| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Peruse | To read or examine, typically with great care |
| Repel | Force back, fight against, fail to mix with, or refuse to accept/admit |
| Gaffe | Clumsy social error, blatant mistake, or awkward/tactless act |
| Yield | To give/produce, to produce profit/interest, or to give up/surrender |
| Truant | Neglecting duties, ditching school, or lazy/wandering |
| Ogle | To look or stare at w/ desire, rudely, or in an impertinent manner |
| Immobile | Immovable, fixed, not moving, motionless |
| Vogue | Prevailing fashion/popularity, popular place/styles |
| Aftermath | Result/consequence or something, usually coming after |
| Gauche | Lacking social skills, rude or offensive, tactless |
| Stoic | A calm/self-controlled person, person seeming to be w/o emotion or response to pleasure/pain |
| Uncouth | Person who doesn't show proper form, is ignorant/uneducated, or does something in a different/strange way |
| Mulish | Like a mule, stubborn, intractable |
| Balk | To stop & refuse to go, something that prevents movement/action, to refuse to do something |
| Glower | Stare angrily, scowl, look at with anger/distaste |
| Derelict | Abandoned/discarded, homeless, negligence/failure |
| Mull | To think about w/o making much progress |
| Rectify | To set/make right, to refine/purify, to correct by evaluation/adjustment |
| Amiable | Friendly/agreeable in disposition, cordial/sociable, good natured/likable |
| Amend | To change for the better, improve, to grow or become better by reforming oneself |
| Verve | Energy/enthusiasm, physical energy, born skill |
| Adamant | Not giving in/firm/stubborn, unyielding/too hard to cut/break |
| Elan | Enthusiastic vigor/liveliness, distinctive style/flair |
| Compliant | Willing to comply, to be courteous/obediant (comply) |
| Wake | To rouse from sleep, to keep watch over something, the follow-up of something |
| Shun | To avoid deliberately, keep away from |
| Laggard | A person who fails to keep pace, hanging/falling behind |
| Dormant | Latent but capable of being activated, not in motion |
| Toady | A person who flatters someone else in hopes of getting a favor |
| Boycott | To avoid the using/buying or certain products/services |
| Vanguard | Front line of an army/fleet, leaders of an intellectual/political movement, someone ahead of their time |
| Static | In a fixed/stable condition, not in a state of progress/change |
| Porous | Full of pores/penetrable by air/water, capable of absorbing liquids |
| Genesis | Coming into being, origin, creation |
| Enigma | A puzzle, something confusing, perplexing speech/text |
| Cajole | Gently persuade, flatter |
| Obscure | Something unclear/hard to perceive, to block/make unclear |
| Disclose | To reveal by removing a cover, to reveal anything |
| Succumb | To yield to a greater force, to be fatally overwhelmed |
| Aloof | At a distance/out of involvement, removed/distant emotionally |
| Tempest | A violent wind (w/ rain, snow, etc), a violent commotion/uproar, to disturb something |
| Etiquette | The proper way to behave, the rules for socially acceptable behavior |
| Slovenly | Careless in appearance/habits/work, etc |
| Daunt | Overcome with fear, intimidate, discourage/dishearten |
| Meddle | To involve oneself in a matter w/o right or invitation |
| Gadabout | A person who travels a lot for pleasure |
| Busybody | A gossipy person, A person who pries into other's affairs |
| Encroach | To advance beyond proper/established limits/cross a line, to gradually take another's possessions/rights |
| Vapid | Being dull or uninteresting |
| Fawning | To try to get a favor of a person |
| Crimp | To fold/bend, to make into folds |
| Bellwether | A person/people at the forefront of an industry, etc |
| Rescind | To repeal, invalidate by a higher authority, take back/veto/change your mind |
| Fruitful | Producing good results, abounding in/producing fruit, productive |
| Panoply | A wide-ranging/impressive army/display, an elaborate protective/ceremonial attire |
| Recant | To formally renounce/withdraw from statement/opinion/belief |
| Propagandist | A person involved in spreading ideas that recruit people to a cause, a member/agent of spreading ideas |
| Supercilious | Haughtily disdainful/contemptuous person/facial expression, feeling/showing haughty disdain/contempt |
| Vital | Of or pertaining to life, being the seat or source of life, of utmost importance |
| Fanatic | A person with an extreme enthusiasm/zeal (religion, politics, sports, etc) |
| Passe | No longer current or in fashion/out-of-date, past the prime/faded/aged |
| Array | To place in proper/desired order, to clothe with fancy garments, a large group/number of things |
| Flourish | To be in a vigorous state/thrive, to make dramatic sweeping gestures, to decorate with fanciful curves/lines |
| Assess | To evaluate/determine the value of something for taxation, to determine the quality/ability/extent |
| Gusto | Keen enjoyment (eating, dancing, etc), individual taste/liking |
| Critical | Inclined to find fault/judge w/ severity, crucial/of high importance |
| Lackluster | Lacking brilliance, radiance, liveliness, vitality, a lack of... |
| Demoralize | Lower confidence/morale, confuse/disorder/dishearten, corrupt/lower morals |
| Clout | A blow especially w/ hand, strong influence (politics) |
| Protocol | A political treaty/rule. how things are supposed to be done |
| Faze | To cause to be disturbed/distressed, to disrupt the composure of |
| Latent | Present but not visible/actualized, inactive/hidden, remaining in unconscious form |
| Pensive | Thinking dreamily/wistfully, expressing thoughtfulness/sadness, considering, thinking deeply |
| Precursor | A person/thing that proceeds, comes before |
| Evangelism | The preaching of the gospel, zeal/purpose/activity |
| Trespass | To go on land or property without authorization; to commit an offense or sin; to infringe on the time, privacy, etc. of someone, an act of this |
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