to conjecture or guess. (n.) – an idea or thought that seems likely but lacks definite proof. |
| intrinsic | (adj.) belonging to someone or something by its very nature, essential, inherent; originating in a bodily organ or part; good for its own sake. |
| occult | (adj.) – mysterious, magical, supernatural; secret, hidden from view; not detectable by ordinary means; (v.) to hide, conceal; eclipse; (n.) matters involving the supernatural. |
| precipitate | (v.) – to fall as moisture; to cause or bring about suddenly; to hurl down from a great height; to give distinct form to; (adj.) characterized by excessive haste; (n.) moisture; the product of an action or process. |
| lassitude | (n.) weariness of body or mind, lack of energy. |
| millennium, millennia | (n.) –a period of one thousand years; a period of great joy, prosperity, or peace. |
| permeate | (v.) – to spread through, penetrate, soak through. |
| stringent | (adj.) – strict, severe; rigorously or urgently binding or compelling; sharp or bitter to the taste. |
| interloper | (n.) – an intruder, one who moves in where he or she is not wanted or has no right to be. |
| affable | (adj.) – courteous and pleasant, sociable, easy to speak to. |
| aggrandize | (v.) – to increase in greatness, power, or wealth; to build up or intensify; to make appear greater. |
| amorphous | (adj.) – shapeless, without definite form; of no particular type of character; without organization, unity, or cohesion. |
| expiate | (v.) - To make amends, atone, make up for; to ward off or avert |
| expedite | (v.) - To make easy, cause to progress faster |
| abominate | (v.) - To have an intense dislike or hatred for |
| ascribe | (v.) – To assign or refer to (as a cause or source), attribute |
| adventitious | (adj.) – Resulting from chance rather than from an inherent cause or character; accidental, not essential; (medicine) acquired, not congenital |
| enjoin | (v.) – To direct or order; to prescribe a course of action in an authoritative way; to prohibit. |
| commiserate | (v.) – To sympathize with, have pity or sorrow for, share a feeling of distress |
| acculturation | (n.) – The modification of the social patterns, traits, or structures of one group or society by contact with those of another; the resultant blend. |
| ferment | (v.) – A state of great excitement, agitation, or turbulence; (n.) |
| vitriolic | (adj.) – Bitter, sarcastic; highly caustic or biting (like a strong acid) |
| wheedle | (v.) – To use coaxing or flattery to gain some desired end. |
| peculate | (v.) – To steal something has been given into one’s trust; to take improperly for one’s own use |
| proclivity | (n.) – A natural or habitual inclination or tendency (especially of human character or behavior) |
| nominal | (adj.) – Existing in name only, not real; too small to be considered or taken seriously |
| seditious | (adj.) – Resistant to lawful authority; having the purpose of overthrowing an established government. |
| tenuous | (adj.) – Thin, slender, not dense; lacking clarity or sharpness; of slight importance or significance; lacking a sound basis, poorly supported |
| noncommittal | (adj.) – Not decisive or definite; unwilling to take a clear position or to say yes or no |
| inadvertent | (adj.) - Resulting form or marked by lack of attention; unintentional, accidental |
| sangfroid | (n.) – Composure or coolness, especially in trying circumstances (n.) |
| archetype | (n.) – an original model after which similar things are patterned; a perfect or typical example. |
| aura | (n.) – that which surrounds (as an atmosphere); a distinctive air or personal quality. |
| contraband | (n.) – illegal traffic, smuggled goods; (adj.) illegal, prohibited |
| erudite | (adj.) – scholarly, learned; boorish, pedantic |
| gossamer | (adj.) thin, light, delicate, insubstantial; (n.) a very thin light cloth. |
| infer | (v.) – to find out by reasoning; to arrive at a conclusion on the basis of thought; to hint, suggest, imply. |
| inscrutable | (adj.) – impossible to see through physically; incapable of being understood. |
| insular | (adj.) – relating to characteristic of, or situated on an island; narrow or isolated in outlook or experience. |
| irrevocable | (adj.) – incapable of being changed or called back. |
| propensity | (n.) – a natural inclination or bent toward. |
| querulous | (adj.) – peevish, complaining, fretful. |
| remonstrate | remonstrate (v.) – to argue or plead with someone against something, protest against, object to. |
| repudiate | (v.) – to disown, reject, or deny the validity of. |
| resilient | (adj.) able to return to an original shape or form; able to recover quickly. |
| retrench | (v.) – to cut down, reduce in scope and cost. |
| reverberate | (v.) – to re-echo, resound; to reflect or be reflected repeatedly. |
| scurrilous | (adj.) – coarsely abusive, vulgar or low (especially in language), foul-mouthed. |
| sedulous | (adj.) – persistent, show industry and determination. |
| sleazy | (adj.) – thin or flimsy in texture; cheap; shoddy, or inferior in quality or character; ethically low, mean or disreputable. |
| flout | (v.) – to mock, treat with contempt |
| caveat | (n.) – a warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding or discourage behavior. |
| blazon | (v.) – to adorn or embellish; to display conspicuously; to publish or proclaim widely. |
| filch | (v.) – to steal, especially in a sneaky way and in petty amounts. |
| fractious | (adj.) – tending to be troublesome, unruly, quarrelsome, contrary; unpredictable. |
| equitable | (adj.) – fair, just embodying principles of justice. |
| autonomy | (n.) self-government, political control. |
| addendum | (n.) an addition or supplement designed to increase correctness, completeness, or currency. |
| amnesty | (n.) – a general pardon for an offense against a government, in general, any act of forgiveness. |
| axiomatic | (adj.) – self-evident, expressing a universally accepted principle or rule. |
| extricate | (v.) – to free from entanglements or difficulties; remove with effort. |
| soporific | (adj.) – tending to cause sleep, relating to sleepiness or lethargy; (n.) something that induces sleep. |
| scathing | (adj.) – bitterly severe, withering; causing great harm. |
| unwieldy | (adj.) – not easily carried, handled, or managed because of size complexity. |
| vapid | (adj.) – dull, uninteresting, tiresome; lacking in sharpness, flavor, liveliness, or force. |
| prognosticate | (v.) – to predict, especially on the basis of present indications or signs, foretoken. |
| sepulchral | (adj.) – funeral, typical of the tomb, extremely gloomy or dismal. |
| salutary | (adj.) – beneficial, helpful; healthy, wholesome. |
| straitlaced | (adj.) – extremely strict in regard to moral standards and conduct; prudish, puritanical. |
| scourge | (v.) – to whip, punish severely |
| precept | (n.) – a rule of conduct or action |
| transient | (adj.)- lasting only a short time, fleeting |
| brusque | (adj.) – adrupt, blunt, with no formalities. |
| demagogue | (n.) – a leader who exploits popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power. |
| cajole | (v.) – to coax, persuade through flattery or artifice; to deceive with soothing thoughts or false promises. |
| ennui | (n.) – weariness and discontent from lack of occupation or interest, boredom. |
| anomalous | (adj.) – abnormal, irregular, departing from the usual. |
| contrive | (v.) – to plan with ingenuity, invent; to bring about as the result of a scheme or plan. |
| disabuse | (v.) – to free from deception or error, set right in ideas or thinking. |
| arbiter | (n.) one having power to decide a matter at issue; a judge, umpire. |
| bizarre | (adj.) – extremely strange, unusual, atypical. |
| castigate | (v.) – to punish severely; criticize severely. |
| aspersion | (n.) – a damaging or derogatory statement the act of slandering or defaming. |
| vouchsafe | (v.) – to give or furnish condescendingly; to grant. |
| megalomania | (n.) – a delusion marked by a feeling of power, wealth, talent, etc., far in excess of reality. |
| surreptitious | (adj.) – stealthy, secret, intended to escape observation; made or accomplished by fraud. |
| transmute | (v.) – to change from on nature, substance, or form to another, to transform. |
| immutable | (adj.) – not subject to change, constant. |
| transgress | (v.) – to go beyond a limit or boundary; to sin, violate a law. |
| heinous | (adj.) very wicked, offensive, hateful. |
| insurgent | (n.) one who rebels or rises against authority; |
| fetters | (n.) a chain or shackle placed on the feet (often used in plural); anything that confines or restrains; (v.) to chain or shackle; to render helpless or impotent. |
| sinecure | (n.) – a position requiring little or no work; an easy job. |
| vicarious | (adj.) performed, suffered, or otherwise experience by one person in place of another. |
