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Vocab Mountain
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| abound | present in large quantities, flourish |
| amorphous | lack structure, unclear, shapeless |
| austere | (person) strict stern character (living condition) lacking luxury, harsh |
| belie | give false impression, mask |
| capricious | varying moods, fickle |
| cerebral | related to brain intellectual, learning over emotion |
| congenial | (person) likeable, friendly (thing) enjoyable bc aligns with one's tendencies |
| conspicuous | easily noticed, obvious |
| cursory | lacking effort, without care |
| daunting | scary or frightening seeming impossible |
| deify | look up to someone/thing as a god |
| didactic | meant for teaching educational |
| disseminate | distribute or circulate broadly |
| feasible | likely to be achieved, practical |
| flout | break rule without guilt |
| homogeneous | composed of similar parts, alike |
| humdrum | boring, unlikely to excite |
| insipid | without flavor, lacking energy |
| loquacious | likely to talk a lot, wordy |
| misanthropic | have distaste for humans and society |
| misnomer | misleading or inaccurate name |
| negligent | lack care or attention |
| obsequious | excessively submissive to authority |
| placate | decrease one's anger or other negative emotion |
| proclivity | fondness or liking for something |
| puerile | immature and childish |
| quixotic | excessively visionary, unfeasible |
| spendthrift | someone who spends money recklessly |
| taciturn | reserved, little words |
| wary | exercising caution, careful |
| adulterate | damage quality of, corrupt |
| advocate | support, be in favor of someone who supports cause/org/person |
| aggrandize | enhance one's power or standing |
| alacrity | eagerness to do something |
| ambivalent | having conflicting emotions; unsure |
| ameliorate | improve bad feeling or situation |
| amenable | (person) receptive to change, open (thing) responsive to |
| anachronistic | of wrong time or era |
| audacious | bold, unafraid of risk rude, exhibiting disrespect |
| avaricious | greedy, always wanting more |
| banal | unoriginal and dull, lack creativity |
| benign | harmless, have little effect (person character) kindhearted, nice |
| brazen | shameless and excessively forward |
| calumny | slander and defamation |
| candid | honest, without deception |
| castigate | scold someone harshly |
| caustic | (speech) hostile and bitter (chemical) corrosive, acidic |
| construe | understand something subjectively |
| contrite | feeling regretful or guilty |
| convoluted | difficult to understand or follow |
| covet | strongly desire, yearn for |
| craven | lacking bravery, weak-kneed |
| decorum | politeness and proper behavior |
| deft | highly proficient, skilled |
| demur | hesitate or object, express doubt hesitation |
| derivative | based on someone else's work, often in negative sense |
| desiccate | dry out, remove all moisture |
| diatribe | angry rant, verbal abuse |
| incredulous | doubtful and disbelieving |
| ingenuous | naive and lacking experience |
| abate | decrease in intensity; lessen |
| abjure | strongly reject (idea); forgo |
| anomalous | differing from what is normal; atypical |
| antipathy | profound hostility or hatred |
| arcane | comprehended by few people; secret |
| arduous | very challenging; need great effort |
| artless | naive inexperienced plain and simple lacking skill |
| ascetic | (lifestyle) strict and lack luxury someone who adopts strict lifestyle |
| assuage | decrease in negative feeling fulfill certain desire |
| betray | unknowingly disclose or reveal |
| bucolic | associated with tranquil rural life |
| burgeon | quickly increase or grow; skyrocket |
| cacophonous | extremely noisy; grating |
| canonize | treat like a god, deeply venerate |
| censure | strongly criticize or disapprove |
| chicanery | using deception to attain certain goal |
| coalesce | bring elements together;unite |
| cogent | persuasive and clear; compelling |
| compelling | persuasive and clear attracting interest; fascinating |
| contend | argue certain point of view compete struggle or attempt to overcome something |
| copious | exist in great supply, abundant |
| cosmopolitan | (city) highly diverse (person) sophisticated and urbane |
| deference | high regard and respect; esteem |
| desultory | unplanned; without enthusiasm |
| diffident | reserved or shy; without confidence |
| dilatory | slow and unhurried; meant to stall |
| equivocate | speak evasively; avoid taking stance |
| polarize | separate into two opposing groups |
| prodigal | carelessly wasteful; extravagant excessively wasteful person |
| verbose | excessively talkative; wordy |
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