Elite Vocab AB 476-500
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 cardinal | adj. of main importance; principal |
| urbane | adj. sophisticated |
| diurnal | adj. daily; occuring during the daytime |
| proscribe | v. to prohibit or forbid; to denounce |
| evoke | v. to call forth or call to mind |
| foment | v. to stir up negative feelings, esp. those that lead to violent action |
| demagogue | n. a leader who obtains power by appealing to the emotions and passions of others |
| abberation | n. a departure from what is right, true, correct |
| ovation | n. enthusiastic and lengthy applause |
| induce | v. to influence, esp. by persuasion; to bring about; to infer by inductive reasoning |
| dictum | n. an authroitative, often formal, pronouncement |
| sentinel | n. one who keeps watch |
| segregate | v. to segregate into groups or parts |
| exhaustive | adj. thorough |
| confide | v. to tell something in secret |
| renumerate | v. to pay or compensate |
| decorum | n. polite behavior |
| debonair | adj. easy and carefree in manner |
| knell | v. to ring in a slow solemn way; n. the sound of a bell, esp. of one run at a funeral; an omen of death, failure, etc. |
| finesse | n. subtle skill in performance or in handling a situation |
| cadre | n. a group of trained, highly skilled people of training others |
| fractious | adj. disruptive or irritable |
| pittance | n. a small amount, esp. of money |
| sang-froid | n. coolness and composure, esp. in difficult circumstances |
| incumbent | adj. necessary or obligatory; n. a person who currently holds a particular position |
| trenchant | adj. keen and forceful; caustic |
| rationalize | v. to come up with self-satisfying but incorrect excuses |
| verbatim | adj. word for word |
| frolic | v. to behave playfully and without inhibition |
| bivouac | n. temporary encampment, often in an unsheltered area |
| vituperative | adj. harshly critical |
| debunk | v. to expose the falsehood of |
| vitiate | v. to make faulty or impure; to spoil |
| turpitude | n. immoral behavior |
| vignette | n. a small design or portrait; a brief scene (as from a movie) or literary sketch |
| brevity | n. briefness |
| unfledged | adj. not yet grown; immature; undeveloped |
| contentious | adj. always ready to argue; quarrelsome |
| wily | adj. full of cunning |
| captivate | v. to capture the attention or affection of, as by beauty, excellence, etc. |
| underscore | v. to emphasive |
| laity | n. all the people not belonging to a given profession, esp. the clergy |
| altercation | n. a heated or noisy argument |
| immerse | v. to cover completely in a liquid; to engage wholly |
| engross | v. to occupy completely |
| variegated | adj. distinctly marked with different colors; diverse |
| delude | v. to make someone believe something that is untrue; to deceive |
| baleful | adj. harmful or threatening harm or evil |
| dogged | adj. refusing to give up despite difficulties |
| regress | v. to return for a previous state |
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