66 Common Vocabulary Words
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| Amicable | friendly
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| Decorous | Proper
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| Cathartic | Cleansing
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| Abhorrent | disgusting, loathsome
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| Anachronism | an error in order of time (chronology)
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| Florid | flowery
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| Auspicious | attended by favorable cirumstances
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| Boorish | rude or clumsy in behavior
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| Censure | an expression of strong disapproval
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| Cartography | the art of making maps/charts
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| Collusion | a secret agreement for illegal purposes
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| Eclectic | combining elements from a variety of sources
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| Dogmatic | arrogant assertion of unproved principles
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| Adulation | excessive flattery or admiration
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| Consummate | complete in every respect
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| Cursory | performed with haste
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| Deride | to speak of or treat with contempt
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| Destitution | complete poverty
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| Disparage | to reduce in esteem or rank
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| Elucidate | to make clear or plain
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| Eloquent | vividly or movingly expressive
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| Apprehensive | anxious or fearful about the future
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| Diffidence | the quality or state of being shy
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| Embody | to give bodily form to
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| Equanimity | the quality of being calm
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| Equitable | just or impartial
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| Equivocal | of uncertain significance
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| Eulogy | a written tribute
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| Evanescent | vanishing like vapor
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| Exemplary | worth of imitation
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| Felicitous | admirably suited
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| Frugal | economical
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| Intrepid | fearless
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| Hedonist | one devoted to pleasure
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| Holistic | emphasizing the whole
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| Ideologue | a theorist
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| Laggard | a straggler
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| Impetuous | marked by violent force
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| Incisive | clear and sharp
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| Ineffable | incapable of being expressed
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| Idiosyncratic | of peculiar behavioral characteristics
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| Impregnable | impossible to attack or challenge
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| Lamentation | expression of sorrow
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| Superfluous | being beyond what is needed or required
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| Zealous | marked with enthusiasm
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| Malleable | capable of being molded
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| Mundane | ordinary
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| Obstinate | stubborn
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| Refute | to prove to be false
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| Rebuke | to criticize sharply
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| Prosaic | commonplace/ordinary
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| Quell | to put down forcefully
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| Polarization | interests about two conflicting positions
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| Precocious | characterized by early development
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| Nefarious | infamous by way of being wicked
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| Rhetoric | the study of using language
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| Sanguine | cheerfully optimistic
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| Staid | fixed or permanent
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| Swagger | to brag or boast
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| Obstreperous | noisily defiant
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| Venerate | to regard with respect
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| Vindicted | to clear of accusation
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| Vindictive | revengeful
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| Lucid | easily understood
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| Rancor | resentment
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| Laud | to glorify
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