|
 abnegate | to give up rights, claims etc. |
| admonish | to warn |
| aggravate | to intensify |
| altruistic | devoted to the welfare of others |
| anecdote | a short, entertaining story |
| archaic | ancient |
| assert | to declare |
| augment | to add to |
| benefactor | one who gives financial help |
| bleak | gloomy |
| bucolic | of country life or farms |
| chronicle | to record in the form of a historical record |
| collaborate | to work together |
| compromise | to settle differences |
| construe | to infer |
| convoluted | complicated |
| cupidity | excessive desire, especially for wealth |
| delude | to deceive |
| deride | to ridicule |
| detrimental | harmful |
| dispassionate | unemotional |
| docile | easy to handle or manage |
| egalitarian | of the belief that all people should have equal rights |
| entomology | the study of insects |
| espouse | to support some cause or idea |
| exhilarate | to stimulate |
| fertile | prolific |
| frenetic | wild |
| harbinger | one that comes before to announce what follows |
| imminent | about to occur |
| inalienable | that may not be taken away or transferred |
| inelectable | inescapable |
| insurgent | a person engaged in rebellious activity |
| jubilation | celebration |
| malapropism | humorous misuse of words |
| moribund | coming to an end |
| obsolete | outdated |
| paragon | a model or example of perfection |
| pervade | to spread throughout |
| predicament | a difficult situation, especially when a tough choice must be made |
| promulgate | to make widespread |
| rancor | bitterness |
| renaissance | a rebirth or revival |
| rhetoric | the art of using language effectively and persuasively |
| sinister | threatening harm, evil, or misfortune |
| subjective | dependent on personal taste or views |
| tedious | boring |
| trite | overused |
| vagrant | a person who wanders from place to place without a regular job, supporting oneself by begging |
| volition | will |