| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Aggregation | 
To gather into a mass, sum, or whole |
| Amiss |
out of the right or proper course, order, or condition; improperly; wrongly; astray |
| Daunt | to lessen the courage of; dishearten |
| Depreciate | to reduce the purchasing value of (money) |
| Epitaph | a commemorative inscription on a tomb or mortuary monument about the person buried at that site |
| Felicity | state of being happy, esp. in a high degree; bliss |
| Impeccable | faultless; flawless; irreproachable: impeccable manners |
| Lilting | A cheerful or lively manner of speaking, in which the pitch of the voice varies pleasantly |
| Perdition | a state of final spiritual ruin; loss of the soul; damnation |
| Proficient | well-advanced or competent in any art, science, or subject; skilled: a proficient swimmer. |
| Rapt | deeply engrossed or absorbed: a rapt listener |
| Suave | (of persons or their manner, speech, etc.) smoothly agreeable or polite; agreeably or blandly urbane. |
| Tactual | of or pertaining to the sense of touch |
| Versatile | capable of or adapted for turning easily from one to another of various tasks, fields of endeavor, etc.: a versatile writer. |
| Castigate | to criticize or reprimand severely |
| Acquiesce | to submit silently/to comply without protest |
| Belie | to say something falsely |
| Calumnious | damaging one's reputation/slanderous |
| Desultory | random/occurring randomly |
| Droll | whimsical/odd in a good way |
| Emissary | diplomat/spy |
| Equivocation | a statement that is vague and often deliberately misleading |
| Garish | gaudy, excessively ornate or elaborate (usually referring to clothes) |
| Infuse | filled with feels, or science: to infuse something into something |
| Nonchalant | uncaring |
| Pulsate | to vibrate rhythmically |
| Qualm | having reservations about something |
| Reiterate | to repeat |
| Transfix | to make someone immobile with shock (love or terror) |
| Voracious | craving something, insatiable |
| Accede | give consent, approval, or adherence; agree; assent |
| Acumen | keen insight; shrewdness; especially in business |
| Behoove | necessary or proper for, as for moral or ethical considerations; be incumbent on |
| Catapult | to thrust or move quickly or suddenly |
| Collateral | security pledged for the payment of a loan |
| Dearth | an inadequate supply; scarcity; lack |
| Demagogue | a person, esp. an orator or political leader, who gains power and popularity by arousing the emotions, passions, and prejudices of the people. |
| Echelon | a level of command, authority, or rank: the top echelon of city officials. |
| Entreat | to ask (a person) earnestly; beseech; implore; beg |
| Hone | make more acute or effective; improve; perfect |
| Inexorable | unyielding; unalterable: inexorable truth |
| Nabob | any very wealthy, influential, or powerful person. |
| Peruse | to read through with thoroughness or care |
| Quandary | a state of perplexity or uncertainty, esp. as to what to do; dilemma |
| Rueful | causing sorrow or pity; pitiable; deplorable |
| Antithesis | a contradiction that establishes a work's theme |
| Apocryphal | of questionable authenticity; erroneous |
| Cadence | beat, rate, or measure of any rhythmic movement |
| Circumvent | to go around or bypass |
| Denigrate | to belittle or disparage; to treat something as having little value or importance |
| Dire | fraught with danger; nearly hopeless; desperate |
| Expostulate | to reason with someone in an effort to dissuade or correct |
| Filial | pertaining to a son or daughter |
| Indiscriminate | unselective; haphazard; unrestrained |
| Nascent | coming into existence; emerging |
| Pall | a cover for a coffin; a gloomy effect or atmosphere |
| Portentous | full of unspecified significance |
| Requiem | a mass for a dead person |
| Superfluous | beyond what is necessary or sufficient |
| Usurp | to seize and hold without legal authority |
| Paradigm | a model set of assumptions, concepts, values, and practices that constitute a way of viewing reality for the community that shares them, especially in an intellectual discipline. |
| Paragon | a model of excellence or perfection of a kind |
| Avaricious | greedy |
| Beatific | blissful; saintly |
| Castellated | like a castle |
| Contrition | sincere remorse for wrongdoing; penitence |
| Demise | termination of existence or operation |
| Diatribe | a bitter and abusive verbal attack or criticism |
| Enclave | a distinct territorial, cultural, or social unit enclosed within or as if within foreign territory. |
| Encompass | to enclose or envelope or surround |
| Imminent | threatening or about to happen |
| Inexplicable | difficult or impossible to explain |
| Opaque | impenetrable by light; dense or obscure |
| Pedagogical | characterized by pedantic formality; academically snobbish |
| Prodigal | wastefully extravagant |
| Sullen | showing a brooding ill humor; morose or sulky (perhaps the perfect word to describe Hamlet) |
| Surcease | to bring or come to an end |
| Advice | recommendation about action; someone's opinion on what a person should do |
| Already | before or by this time |
| All ready | fully prepared |
| Who's | 1. who is 2. who has |
| Whose | belonging to who or which |
| Blasé | uninterested because of frequent exposure; nonchalant |
| Bonanza | a source of great and sudden wealth and luck |
| Cataclysm | a violent upheaval, often of a social or political nature |
| Chasten | to reprimand for the sake of moral improvement |
| Cleft | split or divide |
| Coalesce | to grow together; to fuse; to unite |
| Conjure | to influence as if by magic |
| Crystalline | resembling crystal; transparent or distinct of structure or outline |
| Cynical | suspicious of others' motives; negative and pessimistic; callously selfish |
| Despotic | possessing and abusing unlimited power |
| Diaspora | a group migration or flight from a country or region |
| Dominion | sovereignty; a territory of influence or control; a supreme authority |
| Emendation | a correction or change to a text |
| Epithet | a characterizing word or phrase firmly associated with a person or thing OR a word, phrase, or expression used to abuse or express contempt |
| Fortitude | strength of mind that allows one to courageously face adversity |
| Idiom | an expression (or style of expression) peculiar to a given people |
| Incarnate | embodied in human form |
| Incognito | with one's identity concealed or disguised |
| Jocund | cheerful and lighthearted in disposition or quality |
| Pervasive | having the ability to spread throughout |
| Precept | a rule of conduct |
| Provocative | tending to provoke or stimulate |
| Subversive | intending to overthrow or undermine an established government OR one who advocates subversion |
| Umbrage | offense or resentment [follows the verb: to take] |
| Zephyr | a gentle breeze; a light fabric or garment |
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