Question | Answer |
solicit | ask for, to seek |
reproach | yell at |
condescend | bring someone down |
orthodox | hearing to establish principles or doctrines, religion |
indolence | laziness |
congenial | pleasant |
preclude | prevent, to shut out |
apprehensive | anxious, worried |
elaborate | detailed |
arrogant | feeling superior to others, snotty |
neutral | not taking sides |
relegate | send away, banish |
anecdote | short entertaining story |
scanty | inadequate, minimal |
fallacious | false |
acclaim | praise, applause |
uniform | unchanging, the same for everyone |
incoherent | chaotic, impossible to understand |
repress | hold down |
articulate | speaking clearly and well |
fastidious | demanding |
belligerent | quarrelsome, waging war |
astute | intelligent |
languish | weak, depressed |
censure | condemn severely for doing something bad |
stagnation | motionlessness |
mitigate | lesson the severity of something |
reprehensible | worthy of blame or censure |
engender | produce, to create |
exemplary | outstanding, great example |
volition | conscious choice |
voluntary | willing, unforced |
didactic | instructive |
disparate | different |
ephemeral | short lived, not lasting |
compliant | yielding, submissive |
prosaic | dull or unimaginable |
profuse | extravagant |
expedient | serving one's immediate self-interest |
alleviate | lesson, to relieve |
negligence | carelessness |
conspicuous | standing out, obvious |
advocate | speak in favor of |
ascetic | practicing self-denial |
profound | deep, insightful |
ironic | unexpected |
dogmatic | arrogantly claiming that something(often a system of beliefs) is beyond dispute |
condone | overlook, permit to happen |
dissent | disagreement |
novel | new; original |
philanthropy | love of mankind |
tentative | experimental, uncertain |
deference | submission to another's will |
vacillate | waver back in fourth, indecisive |
fervor | passion |
dispassionate | without passion, neutral |
pragmatic | practical, down to earth |
rigorous | strict , harsh |
solemn | serious, grave |
depravity | moral corruption |
gravity | seriousness |
banal | unoriginal, ordinary |
extol | praise |
euphony | pleasant sound |
deride | ridicule, to laugh at |
insipid | dull |
austere | unadorned, stern |
expedite | to make faster or easier |
heresy | opinion violently opposed to establish beliefs |
augment | add to, increase |
complacent | self - satisfy, please with oneself |
guile | cunning, duplicity |
squander | to waste |
incessant | never ending |
laudable | worthy of praise |
deter | PREVENT, STOP |
redundant | repetitive, unnecessary |
infamous | shamefully wicked |
provocative | attracting attention |
virulent | full of hate, evil |
scrutinize | examine closely |
discord | disagreement |
repudiate | reject, to deny |
diligent | hard-working |
superficial | on the surface only, shallow |
contempt | reproachful, disdain |
lucid | clear, easy to understand |
aesthetic | having to do with artistic beauty |
prodigal | wasteful or extravagant |
diverse | varied |
benevolent | kind,good hearted |
pious | religiously devoted, sometimes falsely |
conciliatory | making peace |
resignation | reluctant acceptance of a bad situation |
resolute | determined, firm |
servile | submissive |
acute | sharp, on point |
reticent | restrained, uncommunicative |
anarchy | absence of government or control |
candid | honest |
discernment | ability to see things clearly |
disdain | arrogant, scorn |
abstract | lacking in substance, theoretical |
temperate | moderate, restrain |
enigma | mystery |
inevitable | unavoidable, bound to happen |
eccentric | weird, kooky |
provincial | limited and outlook to one's own small corner of the world |
futile | hopeless |
indifferent | not caring one way or the other |
apathy | lack of interest and feeling |
obscure | unknown, hard to understand |
impartial | fair |
objective | without bias |
revere | honor |
discriminate | differentiate; see the difference |
denounce | speak out against |
innovate | introduce something new, creative |
relevant | important pertinent |