Advanced vocabulary

Terms	Definitions
garrulous	talkative, full of trivial conversation
diatribe	bitter or critical speech, thunderous verbal attack
repartee	witty banter, adroitness and cleverness in reply
itinerant	someone who is traveling from place to place (to work)
charlatan	a flamboyant deceiver, fraud, faker
disenfranchise	deprive of voting rights
altruistic	selfless, showing unselfish concern for the welfare of others
disingenuous	not straightforward; crafty, guileful, deceitful
despondency	despair, feeling downcast and disheartened and hopeless
impecunious	poor, penniless
belligerent	warlike, someone who fights (or is fighting)
contentious	quarrelsome; controversial; likely to cause arguments
perjury	lying under oath
denizen	inhabitant
vaunt	to boast; to brag about
truculent	defiantly aggressive, surly, angry
alacrity	liveliness and eagerness, cheerful promptness
obsequious	attentive in an ingratiating or servile manner, slightly slimy
expunge	remove by erasing or crossing out
incremental	increasing by a small amount
illicitness	unlawfulness
nefarious	extremely wicked
canonical	conforming to orthodox or recognized rules
loquacious	talkative, full of trivial conversation
impudent	improperly forward or bold
mitigate	make less severe or harsh
panacea	cure-all, hypothetically
reticent	shy, reluctant to draw attention to yourself
bellicose	warlike
cantankerous	ill-humored; irritable
conciliator	someone who tries to bring peace
pedantry	a ostentatious and inappropriate display of learning
clandestine	secretive
contrite	remorseful
recondite	hidden; concealed; difficult to understand; obscure
prurient	characterized by lust
onerous	troublesome and oppressive; burdensome
sagacious	wise
deleterious	harmful to living things
banal	obvious and dull
vociferous	conspicuously and offensively loud
bereft	deprived
mollify	make less rigid or softer
extortion	getting money by threats
sanguine	confidently optimistic and cheerful
galvanize	startle, excite, shock, electrify
happenstance	An unexpected random event
diffident	lacking self-confidence
nuance	something subtle; a fine shade of meaning
paucity	a scarcity; a lack
anathema	solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
pernicious	exceedingly harmful
extrinsic	external; not essential or inherent; extraneous; OP. intrinsic
quibble	argue over petty things
impetus	a force that moves something along
ensconce	fix firmly
rebuff	to snub; to repel, drive away; a curt rejection, a check
enervate	to weaken
profiteer	someone who makes excessive profit (especially on goods in short supply)
sanctimonious	excessively or hypocritically pious
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