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ALL VOCAB! :/
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abate | to subside, to reduce |
| abhor | to hate very much |
| accolade | an award, and honor |
| affluent | rich and prosperous |
| ambivalent | undecided, neutral, wishy washy |
| belittle | to make seem little |
| belligerent | benefactor |
| benefactor | one who provides help |
| benevolent | generous and kind |
| benign | gentle, not harmful |
| candor | truthfulness |
| charmisma | magical ability to attract followers |
| chronic | constant and lasting a long time |
| civil | civilized |
| coherent | holding together and making sense |
| derogatory | dissaproving, degrading |
| despondent | extremely depressed |
| digress | to stray from main subject |
| discreet | prudent, judiciously reserved |
| disspiate | to thin out, drift away, or dissolive |
| eccentric | not conventional |
| elusive | hard to pin down |
| emulate | to strive or equal to, usually through imitation |
| equitable | fair |
| extrovert | an open, outgoing person |
| facetious | humorous, not serious |
| figurative | based on figures of speech |
| flaunt | to show off |
| frugal | economical, penny-pinching |
| futile | useless, hopeless |
| genteel | refined, polite, aristocratic |
| gregarious | sociable, enjoying the comfort of others |
| heirarchy | an organization based on rank or degree |
| hyperbole | an exaggeration used as a figure of speech |
| hypothetical | uncertain, unproven |
| idiosyncrasy | a peculiarity |
| idyllic | charming in a rustic way |
| illicit | ILLEGAL |
| imminent | just about to happen |
| impeccable | flawless, entirely without sin |
| judicious | excercising sound judgement |
| laconic | using few words especially to the point of being rude |
| latent | present but not visible |
| legacy | something handed down from generation to generation |
| litigate | to try in court |
| magnanimous | forgiving |
| malleable | easy to shape or bend |
| maudlin | silly and sentimental |
| mercenary | hired soilder |
| mercurial | emotionally unpredictible, rapidly changing mood |
| nebulous | vague and hazy |
| nepotism | showing favoritism to friends or family |
| nominal | in the name, A-OK |
| notorious | famous for something bad |
| novel | new, original |
| oblique | indirect, at an angle |
| oblivion | total forgetfullness, the state of being forgotten |
| obscure | unknown, hard to understand |
| orthodox | conventional, adhering to established principles or doctrines, especially by religion, by the book |
| pacify | to calm someone down |
| partisan | one who supports a particular person |
| paternal | fatherly or fatherlike |
| patronize | to treat as an inferior |
| pensive | thoughtful and sad |
| pivitol | crucial |
| premise | an assumption |
| prevail | to triumph, to overcome rivals |
| proficient | thoroughly competent, skillful, very good (at something) |
| proximity | nearness |
| rebuke | to critisieze sharply |
| rebut | to contradict, to argue in opposition to |
| reciprocal | mutal, shared, interchangeable |
| redundant | unnecessarily repetitive |
| renounce | to formally give up or resign |
| sagacious | discerning, shrewd, keen in judgement |
| salient | sticking out, conspicuous |
| scrupulous | strict, careful |
| secular | having nothing to do with religion or spiritual concerns |
| tenacious | persistent, stubborn |
| tentative | experimental, temporary |
| tenuous | flimsy, extremely thin |
| usurp | to seize wrongfully |
| utopia | an ideal society |
| vacillate | to be indecisive, to waver |
| verbose | using far too many words |
| slander | gossip |
| sporadic | stopping and starting |
| staunch | firmly commited, in favor of |
| stipulate | to require something as part as an agreement |
| stoic | indifferent |
| subtle | not obvious |
| taciturn | untalkative by nature |
| temerity | boldness, recklessness |
| viable | capable of living |
| vindictive | seeking revenge |
| voacation | a job or occupation |
| volatile | quick to evaportate, highly explosive |
| willful | deliberate |
| zealous | devoted to something, fervent |