| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Derelict | neglectful |
| Calumny | slander |
| Finesse | skill and style |
| Myriad | infinite or vast |
| Scrupulous | moral and specific |
| Salient | brilliant |
| Canon | a list of something |
| Probity | moral goodness |
| Austere | very simple |
| Satiety | fullness |
| Amelioration | improvement |
| Allocate | to allot |
| Decry | to condemn |
| Augment | to raise or increase |
| Pragmatic | practical |
| Scintillating | sparkling |
| Salubrious | healthy |
| Candor | openness or honesty |
| Moot | having no consequences |
| Fastidious | particular or detailed |
| Intrinsic | a natural part of |
| Autonomous | self governing |
| Anthology | a collection of work |
| Savant | a scholar |
| Altercation | an argument |
| Extraneous | off the subject |
| Indue | to endow or to give power to |
| Martial | relating to the military |
| Multifarious | various or diverse |
| Lassitude | a state of dullness |
| Indomitable | unconquerable |
| Irrevocable | unchangeable |
| Presage | to predict or for tell |
| Schism | a split |
| Sentient | conscious |
| Cajolery | flattery |
| Largesse | generosity |
| Indigent | needy or poor |
| Felicitations | congratulations |
| Itinerant | nomadic or wandering |
| Prerogative | privlege |
| Antithetical | contradictory |
| Sententious | moralizing and terse |
| Cadaverous | ghastly |
| Amenities | luxuries |
| Expurgate | to censor |
| Indolent | lazy |
| Feint | a distraction |
| Antipathy | hatered |
| Sedulous | hard-working |
| Amenable | open or willing |
| Decrepitude | uselessness |
| Malfeasance | misconduct |
| Filial | relating to the duties of a child |
| Invidious | offensive |
| Moribund | dying |
| Anachronism | something out of place in time |
| Latent | hidden |
| Estranged | distant |
| Misanthrope | a person who hates people |
| Miscegenation | the intermixing of races |
| Mitigate | to make less severe |
| Subsume | to include |
| Ethereal | other-worldly |
| Blight | sickness |
| Prognosticate | to predict |
| Querulous | argumentative |
| Ostentatious | showy |
| Exploit | an adventure |
| Expunge | to delete officially |
| Decorum | proper behavior |
| Extemporary | unprepared |
| Obtrusive | very noticeable |
| Affront | an insult or challenge |
| Morose | depressed |
| Morass | very complicated situation |
| Extirpate | remove |
| Pilfer | to steal in small amounts |
| Obsequious | overly flattering |
| Alacrity | cheerful willingness |
| Obdurate | stubborn |
| Unsavory | disreputable |
| Paean | a hymn of praise |
| Turpitude | evil |
| Tutelary | influence |
| Plebeian | common |
| Palaver | small talk |
| Palliate | to ease |
| Postulate | to assume as true |
| Mendicant | a beggar |
| Abortive | unsuccessful |
| Venal | corrupt |
| Venerable | highly respected |
| Perspicacity | intelligence |
| Iconoclast | someone who attacks traditions |
| Harbinger | a sign |
| Parsimonious | cheap or frugal |
| Avarice | greed |
| Averse | unwilling to |
| Pathological | caused by disease |
| Paucity | scarcity |
| Verisimilitude | similarity to reality |
| Arrant | total |
| Errant | stray |
| Ubiquitous | present everywhere at once |
| Onerous | oppressive |
| Opprobrium | shame |
| Paragon | a model of excellence |
| Pariah | outcast |
| Virtuoso | a master |
| Assiduous | hard working |
| Propitious | lucky |
| Propound | to propose |
| Propriety | proper conduct |
| Tyro | a novice |
| Prosaic | plain |
| Insipid | plain or dull |
| Assuage | to soothe |
| Artifice | grace |
| Ascetic | self denying |
| Aspersion | an insult |
| Perennial | continuous |
| Predilection | a tendency |
| Perfidious | disloyal |
| Ribald | crude |
| Perfunctory | careless |
| Ruddy | red-color |
| Umbrage | offense |
| Unbridled | uncontrolled |
| Unctuous | insincere |
| Astute | shrewd |
| Urbane | refined |
| Glean | to gather leftovers |
| Visage | face |
| Platitude | overused phrase |
| Panacea | cure-all |
| Ponderous | complex or deep |
| Berate | to scold harshly |
| Vitriolic | hate-filled |
| Pendent | uncertain |
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