| Term | Definition |
|---|
| abet | to aid |
| abjure | retract; renounce, to give something up |
| accede | agree to |
| acrid | sharp, bitter taste or smell |
| adamant | stubborn |
| affable | friendly |
| agile | nimble, quick |
| alleviate | relieve; to make easier |
| aloof | to be cool and reserved, distant |
| ambiguous | vague |
| benediction | blessing |
| valediction | farewell speech |
| cantata | musical work for voices; music that is sung |
| circumlocution | talking around, not being direct in what you say |
| somniloquy | sleep talking |
| monotheism | believing in one God |
| centenarian | one hundred old person or thing |
| bipartisan | representing two parties |
| voracious | something with a huge appetite |
| loquacious | talkative; someone who talks a lot |
| blatant | obvious |
| breach | to break |
| ardor | passion |
| avarice | greed |
| candid | very honest, frank |
| benighted | surrounded by darkness |
| autocrat | ruler with absoute power |
| bilthe | happy |
| capitulate | surrender |
| astue | clever |
| fallacy | something false or mistake idea |
| gregarious | to move in herds or groups; sociable |
| heinous | really bad; evil; wicked |
| ignoble | shameful; ig = not - noble |
| impede | to interfere or abstruct |
| indolent | lazy |
| lucid | easy to understand; articulate |
| lax | loose; not strict |
| intrepid | fearless |
| ire | anger |
| credulous | gullible |
| dexterous | skilled with the hands |
| diminutive | small or tiny |
| divulge | to tell |
| corporeal | physical actions involving the body |
| evoke | to elicit; to call for |
| equivocate | to lie by using ambigous (vague) language; circumlocution; to tell part of the truth |
| expediate | to speed things up; "expedia" |
| colloquial | conversational; local talk; informal talk; slang relating to that area |
| copious | a lot |
| ostracize | to exclude |
| meander | to wander |
| panegyric | formal speech or writing of high praise |
| paramount | ranking higher than others |
| mollify | to make less severe; appease |
| opulent | very wealth , copious |
| morose | sad, gloomy |
| obstreperous | noisy, unruly |
| obdurate | hard-hearted, stubborn, obstinate |
| nadir | lowest point |
| ignoble | shameful; ig = not - noble |
| heinous | really bad; evil; wicked |
| gregarious | to move in herds or groups; sociable |
| fallacy | something false or mistaken idea |
| intrepid | fearless |
| lax | loose; not strict |
| lucid | easy to understand; articulate |
| indolent | lazy |
| impede | to interfere or abstruct |
| ire | anger |
| endo | within |
| exo | out of, outside |
| inter | between |
| intra | within |
| belli | war |
| pace | peace |
| pro | forward |
| retro | backward |
| a/an | not or without |
| contra | against |
| eu | good |
| dys | bad, ill |
| philo | love |
| sophos | wisdom |
| biblio | book |
| anthropos | people |
| morph | form |
| anthropos | people - Ex. Anthropomorphic - in shape of man |
| morph | form - ex. metamorphosis |
| frat | brother - EX. Fraternity |
| sor | sister - EX. Sorority |
| gen | birth - EX. Progeny means children or offspring |
| peri | around, about - ex. peripatetic meaning walking |
| se | apart - Ex. separated |
| tele | distant - ex. to teleport meaning to carry a long distance |
| tors/tort | twist - Ex. torso, contortionist |
| prehend/ prehens | seize - apprehend meaning take into custody or understanding, comprehensive meaning grasping understanding |
| vers/ vert | turn - reverse or revert |
| cur/ curr/ curs | run - current, scurry, excursion meaning a short trip |
| grad | step - graduate, graduation |
| fid | faith, trust, loyalty - ex. fido the trusting dog, fidelity |
| patho/pathy | feelings, suffering - ex. sympthy, empathy, pathetic meaning something that arouses sorrow or pity |
| Indictment | the situation of having been charged with a crime |
| Barrage | a flood |
| Lament | to express grief for, mourn |
| fawn | a baby deer |
| Mason | one who works with stone |
| Benign | harmless |
| Plight | a bad situation, a predicament |
| Counsel | to advise |
| Jest | to joke |
| Recalcitrant | disobedient, stubborn |
| Itinerant | nomadic, constantly moving |
| Writhe | to twist |
| Extol | to praise |
| courteous | polite |
| Ambiguous | unclear |
| Congenial | agreeable |
| Animosity | hostility |
| shroud | a covering laid on a corpse, |
| Debilitating | weakening, harmful |
| Placate | to appease |
| Debunk | to prove false |
| Jubilant | overly joyful |
| Dubious | doubtful |
| Brash | bold |
| Analytical | intending to understand the nature of something |
| Vigor | strength, energy |
| Vend | to sell |
| Tenacious | holding firmly, especially to a belief, stubborn |
| Procure | to obtain |
| Adept | very skilled |
| Profane | to abuse or put to ill use |
| Hovel | a shack |
| Brig | the prison of a ship |
| Warlock | a male witch |
| Robust | healthy |
| Eradicate | to erase or get rid of |
| Objective | not influenced by personal opinion, just the facts |
| Akin | related to or alike |
| Kinetic | moving |
| Amorphous | without shape |
| Decree | an order or a command |
| Allege | to declare that something is true w/o proof |
| Sustain | to keep alive or going |
| Abdicate | to give up power |
| Belligerent | violent or warlike |
| ambivalent | indecisive |
| Somber | serious, dark, or gloomy |
| Temperament | your usual mood or behavior |
| Pedestrian | ordinary, dull |
| Sage | wise |
| Flag | to decrease or diminish |
| Abominable | horrible or unpleasant |
| Delusion | a false opinion or idea |
| Exasperate | to make very angry or impatient |
| Gaunt | very thin and bony |
| Impediment | an obstacle, something in the way |
| Laden | weighed down with a heavy load, burdened |
| Revile | to criticize with abusive language |
| Hackneyed | over used and old-fashioned |
| Hoary | very old, or gray from old age |
| Posterity | all of a person's descendents |
| Premise | an essential fact that others are based on |
| Absolved | freed from guilt or blame |
| Concede | to give in or surrender |
| Contrition | deep regret for doing something wrong |
| Implore | to beg or ask earnestly |
| Indignant | feeling angry or insulted from an injustice or wrongdoing |
| Obdurate | stubborn |
| Obstinate | stubborn |
| Penitent | adj. feeling or expressing remorse for a wrongdoing; noun. one who repents for their sins |
| Revere | to deeply respect or admire |
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