| Term | Definition |
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| Adulterate | (v.) to corrupt, make worse by the addition of something of lesser value |
| Ambidextrous | (adj.) able to use bot hands equally well; very skillful; deceitful, hypocritical |
| Augment | (v.) to make larger, increase |
| Bereft | (adj., part.) deprived of; made unhappy through loss |
| Deploy | (v.) to position or arrange; to utilize; to form up |
| Dour | (adj.) stern, unyielding, gloomy, ill-humored |
| Fortitude | (n.) courage in facing difficulties |
| Gape | (v.) to stare with open mouth; to open the mouth wide; to open wide |
| Gibe | (v.) to utter taunting words; (n.) an expression of scorn |
| Guise | (n.) an external appearance, cover, mask |
| Insidious | (adj.) intended to deceive or entrap; sly, treacherous |
| Intimation | (n.) a hint, indirect suggestion |
| Opulent | (adj.) wealthy, luxurious; ample; grandiose |
| Pliable | (adj.) easily bent, flexible; easily influenced |
| Reiterate | (v.) to say again, repeat |
| Stolid | (adj.) not easily moved mentally or emotionally; dull, unresponsive |
| Tentative | (adj.) experimental in nature; uncertain, hesitant |
| Unkempt | (adj) not combed; untidy; not properly maintained; unpolished, rude |
| Verbatim | (adj., adv.) word for word; exactly as written or spoken |
| Warily | (adv.) cautiously, with great care |
| Adroit | (adj.) skillful, expert in the use of the hands or mind |
| Amicable | (adj.) peaceable, friendly |
| Averse | (adj.) having a deep-seated distaste; opposed, unwilling |
| Belligerent | (adj.) given to fighting, warlike; combative, aggressive; (n.) one at war, one engaged in war |
| Benevolent | (adj.) kindly, charitable |
| Cursory | (adj.) hasty, not thorough |
| Duplicity | (n.) treachery, deceitfulness |
| Extol | (v.) to praise extravagantly |
| Feasible | (adj.) possible, able to be done |
| Grimace | (n.) a wry face, facial distortion; (v.) to make a wry face |
| Holocaust | (n.) a large-scale destruction, especially by fire; a vast slaughter,; a burnt offering |
| Impervious | (adj.) not affected or hurt by; admitting of no passage or entrance |
| Impetus | (n.) a moving force, impulse, stimulus |
| Jeopardy | (n.) danger |
| Meticulous | (adj.) extremely careful; particular about details |
| Nostalgia | (n.) a longing for something past; homesickness |
| Quintessence | (n.) the purest essence or form of something; the most typical example |
| Retrogress | (v.) to move backward; to return to an earlier condition |
| Scrutinize | (v.) to examine closely |
| Tepid | (adj.) lukewarm; unenthusiastic, marked by an absence of interest |
| Adversary | (n.) an enemy, opponent |
| Alienate | (v.) to turn away; to make indifferent or hostile; to transfer, convey |
| Artiface | (n.) a skillful or ingenious device; a clever trick; a clever skill; trickery |
| Coerce | (v.) to compel, force |
| Craven | (adj.) cowardly; (n.) a coward |
| Culinary | (adj.) of or related to cooking or the kitchen |
| Delete | (v.) to erase, wipe out, cut out |
| Demise | (n.) a death, especially of a person in a lofty position |
| Exhilarate | (v.) to enliven, cheer, give spirit or liveliness to |
| Fallow | (adj.) plowed but not seeded; inactive; reddish-yellow; (n.) land left unseeded; (v.) to plow but not seed |
| Harass | (v.) to disturb, worry; to trouble by repeated attacks |
| Inclement | (adj.) stormy, harsh; severe in attitude or action |
| Muse | (v.) to think about in a dreamy way, ponder |
| Negligible | (adj.) so unimportant that it can be disregarded |
| Perpetuate | (v.) to make permanent or long lasting |
| Precedent | (n.) an example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action |
| Punitive | (adj.) inflicting or aiming at punishment |
| Redress | (v.) to set right, remedy; (n.) relief from wrong or injury |
| Sojourn | (n.) a temporary stay; (v.) to stay for a short time |
| Urbane | (adj.) refined in manner or style, suave |
| Affiliated | (adj., part.) associated, connected |
| Ascertain | (v.) to find out |
| Attainment | (n.) an accomplishment, the act of achieving |
| Bequeath | (v.) to give or pass down as an inheritance |
| Cogent | (adj.) forceful, convincing; relevant, to the point |
| Converge | (v.) to move toward one point, approach nearer together |
| Disperse | (v.) to scatter, spread far and wide |
| Esteem | (v.) to regard highly; (n.) a highly favorable opinion or judgement |
| Expunge | (v.) to erase, obliterate, destroy |
| Finite | (adj.) having limits; lasting for a limited time |
| Invulnerable | (adj.) not able to be wounded or hurt; shielded against attack |
| Malevolent | (adj.) spiteful, showing ill will |
| Nonchalant | (adj.) cool and confident, unconcerned |
| Omniscient | (adj.) knowing everything; having unlimited awareness or understanding |
| Panacea | (n.) a remedy for all ills; cure-all; an answer to all problems |
| Scrupulous | (adj.) exact, careful, attending thoroughly to details; having high moral standards, principled |
| Skulk | (v.) to move about stealthily; to lie in hiding |
| Supercilious | (adj.) proud and contemptuous; showing scorn because of a feeling of superiority |
| Uncanny | (adj.) strange, mysterious, weird, beyond explanation |
| Venial | (adj.) easily excused; pardonable |
| Altruistic | (adj.) unselfish, concerned with the welfare of others |
| Assent | (v.) to express agreement; (n.) agreement |
| Benefactor | (n.) one who does good to others |
| Chivalrous | (adj.) marked by honor, courtesy, and courage; knightly |
| Clemency | (n.) mercy, humaneness; mildness, modrateness |
| Dearth | (n.) a lack, scarcity, inadequate supply; a famine |
| Diffident | (adj.) shy, lacking self-confidence; modest, reserved |
| Discrepancy | (n.) a difference; a lack of agreement |
| Embark | (v.) to go aboard; to make a start; to invest |
| Facile | (adj.) easily done or attained; superficial; ready, fluent; easily shown but not sincerely felt |
| Indomitable | (adj.) unconquerable, refusing to yield |
| Infallible | (adj.) free from error; absolutely dependable |
| Plod | (v.) to walk heavily or slowly; to work slowly |
| Pungent | (adj.) causing a sharp sensation; stinging, biting |
| Remiss | (adj.) neglectful in performance of one's duty, careless |
| Repose | (v.) to rest; lie; place; (n.) relaxation, peace of mind, calmness |
| Temerity | (n.) rashness, boldness |
| Truculent | (adj.) fierce and cruel; aggressive; deadly, destructive; scathingly harsh |
| Unfeigned | (adj.) sincere, real, without pretense |
| Virulent | (adj.) extremely poisonous; full of malice; spiteful |
| Accede | (v.) to yield to; to assume an office or dignity |
| Brandish | (v.) to wave or flourish in a menacing or vigorous fashion |
| Comprise | (v.) to include or contain; to be made up of |
| Deft | (adj.) skillful, nimble |
| Destitute | (adj.) deprived of the necessities of life; lacking in |
| Explicit | (adj.) definite, clearly stated |
| Extirpate | (v.) to tear up by the roots; to destroy completely |
| Inopportune | (adj.) coming at a bad time; not appropriate |
| Ironic | (adj.) suggesting an incongruity between what might be expected and what actually happens; given to irony sarcastic |
| Musty | (adj.) stale, moldy; out-of-date |
| Officious | (adj.) meddling; excessively forward in offering services or assuming authority |
| Ominous | (adj.) unfavorable, threatening, of bad omen |
| Pinnacle | (n.) a high peak or point |
| Premeditated | (adj., part.) considered beforehand, deliberatly planned |
| Rampant | (adj.) growing without check, running wild |
| Solace | (n.) comfort, relief; (v.) to comfort, console |
| Stately | (adj.) dignified, majestic |
| Supple | (adj.) bending easily; bending with agility; readily adaptable; servile |
| Suppress | (v.) to stop by force, put down |
| Venal | (adj.) open to or marked by bribery or corruption |
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