| Term | Definition |
|---|
| acquiesce | accept something reluctantly but without protest |
| chastise | rebuke or reprimand severley |
| augment | make (something) greater by adding to it, increase |
| condone | accept and allow (behavior that is considered morally wrong or offensive) |
| amass | gather together or accumulate (a large amount or number of valuable material things) over a period of time |
| disseminate | spread or disperse (something) esp. info widley |
| concur | agree |
| digress | leave the main subject temporarily in speech or writing |
| laud | praise (a person or their achievments) highly esp. in public context |
| banal | so lacking in originality as to be obvious or boring |
| terse | sparing in the use of words; abrupt |
| raconteur | a person who tells anecdotes in a skillful or amusing way |
| euphemism | use of a nice phrase in place of an offensive one |
| succinct | briefly or clearly expressed |
| hackneyed | lacking signifigance through having been overused; unoriginal |
| bombast | high sounding language with little meaning used to impress people |
| articulate | to the point |
| laconic | using very few words |
| hyperbole | wild exaggeration |
| lampoon | publicly criticize |
| platitude | verbal ridicule |
| despot | tyrant, autocrat, absolute power |
| glutton | one who is overly hungry for something |
| hedonist | one who lives for pleasure of happiness |
| miser | greedy, graspy person |
| insurgent | rebel, one who rises up in revolt |
| heretic | one who differs from accepted beliefs |
| hypocrite | pretender, phony, fake |
| oracle | one who gives wise advice |
| zealot | fanatic |
| skeptic | one who doubts or waits to pass judgement |
| fervent | having or displaying passionate intensity |
| fortuitous | happening by accident or chance rather than design |
| grueling | extremley tiring or demanding |
| vulnerable | susceptible to physical or emotional attack or harm |
| indulgent | liberal, generous, obliging |
| superficial | not having or showing any depth of character |
| listless | lacking energy or enthusiasm |
| incessant | continuing without pause or interuption (unpleasant) |
| omnipotent | having unlimited power, able to do anything |
| unobtrusive | not conspicuous or attracting attention |
| arrogant | pompous, conceited, egotistic |
| fastidious | attentive concerned about accuracy and detail |
| disparage | belittle |
| supercilious | behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others |
| parsimony | extreme or excessive economic stinginess |
| reticence | disposed to be silent or not speak freely; |
| torpor | a state of physical or mental inactivity, lethargy |
| cacophony | a harsh, discordant mixture of sounds |
| dearth | Inadequate supply |
| sanction | threatened penalty for disobeying a law or rule |
| clamor | a loud uproar |
| rancor | bitterness or resentfulness esp. when long standing |
| levity | lightness in mind, character, or behavior |
| quandary | a state of perplexity or uncertainty over what to do in a difficult situation |
| zenith | the highest point reached by a celestial or other object |
| respite | a short period of rest or relief from something difficult or unpleasant |
| volition | your will |
| stinginess | extreme or excessive unwillingness to spend money |
| nostalgia | longing for the past |
| predessecor | someone who came before you |
| hierarchy | power ranking/ order |
| astute | a smart decision |
| evanescent | scarcely perceptible, vanish quickly |
| prodigious | enormous |
| surreptitious | secretly |
| irascible | easily angered |
| judicious | using good judgement |
| untenable | incapable of being defended |
| irascible | easily angered |
| taciturn | not inclined to speak much |
| tawdry | tacky; showy |
| sullen | gloomy |
| miniscule | extremely tiny |
| magnanimous | generous |
| arrogant | having or revealing an exaggerate sense of ones importance of abilities |
| fastidious | very attentive to and concerned about detail and accuracy |
| disparage | regard of represent of or as being little worth |
| supercilious | behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others |
| contempt | the feeling that a person or thing is beneath consideration |
| heed | pay attention to; take notice of |
| nullify | make void |
| mitigate | make less severe, serious, or painful |
| peruse | read throughly and carefully |
| raze | to demolish |
| immutable | unchanging over time; can't be changed |
| deride | riducle |
| rebuff | reject, often abruptly |
| virtuoso | some who is a prodigy at something |
| lucid | clear, easy to understand |
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