| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Derelict | negligent or neglectful |
| Calumny | a personal attack or slander |
| Finesse | skillful |
| Myriad | infinite or countless |
| Scrupulous | *exact; moral |
| Salient | intelligent or insightful |
| Canon | a body of works |
| Probity | integrity or honesty |
| Austere | very plain or very simple |
| Satiety | fullness |
| Amelioration | improvement |
| Allocate | allot or apportion |
| Decry | to condemn or to denounce |
| Augment | to increase |
| Pragmatic | practical |
| Scintillating | sparkling, brilliant, or dazzlingly |
| Salubrious | healthy |
| Candor | complete honesty |
| Moot | debatable |
| Fastidious | picky, fussy, or particular |
| Intrinsic | a natural part of something |
| Autonomous | self-governing |
| Anthology | a collection of works |
| Savant | a genius or a scholar |
| Altercation | an argument |
| Extraneous | irrelevant, off the topic, or off the subject |
| Indue | to endow |
| Martial | pertaining to the military |
| Multifarious | diverse or varied |
| Lassitude | tiredness, weariness, or listlessness |
| Indomitable | unconquerable or invincible |
| Irrevocable | irreversible or unchangeable |
| Presage | to foreshadow |
| Schism | a split, a rift, or a division |
| Sentient | conscious |
| Cajolery | persuasion by flattery |
| Largesse | generosity |
| Indigent | needy |
| Felicitations | congratulations |
| Itinerant | nomadic or wandering |
| Prerogative | privilege |
| Antithetical | contradictory |
| Sententious | *direct; moralizing |
| Cadaverous | like a corpse |
| Amenities | luxuries |
| Expurgate | to edit |
| Indolent | lazy or idle |
| Feint | a deception or a distraction |
| Antipathy | hatred |
| Sedulous | diligent or hard-working |
| Amenable | willing to or open to |
| Decrepitude | uselessness |
| Malfeasance | misconduct |
| Filial | the duties of a son |
| Invidious | scandalous, shocking, or offensive |
| Moribund | dying |
| Anachronism | something out of place in time |
| Latent | hidden or undeveloped |
| Estranged | alienated or distant |
| Misanthrope | someone who hates mankind |
| Miscegenation | intermixing of races |
| Mitigate | to lessen |
| Subsume | to include |
| Ethereal | abstract |
| Blight | a disease |
| Prognosticate | to predict |
| Querulous | argumentative |
| Ostentatious | showy |
| Exploit | an adventure |
| Expunge | to erase or delete |
| Decorum | proper behavior |
| Extemporary | unprepared or impromptu |
| Obtrusive | highly noticeable |
| Affront | an insult or a challenge |
| Morose | gloomy |
| Morass | a complicated situation |
| Extirpate | to remove |
| Pilfer | to steal little by little |
| Obsequious | overly-flattering |
| Alacrity | cheerful readiness |
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