| Term | Definition |
|---|
| commiserate | to sympathize with |
| allay | to calm or to soothe |
| ineffable | hard to put into words |
| fetid | foul smelling |
| iridescent | shimmering |
| primordial | prehistoric |
| apathetic | not caring |
| agglomeration | a cluster or a mass of something |
| sequester | to seclude |
| licentious | morally unrestrained |
| allegation | an unproven charge |
| teem | to be overflowing with |
| temporal | secular; worldly; civil |
| temporize | to update; to modernize |
| tenable | believable |
| tortuous | twisting or winding |
| transcend | to exceed; to go beyond |
| transient | temporary |
| tenet | a belief |
| improvise | to make something up without preparation |
| tenuous | flimsy |
| emaciated | sickly thin |
| tenure | a period of association |
| stringent | rigid |
| stupor | a dazed state |
| subservient | servile |
| impasse | deadlock |
| impeccable | flawless |
| impecunious | penniless |
| translucent | obscuring clear vision |
| travesty | a complete failure; an absurd imitation |
| terse | to-the-point |
| therapeutic | healing |
| titular | in name only |
| treatise | a scholarly writing |
| subsidiary | a secondary company |
| substantiate | to prove true; to confirm; to verify |
| impunity | freedom from punishment |
| stint | a period of association |
| stippling | arrangement of dots |
| strident | shrill |
| immutable | unchangeable |
| impalpable | unable to be sensed; abstract |
| importune | to plead |
| impregnable | unconquerable |
| improvident | wasteful |
| superficial | shallow |
| superfluous | unnecessary or unneeded |
| supernumerary | an extra or a spare |
| supple | flexible |
| surreptitious | sly; secretive |
| swath | a clear strip |
| impute | to credit to; to assign to |
| sycophant | a flatterer |
| emancipation | the act of freeing |
| embellish | to decorate; to beautify; to exaggerate |
| emboss | to adorn |
| efficacious | effective |
| effigy | an image or a figure |
| eminent | distinguished |
| emissary | a representative |
| emit | to give off |
| emollient | a softener |
| emolument | payment |
| tacit | implied or unspoken |
| taciturn | silent (anger) |
| tactile | relating to touch |
| tangible | physical or concrete |
| tantamount | the same as |
| taut | tightly drawn |
| tawdry | cheap and showy |
| effulgence | brightness; radiance; splendor |
| egregious | flagrant; obvious |
| elicit | to draw out; to evoke |
| topography | the study of the features of the land |
| torpor | a state of dullness; a daze |
| elucidation | clarification; explanation |
| dally | to waste time |
| cryptic | mysterious; puzzling; difficult to understand |
| amity | friendship; goodwill |
| dastardly | cowardly |
| infirm | weak |
| ingenious | resourceful; inventive |
| inherent | natural; inborn |
| inhibition | self-restraint |
| inimical | hostile |
| inimitable | unique |
| innate | inborn |
| innocuous | harmless |
| dearth | a scarcity |
| debacle | a complete failure |
| debility | a physical weakness |
| debonair | suave; "cool" |
| couch | to express carefully |
| covert | secret |
| cower | to cringe in fear |
| decadence | moral decay |
| decimate | to destroy a large number of |
| euphony | a pleasant sound |
| evanescent | brief; not-lasting |
| crass | vulgar |
| craven | cowardly; base |
| excerpt | a short quotation |
| exigency | state of emergency |
| excoriate | to criticize harshly |
| cumbersome | clumsy; difficult to handle |
| cupidity | greed |
| cursory | hasty |
| cynic | a person who is negative |
| hypothetical | theoretical |
| amorphous | shapeless |
| incubus | a demon |
| inculcate | to teach by repetition |
| exiguous | insufficient; scanty |
| incumbent | obligatory |
| exotic | foreign |
| mundane | dull; boring; uninspired |
| munificent | generous; lavish |
| mutability | inconsistency |
| hypercritical | excessively harsh |
| indefatigable | tireless |
| expedient | quick and easy |
| explicit | clear; specific |
| execrable | disgusting |
| credible | believable; trustworthy |
| credulous | gullible |
| criterion | a standard |
| console | comfort |
| misconstrue | misinterpret |
| subside | to lessen; to decrease |
| contemn | to despise; to scorn |
| contentious | argumentative |
| contiguous | adjacent |
| contingent | depending on; small group |
| contrite | repentant |
| contumacy | insubordination |
| conversant | knowledgeable |
| convivial | friendly |
| copious | plentiful |
| incorrigible | irredeemable |
| deft | skillful |
| degradation | rotting away |
| deign | to condescend |
| delectable | delicious |
| demagogue | one who stirs up a crowd in a bad way |
| demeanor | behavior |
| demure | modest |
| denote | to indicate |
| depraved | evil; immoral |
| deprecatory | insulting |
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