| Term | Definition |
|---|
| exasperate | make furious |
| mangy | shabby, wretched |
| terrace | usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence; make into cuts into a mountain as for cultivation |
| lackluster | dull; monotonous; bland |
| tactless | rude; insensitive |
| haughty | arrogant |
| degradation | a low or downcast state |
| overture | prelude; prologue; opening or initiative move |
| morosely | gloomily |
| dilapidated | Fallen into decay or partial ruin. |
| gingerly | with great care and cautious |
| ominous | portending evil or harm |
| contemptuous | showing or expressing disdain; despised |
| sullen | gloomily silent |
| fawn | obsequious; to win by flattery |
| reprehensible | worthy of blame |
| contentious | quarrelsome |
| apprehensive | in fear or dread of possible evil or harm |
| impromptu | without advance preparation |
| apparition | the appearance of a ghostlike figure |
| stupefy | be a mystery or bewildering to; , make senseless or dizzy by or as if by a blow |
| rigor | Strictness; difficault situation that come from following rules strictly |
| gaudy | showy in a tasteless way |
| derogatory | expressing a low opinion; disparaging; V. detract; disparage |
| unkempt | rough; messy; rude |
| lucrative | producing a good profit |
| viable | capable of being done with means at hand and circumstances as they are |
| tantalize | To tease. |
| facilitate | make easier; to be of use |
| altercation | noisy quarrel |
| feint | any distracting or deceptive maneuver (as a mock attack) |
| trite | repeated too often; stale |
| superfluous | extra; unnecessary |
| consensus | agreement in the judgment or opinion reached by a group as a whole |
| fiduciary | relating to or of the nature of a legal trust (i.e. the holding of something in trust for another) |
| testy | easily irritated or annoyed |
| indolence | Laziness. |
| flounder | to struggle to move; to proceed clumsily |
| feign | to pretend |
| frugal | Economical. |
| deterrence | a communication that makes you afraid to try something |
| verbatim | word for word; in the same words; repeating the actual words exactly |
| bottleneck | slow down or impede by creating an obstruction |
| revelry | unrestrained merrymaking |
| reprimand | an act or expression of criticism and censure |
| exhortation | a communication intended to urge or persuade the recipients to take some action |
| reiterate | to say, state, or perform again |
| erudite | having or showing profound knowledge |
| nebulous | vague, hazy, cloudy |
| doggerel | trivial, poorly constructed verse |
| diplomacy | n. Tact, shrewdness, or skill in conducting any kind of negotiations or in social matters. |
| conciliation | the act of overcoming the distrust or hostility of; becoming agreeable |
| tantamount | Having equal or equivalent value, effect, or import. |
| adroitly | expertly, dexterously, with skillful use of the hands or mind |
| succinctly | with concise and precise brevity |
| callous | unfeeling; unsympathetic |
| blighted | damaged; destroyed; ruined |
| imputation | the attribution to a source or cause |
| iniquitous | wicked, immoral, unrighteous |
| dogmatical | arrogant manner |
| remonstrate | to say or plead in protest, objection |
| magnanimous | generous and understanding and tolerant |
| picturesque | suggesting a picture; strikingly vivid. |
| ardent | passionate |
| rakish | Dashingly or sportingly stylish; jaunty. |
| ravine | n. A deep gorge or hollow, especially one worn by a stream or flow of water. |
| candid | being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech |
| callow | immature, youthful, inexperienced |
| aesthetic | (adj) having to do with the appreciation of beauty |
| vitriolic | harsh or corrosive in tone |
| derelict | neglectful; abandoned |
| reproach | express criticism towards |
| neophyte | a beginner |
| assiduous | constant |
| shirker | a person who evades work |
| sycophant | a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage |
| harrowing | extremely painful |
| condemn | express strong disapproval of |
| ridicule | to make fun of something or someone |
| adulate | flatter in an obsequious manner |
| cynicism | Contempt for the opinions of others and of what others value. |
| ineluctable | certain, inevitable |
| condescend | To lower oneself to a position one considers inferior |
| repertoire | all the special skills that a person has |
| stoic | impassive, unmoved by joy or grief |
| conjecture | inference; guesswork |
| didactic | instructive |
| euphemism | substitution of an inoffensive term for one that is offensive |
| extrapolate | To infer or estimate by extending or projecting known information |
| incoherent | lacking cohesion or connection |
| insinuate | introduce or communicate stealthily |
| lucid | easily understood; clear |
| rhetoric | the art of using language effectively and persuasively |
| acumen | quickness, accuracy, and keennes of judgment or insight |
| ascertain | to find out, as through investigation or experimentation |
| astute | shrewd; clever |
| circumspect | careful; prudent; discreet |
| disseminate | to scatter widely, as in sowing seed |
| husbandry | the application of scientific principles to agriculture, especially to animal breeding |
| pedantic | excessively concerned with book learning and formal rules |
| perspicacious | keen; clear-sighted |
| pragmatic | practical |
| precocious | exhibiting unusually early intellectual aptitude or maturity |
| prospectus | formal proposal |
| rudimentary | basic; elementary; in the earliest stages of development |
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