| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Ambivalence | lack of clarity, wavering, being undecided |
| Cantankerous | bad-tempered, quarrelsome |
| Derogatory | uncomplimentary |
| Exemplify | to serve as a good example |
| Impecunious | having no money |
| Lucid | clear |
| Ornate | highly decorated |
| Precipice | steep slope |
| Salubrious | health-giving |
| Truant | shirker, someone absent without permission |
| Ambulatory | able to walk around (used of hospital patients) |
| Capacious | spacious |
| Desecrate | to damage or pollute a holy place |
| Exhaustive | complete and thorough |
| Impious | wicked, profane |
| Ludicrous | ridiculous, silly |
| Orthodox | conventional |
| Precipitous | done in a hurry |
| Salutary | something which teaches you a lesson; beneficial |
| Truncate | cut short |
| Ameliorate | make better |
| Capitulate | surrender, give in to |
| Desecration | spoiling something holy |
| Exonerates | acquits, absolves, removes blame |
| Impoverished | destitute, poor |
| Lukewarm | unenthusiastic; neither hot nor cold |
| Ossify | turn to bone, become fixed and rigid |
| Preclude | prevent or make impossible |
| Sanctimonious | hypocritically holy |
| Tumult | uproar, noise |
| Amelioration | improvement |
| Carping | constant criticism |
| Desist | stop, discontinue, cease |
| Exorcism | getting free/rid of, eliminating (especially demons) |
| Impromptu | unrehearsed, spontaneous |
| Lummox | clumsy person |
| Ostentatious | showy |
| Precocious | developing early |
| Sanction | give approval to |
| Turpitude | depravity |
| Amiable | friendly |
| Cartographer | person who makes maps |
| Despondent | having no hope, miserable |
| Expatriate | refugee, emigrant, someone living away from his own country |
| Inadvertent | not intentional |
| Luscious | juicy, moist, succulent |
| Oust | push out of a position |
| Predecessor | one who came before |
| Sanguinary | bloodthirsty, bloody |
| Tyro | novice, beginner |
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