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ALL VOCAB! :/
Question | Answer |
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abate | to subside, to reduce |
abhor | to hate very much |
accolade | an award, and honor |
affluent | rich and prosperous |
ambivalent | undecided, neutral, wishy washy |
belittle | to make seem little |
belligerent | benefactor |
benefactor | one who provides help |
benevolent | generous and kind |
benign | gentle, not harmful |
candor | truthfulness |
charmisma | magical ability to attract followers |
chronic | constant and lasting a long time |
civil | civilized |
coherent | holding together and making sense |
derogatory | dissaproving, degrading |
despondent | extremely depressed |
digress | to stray from main subject |
discreet | prudent, judiciously reserved |
disspiate | to thin out, drift away, or dissolive |
eccentric | not conventional |
elusive | hard to pin down |
emulate | to strive or equal to, usually through imitation |
equitable | fair |
extrovert | an open, outgoing person |
facetious | humorous, not serious |
figurative | based on figures of speech |
flaunt | to show off |
frugal | economical, penny-pinching |
futile | useless, hopeless |
genteel | refined, polite, aristocratic |
gregarious | sociable, enjoying the comfort of others |
heirarchy | an organization based on rank or degree |
hyperbole | an exaggeration used as a figure of speech |
hypothetical | uncertain, unproven |
idiosyncrasy | a peculiarity |
idyllic | charming in a rustic way |
illicit | ILLEGAL |
imminent | just about to happen |
impeccable | flawless, entirely without sin |
judicious | excercising sound judgement |
laconic | using few words especially to the point of being rude |
latent | present but not visible |
legacy | something handed down from generation to generation |
litigate | to try in court |
magnanimous | forgiving |
malleable | easy to shape or bend |
maudlin | silly and sentimental |
mercenary | hired soilder |
mercurial | emotionally unpredictible, rapidly changing mood |
nebulous | vague and hazy |
nepotism | showing favoritism to friends or family |
nominal | in the name, A-OK |
notorious | famous for something bad |
novel | new, original |
oblique | indirect, at an angle |
oblivion | total forgetfullness, the state of being forgotten |
obscure | unknown, hard to understand |
orthodox | conventional, adhering to established principles or doctrines, especially by religion, by the book |
pacify | to calm someone down |
partisan | one who supports a particular person |
paternal | fatherly or fatherlike |
patronize | to treat as an inferior |
pensive | thoughtful and sad |
pivitol | crucial |
premise | an assumption |
prevail | to triumph, to overcome rivals |
proficient | thoroughly competent, skillful, very good (at something) |
proximity | nearness |
rebuke | to critisieze sharply |
rebut | to contradict, to argue in opposition to |
reciprocal | mutal, shared, interchangeable |
redundant | unnecessarily repetitive |
renounce | to formally give up or resign |
sagacious | discerning, shrewd, keen in judgement |
salient | sticking out, conspicuous |
scrupulous | strict, careful |
secular | having nothing to do with religion or spiritual concerns |
tenacious | persistent, stubborn |
tentative | experimental, temporary |
tenuous | flimsy, extremely thin |
usurp | to seize wrongfully |
utopia | an ideal society |
vacillate | to be indecisive, to waver |
verbose | using far too many words |
slander | gossip |
sporadic | stopping and starting |
staunch | firmly commited, in favor of |
stipulate | to require something as part as an agreement |
stoic | indifferent |
subtle | not obvious |
taciturn | untalkative by nature |
temerity | boldness, recklessness |
viable | capable of living |
vindictive | seeking revenge |
voacation | a job or occupation |
volatile | quick to evaportate, highly explosive |
willful | deliberate |
zealous | devoted to something, fervent |