| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Derelict | Negligent; neglectful |
| Calumny | Defamation; a personal attack; slander |
| Finesse | Style and skill |
| Myriad | A great number of |
| Scrupulous | Precise; exact; 2. Moral |
| Salient | Intelligent; insightful |
| Canon | A list of laws; a body of works |
| Probity | Honesty; integrity |
| Austere | Very plain or simple |
| Satiety | Fullness |
| Amelioration | An improvement |
| Allocate | To apportion; to allot |
| Decry | To condemn |
| Augment | To increase; to raise |
| Pragmatic | Practical; workable |
| Scintillating | Dazzling; sparkling; brilliant |
| Salubrious | Healthy |
| Candor | Complete honesty |
| Moot | Debatable; having no consequences |
| Fastidious | Picky; fussy; particular |
| Intrinsic | A natural part of something |
| Autonomous | Self-governing; independent |
| Anthology | A collection of works |
| Savant | A genius; a scholar |
| Altercation | A fight; an argument |
| Extraneous | Irrelevant; off-topic |
| Indue | To endow; to empower |
| Martial | Pertaining to the military |
| Multifarious | Diverse; varied |
| Lassitude | Weariness; tiredness |
| Indomitable | Unconquerable; invincible |
| Irrevocable | Irreversible; unchangeable |
| Presage | To foreshadow; to foretell |
| Schism | A split; a rift |
| Sentient | Conscious; having awareness |
| Cajolery | Persuasion with flattery |
| Largesse | Generosity |
| Indigent | Poor; needy |
| Felicitations | Congratulations |
| Itinerant | Nomadic; wandering |
| Prerogative | A privilege |
| Antithetical | Contradictory |
| Sententious | Direct; to-the-point 2. Moralizing |
| Cadaverous | Like a corpse |
| Amenities | Luxuries |
| Expurgate | To edit |
| Indolent | Lazy; idle |
| Feint | A distraction; a deception |
| Antipathy | Hatred |
| Sedulous | Diligent; hard-working |
| Amenable | Willing to; open to |
| Decrepitude | Uselessness |
| Malfeasance | Misconduct |
| Filial | Relating to the duties of a son |
| Invidious | Scandalous |
| Moribund | Dying; near death |
| Anachronism | Something out of place in time |
| Latent | Hidden |
| Estranged | Distant |
| Misanthrope | Someone who hates mankind |
| Miscegenation | Intermixing of races |
| Mitigate | To lessen; to make less severe |
| Subsume | To include; to make a part of |
| Ethereal | Cerebral; abstract |
| Blight | A disease |
| Prognosticate | To predict; to foretell |
| Querulous | Quarrelsome; argumentative |
| Ostentatious | Showy |
| Exploit | An adventure |
| Expunge | To erase or delete |
| Decorum | Proper behavior |
| Extemporary | Spontaneous; unprepared |
| Obtrusive | Noticeable |
| Affront | An insult; a challenge |
| Morose | Sad; gloomy; depressed |
| Morass | A complicated situation |
| Extirpate | To eradicate; to remove |
| Pilfer | To steal little-by-little |
| Obsequious | Overly flattering |
| Alacrity | Cheerful willingness; cheerful readiness |
| Obdurate | Stubborn; unyielding |
| Unsavory | Disreputable |
| Paean | A hymn of praise |
| Turpitude | Depravity; evil |
| Tutelary | Guardianship; influence |
| Plebeian | Common |
| Palaver | Small-talk |
| Palliate | To ease; to relieve |
| Postulate | To assume as true |
| Mendicant | A beggar |
| Abortive | Failed; unsuccessful |
| Venal | Corrupt |
| Venerable | Highly respected |
| Perspicacity | Intelligence |
| Iconoclast | Someone who attacks traditions |
| Harbinger | A (usually bad) omen; a sign |
| Parsimonious | Stingy; cheap; thrifty |
| Avarice | Greed |
| Averse | Opposed to |
| Pathological | Disease-related |
| Paucity | Scarcity; shortage |
| Verisimilitude | Similarity to reality |
| Arrant | Complete; total; utter |
| Errant | Stray; misguided |
| Ubiquitous | Present everywhere |
| Onerous | Burdensome; oppressive |
| Opprobrium | Shame; disgrace |
| Paragon | The best example; the finest example |
| Pariah | An outcast |
| Virtuoso | A master or expert (adj.) |
| Assiduous | Hard-working; diligent |
| Propitious | Favorable |
| Propound | To submit; to propose |
| Propriety | Proper behavior; proper conduct |
| Tyro | A novice; a beginner |
| Prosaic | Dull; ordinary |
| Insipid | Dull; ordinary (2) |
| Assuage | To calm; to soothe |
| Artifice | Skill; grace |
| Ascetic | Self-denying (adj.) |
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