| Term | Definition |
|---|
| derelict | negligent, neglectful |
| calumny | personal attack, slander |
| finesse | skillful |
| myriad | countless, vast, infinite |
| scrupulous | *exact, precise, specific *moral |
| salient | insightful, intelligent |
| canon | list or catalogue |
| probity | morality, righteousness |
| austere | very simple, very plain |
| satiety | state of being full, state of having enough |
| amelioration | improvement, betterment |
| allocate | to distribute, to allot, to apportion |
| decry | to denounce, to condemn harshly |
| augment | to increase, to raise |
| pragmatic | workable, practical |
| scintillating | brilliant, interesting |
| salulbrious | healthy, beneficial |
| candor | complete honesty |
| moot | debatable (no consequences) |
| fastidious | particular, fuzzy |
| intrinsic | a natural part of |
| autonomous | self-governing |
| anthology | collection of works |
| savant | a genius |
| altercation | an argument, a disagreement, a fight |
| extraneous | irrelevant, off topic |
| indue | to give power to, to invest with |
| martial | pertaining to the military |
| multifarious | diverse, varied |
| lassitude | tiredness |
| indomitable | unconquerable |
| irrevocable | unchangeable, irreversible |
| presage | foretell, predict, foreshadow |
| schism | a split, a break, a rift |
| sentient | having awareness, conscious |
| cajolery | persuasion using flattery |
| largesse | generosity |
| indigent | poor and needy |
| felicitations | congratulations |
| itinerant | wandering |
| prerogative | privilege |
| antithetical | directly opposing, contradictory |
| sententious | *direct, to the point AND moralizing |
| cadaverous | like a corpse, ghastly |
| amenities | comforts, luxuries |
| expurgate | edit out, to censor |
| indolent | lazy, idle |
| feint | a deception, a distraction |
| antipathy | a hatred, an aversion |
| sedulous | hard working |
| amenable | willing to |
| decrepitude | uselessness |
| malfeasance | misconduct |
| filial | pertaining to the duties of a son |
| invidious | shocking |
| moribund | near death |
| anachronism | something out of time |
| latent | hidden |
| estranged | alienated |
| misanthrope | someone who hates mankind |
| miscegenation | mixing of races |
| mitigate | to alleviate |
| subsume | to include |
| ethereal | abstract |
| blight | disease |
| prognosticate | to predict |
| querulous | quarrelsome |
| ostentatious | showy |
| exploit | adventure |
| expunge | to delete |
| decorum | proper behavior |
| extemporary | spontaneous |
| obtrusive | very noticeable |
| affront | to insult |
| morose | sad |
| morass | complicated situation |
| extirpate | to eradicate |
| pilfer | to steal little by little |
| obsequious | overly flattering |
| alacrity | cheerful willingness |
| alacrity | cheerful readiness |
| obdurate | stubborn, unyielding |
| unsavory | disreputable |
| paean | hymn of praise |
| turpitude | depravity |
| tutelary | guardianship |
| plebeian | common |
| palaver | chatter, small-talk |
| palliate | to ease, to relieve |
| postulate | to assume as true |
| mendicant | a beggar |
| abortive | unsuccessful, failed |
| venal | corrupt |
| venerable | highly respected |
| perspicacity | intelligence |
| iconoclast | someone who attacks traditions |
| harbinger | an omen [bad] |
| parsimonious | stingy |
| avarice | extreme greed |
| averse | opposed to |
| pathological | disease-related |
| paucity | a scarcity |
| verisimilitude | resemblance to reality |
| arrant | complete, total, outright |
| errant | stray, misguided |
| ubiquitous | present everywhere |
| onerous | burdensome |
| opprobrium | shame, disgrace |
| paragon | the finest example |
| pariah | an outcast |
| virtuoso | a master, an expert |
| assiduous | hardworking |
| propitious | favorable |
| propound | submit, propose |
| propriety | proper behavior |
| tyro | a novice |
| prosaic | dull, ordinary |
| insipid | dull, ordinary |
| assuage | to calm, to soothe |
| artifice | skill, grace |
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