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Vocab 60

TermDefinition
Delineate To describe or portray something
Fortitude Courage in pain or adversity
Candid Truthful and Straightforward
Pragmatic Dealing with things sensibly and realistically
Capricious Given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior
Elucidate To make something clear
Resilient Able to withstand or recover quickly from difficult conditions
Ephemeral Lasting for a very short time
Scrutinize To examine or inspect closely
Benevolent Well meaning and kindly
Superfluous Unnecessary, especially through being more than enough
Mitigate To make less severe
Anachronism A thing belonging or appropriate to a period other than that in which it exists
Vindicate To clear someone of blame or suspicion
Altruistic Showing a disinterested and selfless concern for the well-being of others
Exacerbate To make a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling worse
Assiduous Showing great care
Tacit Understood or implied without being stated directly
Avarice Extreme greed for wealth or material gain
Cacophony A harsh mixture of sounds
Debilitate To make someone weak
Enigma Mysterious
Fastidious Very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail
Garrulous Excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters
Iconoclast A person who attacks cherished beliefs or institutions
Inundate To overwhelm someone with things or people to be dealt with
Juxtapose To overwhelm someone with things or people to be dealt with
Lethargic Affected by lethargy; sluggish and apathetic
Meticulous Showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise
Nefarious Wicked, villainous, or criminal
Obdurate Stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or course of action
Pervasive Spreading widely throughout an area or a group of people
Querulous Complaining in a petulant or whining manner
Rancor Bitterness
Sycophant Person who acts obsequiously toward someone important in order to gain advantage
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