Word Meaning
compliant submissive
flagrant shockingly bad
dubious uncertain
taciturn naturally quiet
arrogant snooty; thinking one is better than others
elaborate thorough and careful
solicit to look for
engender to create or bring into existence
mitigate to lesson how severe something is
efface to get rid of or erase
indolence notably lazy
orthodox the norm; conventional
astute intelligent
disparage to lesson the spirit of or to belittle
preclude to prevent or shut off
ameliorate to make more tolerable
atrophy to waste away
articulate very clear in speech
languish weak
repress holding down or back
tangible real or touchable
jeopardy dangerous
remorse regret
slander to talk badly about someone
hedonistic looking for pleasure or hapiness
desecrate to destroy something holy
obliterate to wipe away or get rid of
apathy a lack of emotion
abstruse hard to understand; unclear
animosity hostility; ready to flip
audacity boldness
avarice consumed by money; greed
blatant obvious
charlatan an imposter; someone who pretends to be someone
clemency a reduction of a punishment
prodigal wasteful
scrupulous obeying moral principles
torrid very hot
dogma an arogant and dictatorial belief
vapid ordinary
contrite regretful
plethora an abundance
rend to tear apart
ruck a group
synergy combined forces
saturnine gloomy, depressed
poltroon a coward
kudos acclaim
embrangle to mix up and confuse
disabuse to correct someone
herculean huge in size or strength
pandemonium confusion
egregarious outstandingly bad
tantalize to arose hopes or to entice
catholic broad-minded
martial having to do with the armed forces
anecdote a short amusing story
chagrin humiliation or embarrassment
vex to annoy
zealous very eager and devoted
haggard tired-looking or worn out
utopian visionary, or idealistic
atone to make up for something wrong
lewd indecent, or obscene
procrastinate to put off, or wait until the last minute
nemesis an extremely difficult opponent
incumbent the current person in office
narcissism having an extreme amount of love for oneself
lethargic lazy and lacking energy
laconic brief and to the point
denigrate to defame or attack ones reputation
accent to emphasize
assess to measure or test
zany bizarre
repudiate to refuse ones involvement in something
trivial not very important
rejuvenate to give vigor or strength
solemn serious
elusive very hard to get or catch
exemplify to act as an example
expedite to speed up and go quicker
endorse to approve and agree with
expendable having no additional use
inadvertent unintentional
innate something inborn or intuitive
condescend to talk down to
corroborate to support with evidence
credulous very gullible
eloquent articulate, clear in speech
summon to gather and bring together
provocative causing excitement
infer to deduce or take from something
agnostic someone who believes that it is impossible to know whether God really exists or not.
bedlam loud confusion
dexterous very skillful and clever
candid honest or frank
fiasco complete failure
odyssey an adventurous journey
prosaic dull
scapegoat a person that is blamed for someone else's wrongdoing
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