|
 abate | to lessen |
| acquit | to release from a duty or obligation |
| advocate | to support |
| agnostic | one who believes that the human mind cannot know whether there is a God or an ultimate cause |
| amenable | able to be controlled or influenced |
| apprehend | to understand |
| artful | tricky |
| astute | intelligent |
| bear | to endure |
| beseech | to beg |
| boon | a benefit |
| chagrin | humiliation |
| circumvent | to entrap |
| compel | to force |
| congruous | corresponding to what is proper or appropriate |
| contingent | that may or may not happen |
| cosmopolitan | representation of many parts of the world |
| deft | dexterous |
| demure | shy |
| desolate | lifeless |
| discriminate | to differenciate |
| dissipate | to make disappear |
| duplicitous | marked by deception or dishonesty |
| enervate | to weaken |
| epitome | something that perfectly represents an entire class of things |
| evade | to avoid doing or answering directly |
| fallacious | misleading |
| forgo | to do without |
| gregarious | sociable |
| idiosyncratic | unique |
| impoverish | to make poor |
| indifferent | neutral |
| insatiable | constantly wanting more |
| iridescent | showing shifting changes in color |
| loathe | to feel intense dislike or hatred for |
| miniscule | tiny |
| novice | a beginner |
| painstaking | diligent |
| perpetuate | to continue |
| potentate | monarch |
| proficient | skilled |
| quagmire | a difficult situation to get out of |
| rejuvenate | to make young and strong again |
| resplendent | brilliant |
| scrutinize | to examine closely |
| stoic | to fortune or misfortune |
| susceptible | open to influence |
| traverse | to oppose |
| unwieldy | hard to manage or handle because of large size or weight |
| vilify | to attack someone's reputation |