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top 66 words
Given by the Huntington center
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| adept | very skilled, able, or proficient |
| advocate | one who acts in support or defense of person/cause |
| aesthetic | pertaining to what is considered beautiful or tasteful |
| anachronism | some one or thing out of its correct chronological or historical order |
| anecdote | a short account of an interesting or humorous, often biographical |
| apprehensive | uneasy, anxious, or fearful about the future; quick to understand/learn |
| boorish | resembling a boor; crude, coarse, and clumsy in behavior, oafish, insensitive |
| brevity | quality of being brief; concise expression |
| cathartic | delivering catharsis; emotionally purging |
| censured | to express strong disapproval in a strong fashion- criticize, blame, reprimand |
| conciliatory | attempting to regain goodwill through pleasantness- trying to make things better |
| consensus | majority opinion among a group; general agreement |
| consummate | complete or perfect in every respect; supremely skilled |
| cursory | performed hastily and without attention to detail; superficious |
| deride | to ridicule |
| disparage | to speak of with disrespect- to belittle or depreciate |
| disparity | lack of equality or similarity- difference |
| eclectic | selecting from a wide variety of sources |
| eloquent | characterized by clear, powerful, and persuasive speech |
| elucidate | to make clear; explain |
| embody | to represent in bodily, material, or tangible form |
| equitable | just or reasonable |
| erratic | having no fixed course; eccentric |
| exemplary | worthy of imitation; praise worthy |
| felicitous | well-suited for the occasion, appropiate |
| florid | reddish or rosy; excessively ornate or flowery |
| foster | to cultivate or nurture |
| holistic | emphasizing the importance of the whole thing, as compared to separation into parts |
| idiosyncrasy | a habit, mannerism, or characteristic that is peculiar to an individual |
| ineffable | defying expression or description |
| intemperate | not moderate or restrained |
| irreverent | showing lack of due respect; impertinent |
| lament | to feel or express grief or regret- mourn for |
| laudatory | containing or expressing praise |
| lucid | clear, rational, sane, easily understood |
| magnanimous | generous in forgiving; unselfish |
| mock | to ridicule |
| mundane | common or ordinary, pertaining to the world, secular |
| naive | unaffected; unsophisticated; inexperienced; unaffected style |
| nefarious | wicked;infamous;villainous |
| nostalgia | a longing for a former place or time; something that displays nostalgia |
| novel | new; different |
| obstinate | stubborn;inflexible;not easily overcome |
| partisan | devoted/biased in a support of something |
| pragmatic | practical; dealing with actual facts or occurrences |
| prosaic | commonplace;dull; lacking in imagination |
| quell | to suppress; to put an end to; to pacify |
| refute | to prove to be false; to deny |
| sanguine | optimistic; hopeful or confident; reddish; bloody |
| solicitous | anxious or concerned; careful; eager |
| somber | dark; dimly lit; gloomy or depressing |
| speculate | to think or reflect; to engage in a risky business practice to get quick/more money |
| superflous | more that sufficient; extra; unnecessary |
| tenacious | stubborn; sticky or adhesive |
| venerate | to regard or treat with reverence |
| vindicate | to clear of accusation; to defend,maintain, or average |
| zealous | filled with or motivated by zeal; enthusiasm |
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