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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Adamant ('ad-a-mant) adj | Refusing to change an opinion. |
| Adjacent (ad-'ja-cent) adj | Close to or next to. |
| Advocate ('ad-vo-cate) v | To publicly support. |
| Aggregate ('agg-re-gate) adj | To combine. |
| Allocate ('al-lo-cate) v | To put aside for a specific purpose. |
| Berate (be-'rat-e) v | To scold. |
| Bestow (be'-stow) v | To give as a gift. |
| Boast (boast) v | To brag or talk with excessive pride. |
| Brusque (brusque) adj | Abrupt to the point of rudeness. |
| Brash (brash) adj | Rude and tactless. |
| Cacophony (ca-'coph-o-ny) n | A harsh, unpleasant mixture of together. |
| Conceal (con-'ceal) v | To hide. |
| Concur (con-'cur) v | To agree. |
| Convey (con-'vey) v | To make known. |
| Copious ('co-pi-ous) adj | Abundant. |
| Demonstrate ('dem-on-strate) v | To show. |
| Despise (de-'spise) v | To hate. |
| Deter (de-'ter) v | To discourage. |
| Deceive (de-'ceive) v | To trick or mislead. |
| Decipher (de-'ci-pher) v | To find the meaning of. |
| Ease (ease) n | To reduce unpleasantness or difficulty. |
| Eloquent ('el-o-quent) adj | Moving speech or writing. |
| Enhance (en-'hance) v | To intensify or magnify. |
| Epitome (e-'pit-o-me) n | A perfect example of something. |
| Evade (e-'vade) v | To avoid or escape. |
| Fluctuate ('flu-ctu-ate) v | To change continually. |
| Fortify ('for-tify) v | To strengthen. |
| Frivolous ('friv-o-lous) adj | Unnecessary; of little importance. |
| Finite ('fi-nite) adj | Having an end or limits. |
| Fundamental (fun-da-'mental) adj | Of primary importance. |
| Garbled ('ger-bled) v | Communication that is distorted and unclear. |
| Generate ('ge-ne-rate) v | To produce. |
| Grandiose ('gran-di-ose) adj | Pompous; overly important. |
| Hackneyed ('hack-neyed) adj | Overused and unoriginal. |
| Haphazard (hap-'haz-ard) adj | Lacking planning. |
| Hazardous ('haz-ar-dous) adj | Full of risk. |
| Hesitate ('hes-i-tate) v | To pause, often due to reluctance. |
| Hierarchy ('hi-e-rar-chy) n | A ranking system. |
| Hollow (holl-ow) adj | Empty inside. |
| Horror (horr-or) n | An intense feeling of fear. |