| Term | Definition |
|---|
| abate | to subside; to decrease; to lessen |
| colloquial | pertaining to conversational or common speech |
| fallow | plowed but not sowed; uncultivated |
| mercenary | interested in money or gain |
| recant | to disclaim or disavow; to retract a previous statement; to openly confess error |
| accolade | award of merit |
| combustible | easily burned |
| falter | to hesitate |
| mercurial | capricious; changing; fickle |
| remission | temporary moderation of disease symptoms; cancellation of a debt; forgiveness or pardon |
| acquiesce | to assent; to agree without protesting |
| complementary | serving to complete something |
| fathom | to comprehend; to investigate |
| mirth | merriment; laughter |
| replete | filled to the brim or to the point of being stuffed; abundantly supplied |
| acrid | sharp; bitterly pungent |
| confluence | flowing together; crowd (noun) |
| fell | to cut or knock down; to bring down (with a missile) |
| misanthrope | one who hates mankind |
| repugnant | loathsome; hateful |
| acrimonious | bitter in words or manner |
| conjecture | surmise; guess |
| fitful | spasmodic; intermittent |
| misnomer | wrong name; incorrect designation |
| rescind | to cancel |
| aggregate | to gather; to accumulate |
| converge | to approach; to tend to meet; to come together |
| florid | ruddy; reddish; flowery |
| mollify | to soothe |
| respite | interval of relief; time for rest; delay in punishment |
| amorphous | formless; lacking in shape or definition |
| corrode | to destroy by chemical action |
| foolhardy | rash |
| mosaic | picture made of colorful small inlaid tiles |
| resplendent | dazzling; glorious; brilliant |
| anachronistic | having an error involving time in a story |
| corrugated | wrinkled; ridged |
| glacial | like a glacier; extremely cold |
| munificent | very generous |
| savory | tasty; pleasing, attractive, or agreeable |
| anomaly | irregularity |
| culpable | deserving blame |
| hackneyed | commonplace; trite |
| nefarious | very wicked |
| sedentary | requiring sitting |
| antediluvian | antiquated; extremely ancient |
| debilitate | to weaken; to enfeeble |
| hyperbole | exaggeration; overstatement |
| nuance | shade of difference in meaning or color; subtle distinction |
| sopoforic | sleep-causing; marked by sleepiness |
| antipathy | aversion; dislike |
| debunk | to expose as false, exaggerated, worthless, etc; to ridicule |
| iconoclastic | attacking cherished traditions |
| obdurate | stubborn |
| spurious | false; conterfeit; forged; illogical |
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