| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Derelict | negligent |
| Calumny | slander, personal attack |
| Finesse | adroit, skillful |
| Myriad | countless |
| Scrupulous | precise; moral |
| Salient | insightful, intelligent |
| Canon | list, catalog |
| Probity | morality |
| Austere | extremely plain |
| Satiety | fullness |
| Amelioration | improvement, betterment |
| Allocate | allot, distribute |
| Decry | to denounce |
| Augment | to increase, raise |
| Pragmatic | practical, realistic |
| Scintillating | brilliant |
| Salubrious | healthy, beneficial |
| Candor | total honesty |
| Moot | debatable, hypothetical; having no consequences |
| Fastidious | particular, fussy |
| Intrinsic | a natural part of |
| Autonomous | self-governing, independent |
| Anthology | a collection of works |
| Savant | a genius |
| Altercation | an argument, fight |
| Extraneous | irrelevant |
| Indue | to endow, to empower |
| Martial | pertaining to the military |
| Multifarious | varied, diverse |
| Lassitude | tiredness, weariness |
| Indomitable | invincible |
| Irrevocable | unchangeable, irreversible |
| Schism | split, rift |
| Sentient | having awareness |
| Cajolery | persuasion through flattery |
| Largesse | generosity |
| Indigent | poor, needy |
| Felicitations | congratulations |
| Itinerant | wandering, nomadic |
| Presage | to predict, foreshadow |
| Prerogative | privilege |
| Antithetical | contradictory |
| Sententious | direct; moralizing |
| Cadaverous | corpse-like, ghostly |
| Amenities | comforts |
| Expurgate | to edit out |
| Indolent | lazy, idle |
| Feint | deception, distraction |
| Antipathy | hatred, aversion |
| Sedulous | hardworking |
| Amenable | to be willing |
| Decrepitude | uselessness |
| Malfeasance | misconduct |
| Filial | duties of a son |
| Invidious | scandalous |
| Moribund | dying |
| Anachronism | out of place in time |
| Latent | hidden, undeveloped |
| Estranged | distant, alienated |
| Misanthrope | someone who hates mankind |
| Miscegenation | mixing of races |
| Mitigate | to ease, decrease |
| Ethereal | abstract, cerebral |
| Blight | a disease |
| Prognosticate | to predict |
| Querulous | quarrelsome |
| Ostentatious | pretentious, showy |
| Exploit | an adventure |
| Expunge | to delete |
| Subsume | to include into |
| Decorum | respectability |
| Extemporary | spontaneous, impromptu |
| Obtrusive | extremely noticeable |
| Affront | insult |
| Morose | sad, depressed |
| Morass | very complex situation |
| Extirpate | eradicate |
| Pilfer | to steal in small amounts |
| Obsequious | overly flattering |
| Alacrity | enthusiasm |
| Abortive | unsuccessful, failed |
| Arrant | complete, total |
| Artifice | cleverness AND skill |
| Ascetic | very-simple, self-denying |
| Assiduous | diligent, hardworking |
| Assuage | to ease |
| Avarice | greed |
| Averse | opposed to |
| Errant | stray |
| Harbinger | a bad omen |
| Iconoclast | one who attacks traditions |
| Insipid | dull, ordinary |
| Mendicant | beggar |
| Obdurate | stubborn |
| Onerous | burdensome, oppressive |
| Opprobrium | disgrace |
| Paean | song of praise |
| Palaver | small talk |
| Palliate | to alleviate, ease |
| Paragon | a model or example |
| Pariah | outcast |
| Parsimonious | thrifty, frugal |
| Pathological | disease-related |
| Paucity | a shortage, a scarcity |
| Perspicacity | intelligence |
| Plebian | common |
| Postulate | state as fact or truth |
| Propitious | favorable |
| Propound | propose, submit |
| Propriety | proper behavior |
| Prosaic | dull, ordinary |
| Turpitude | evil, depravity |
| Tutelary | guardianship, protection |
| Tyro | an amateur, a novice |
| Ubiquitous | present everywhere |
| Unsavory | disreputable |
| Venal | corrupt, easily bribed |
| Venerable | highly respected |
| Verisimilitude | similarity to reality |
| Virtuoso | expert |
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