| Definition |
Vocabulary Word |
| the expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise; official approval | approbation |
| to make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm | assuage |
| a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose | coalition |
| decline, decay, or deterioration | decadence |
| to draw forth, bring out from some source (such as another person) | elicit |
| to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reason | expostulate |
| used so often a to lack freshness or originality | hackneyed |
| a gap, opening, break (in the sense of having an element missing) | hiatus |
| a hint, indirect suggestion, or reference (often in a derogatory sense) | innuendo |
| to plead on behalf of someone else | intercede |
| to serve as a third party or go-between in a disagreement | intercede |
| wearied, worn-out, dulled (in the sense of being satiated by excessive indulgence) | jaded |
| causing shock, horror, or revulsion | lurid |
| worthy, deserving recognition and praise | meritorious |
| peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset | petulant |
| a special right or privilege | prerogative |
| pertaining to an outlying area | provincial |
| local | provincial |
| to make a pretense of, imitate | simulate |
| to rise above or beyond, exceed | transcend |
| shade cast by trees | umbrage |
| excessively smooth or smug | unctuous |
| to improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming | ameliorate |
| poise, assurance, great self-confidence | aplomb |
| pompous or overblown in language | bombastic |
| immature, not fully developed | callow |
| saliva or mucus flowing from the mouth or nose | drivel |
| a summary, condensed account | epitome |
| by virtue of holding a certain office | ex officio |
| to urge strongly, advise earnestly | exhort |
| to violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds | infringe |
| to make oneself agreeable and thus gain favor or recognition by others (sometimes used in a critical or derogatory sense) | ingratiate |
| one who moves in where he or she is not wanted or has no right to be, an intruder, meddler | interloper |
| belonging to someone or something by its very nature, essential, inherent | intrinsic |
| to make a violent attack in words, express strong disapproval | inveigh |
| weariness of body or mind, lack of energy | lassitude |
| period of 1,000 years | millennium |
| mysterious, magical, supernatural | occult |
| to spread through, soak through, penetrate | permeate |
| to fall as moisture | precipitate |
| strict, severe | stringent |
| to think or believe without certain supporting evidence | surmise |
| to have an intense dislike or hatred for | abominate |
| the modification of the social patterns, traits, or structures of one group or society by contact with those of another; the resultant blend | acculturation |
| resulting from chance rather than from an inherent cause or character | adventitious |
| to assign or refer to (as a cause or source), attribute | ascribe |
| roundabout, not direct | circuitous |
| to sympathize with, have pity or sorrow for, share a feeling of distress | commiserate |
| to direct or order; to prescribe a course of action in an authoritative way | enjoin |
| to make easy, cause to progress faster | expedite |
| to make amends, make up for | expiate |
| a state of great excitement, agitation, or turbulence | ferment |
| unintentional, accidental | inadvertent |
| existing in name only, not real | nominal |
| not decisive or definite | noncommittal |
| to steal something that has been given into one's trust | peculate |
| a natural or habitual inclination or tendency (especially of human character or behavior) | proclivity |
| composure or coolness, especially in trying circumstances | sangfroid |
| resistant to lawful authority | seditious |
| of slight importance or significance | tenuous |
| bitter, sarcastic | vitriolic |
| to use coaxing or flattery to gain some desired end | wheedle |
| courteous and pleasant, sociable, easy to speak to | affable |
| to increase in greatness, power or wealth | aggrandize |
| shapeless, without definite form | amorphous |
| that which surrounds (as an atmosphere) | aura |
| illegal traffic, smuggled goods | contraband |
| scholarly, learned, bookish, pedantic | erudite |
| thin, light, delicate, insubstantial | gossamer |
| to find out by reasoning | infer |
| to hint, suggest, imply | infer |
| incapable of being understood | inscrutable |
| related to, characteristic of, or situated on an island | insular |
| incapable of being changed or called back | irrevocable |
| a natural inclination or predilection toward | propensity |
| peevish, complaining, fretful | querulous |
| to argue or plead with someone against something, protest against, object to | remonstrate |
| to disown, reject, or deny the validity of | repudiate |
| able to return to an original shape or form | resilient |
| to re-echo, resound | reverberate |
| coarsely abusive, vulgar or low (especially in language), foul-mouthed | scurrilous |
| persistent, showing industry and determination | sedulous |
| thin or flimsy in texture | sleazy |
| a general pardon for an offense against a government | amnesty |
| self-government, political control | autonomy |
| self-evident, expressing a universally accepted principle or rule | axiomatic |
| to adorn or embellish | blazon |
| a warning or caution | caveat |
| fair, just, embodying principles of justice | equitable |
| to free from entanglement or difficulties | extricate |
| to steal, especially in a sneaky, way in petty amounts | filch |
| to mock, treat with contempt | flout |
| tending to be troublesome | fractious |
| a rule of conduct or action | precept |
| beneficial, helpful | salutary |
| healthful, wholesome | salutary |
| bitterly severe, withering | scathing |
| to whip, punish severely | scourge |
| funereal, typical of the tomb | sepulchral |
| tending to cause sleep, relating to sleepiness or lethargy | soporific |
| extremely strict in regard to moral standards and conduct | straitlaced |
| lasting only a short time, fleeting | transient |
| not easily carried handled or managed because of size or complexity | unwieldy |
| dull, uninteresting, tiresome | vapid |
| abnormal, irregular, departing from the usual | anomalous |
| a damaging or derogatory statement | aspersion |
| extremely strange, unusual, atypical | bizarre |
| abrupt, blunt, with no formalities | brusque |
| to coax, persuade through flattery or artifice | cajole |
| to punish severely | castigate |
| to plan with ingenuity, invent | contrive |
| a leader who exploits popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power | demagogue |
| to free from deception or error, set right in ideas or thinking | disabuse |
| weariness and dissatisfaction from lack of occupation or interest, boredom | ennui |
| a chain or shackle placed on the feet | fetter |
| very wicked, offensive, hateful | heinous |
| not subject to change, constant | immutable |
| one who rebels or rises against authority | insurgent |
| A delusion marked by a feeling of power, wealth, talent, etc., far in excess of reality | megalomania |
| a position requiring little or no work; an easy job | sinecure |
| stealthy, secret, intended to escape observation; made or accomplished by fraud | surreptitious |
| to sin, violate a law | transgress |
| to change from one natures, substance, or form to another | transmute |
| performed, suffered, or otherwise experienced by one person in place of another | vicarious |
| severe or stern in manner; without adornment or luxury, simple, plain; harsh or sour in flavor | austere |
| performing acts of kindness or charity | beneficent |
| pale, gaunt, resembling a corpse | cadaverous |
| to devise, invent, fabricate | concoct |
| stupid | crass |
| to lower in character, quality, or value | debase |
| to contaminate, pollute | desecrate |
| to confuse | disconcert |
| marked by pompous affectation or grandeur, absurdly exaggerated | grandiose |
| trifling, unimportant | inconsequential |
| a breaking of a law or obligation | infraction |
| to make milder or softer, to moderate force or intensity | mitigate |
| to rob of goods by open force (as in war), plunder | pillage |
| to talk a great deal in a foolish or aimless fashion | prate |
| very careful and exact, attentive to fine points of etiquette or propriety | punctilious |
| inspiring fear or awe | redoubtable |
| to find fault with | reprove |
| the act of restoring someone or something to the rightful owner or to a former state or position | restitution |
| strong and sturdy | stalwart |
| open to attack | vulnerable |
| stinging, bitter in temper or tone | acrimonious |
| resembling a cow or ox | bovine |
| dismay, confusion | consternation |
| fat | corpulent |
| to deny responsibility for or connection with | disavow |
| calm, free from emotion | dispassionate |
| disagreement, sharp difference of opinion | dissension |
| to cause to disappear | dissipate |
| to cleanse, purify | expurgate |
| a challenge | gauntlet |
| based on an assumption or guess, used as a provisional or tentative idea to guide or direct investigation | hypothetical |
| mean, low, base | ignoble |
| to call into question | impugn |
| immoderate, lacking in self-control; inclement | intemperate |
| hatred, contempt | odium |
| faithlessness, treachery | perfidy |
| to banish | relegate |
| inclined to nausea | squeamish |
| subordinate in capacity or role | subservient |
| open to | susceptible |
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