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100 common words
for avid vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| abbreviate | to shorten, abridge |
| abstinence | the act or refraining from pleasurable activity, e.g., eating or drinking |
| adulation | high praise |
| adversity | misfortune, unfavorable term of events |
| aesthetic | pertaining to beauty or the arts |
| amicable | friendly, agreeable |
| anachronistic | out-of-date, not attributed to the correct historical period |
| anecdote | short, usually funny account of an event |
| anonymous | nameless, without disclose identity |
| antagonist | foe, opponent, adversary |
| arid | extremely dry or deathly boring |
| assiduous | persistent, hardworking |
| asylum | sanctuary, shelter, place of refuge |
| benevolent | friendly and helpful |
| camaraderie | trust, sociability amongst friends |
| censure | to criticize harshly |
| circutious | indirect, taking the longest route |
| clairvoyant | exceptionally insightful, able to foresee the future |
| collaborate | to cooperate, work together |
| compassion | sympathy, helpfullness or mercy |
| compromise | to settle a dispute by terms agreeable to both sides |
| condesending | possesing an of supiority, patronizing |
| conditional | depending on a condition, e.g in a contract |
| conformist | person who complies with accepted rules and customs |
| congergation | a crowd of people, an assembly |
| convergence | the state of seprate elements joining or coming together |
| deletrious | harmful, destructive, detrimental |
| delmagogue | leader, rabble-rouser, usually appealing to emotion or prejudice |
| digression | the act of turning aside, straying from the main point, esp. in a speech or argument |
| diligent | careful and hard working |
| disredit | to harm the reputation of, dishonor or disgrace |
| disdain | to regard with scorn or contempt |
| divergent | seperating, moving in different directions from a particular point |
| empathy | identification with feeling of others |
| emulate | to imitate, follow and example |
| enervating | weakening, tiring |
| enhance | to improve, bring to a greater level of intensing |
| ephemeral | momentary, transient, fleeting |
| evanescent | quickly fading, short-lived, esp. an image |
| exasperation | irritation, frustration |
| exemplary | outstanding, an example to others |
| extenuating | excusing,lessening the seriousness of guilt or crime, eg., of miligating factors |
| florid | red-colored, flushed; gaudy, ornate |
| fortuitious | happening by luck, fortunate |
| frugal | thrifty, cheap |
| hackneyed |
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