| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Derelict | negligent, neglectful |
| Calumny | slander or a personal attack |
| Finesse | style and skill |
| Myriad | countless, infinite |
| Scrupulous | precise, exact OR moral, honest |
| Salient | intelligent, insightful |
| Canon | a body of works, a list of laws |
| Probity | integrity |
| Austere | very plain, very simple |
| Satiety | fullness, contentedness |
| Amelioration | progress or improvement |
| Allocate | to allot or apportion |
| Decry | to condemn or denounce |
| Augment | to increase or raise |
| Pragmatic | practical, workable |
| Scintillating | sparkling, brilliant |
| Salubrious | healthy, beneficial |
| Candor | complete honesty |
| Moot | debatable, hypothetical |
| Fastidious | picky, particular |
| Intrinsic | a natural part of something |
| Autonomous | independent, self-governing |
| Anthology | a collection of works |
| Savant | a scholar or genius |
| Altercation | an argument or disagreement |
| Extraneous | irrelevant, off topic |
| Indue | to empower |
| Martial | pertaining to the military |
| Multifarious | diverse |
| Lassitude | tiredness |
| Indomitable | invincible, unconquerable |
| Irrevocable | unchangeable, irreversible |
| Presage | to foreshadow or predict |
| Schism | a split or separation |
| Sentient | conscious, having awareness |
| Cajolery | persuasion by flattery |
| Largesse | generosity |
| Indigent | poor, needy |
| Felicitations | congratulations |
| Itinerant | wandering, nomadic |
| Prerogative | a privilege |
| Antithetical | contradictory |
| Sententious | direct, to-the-point OR moralizing |
| Cadaverous | like a corpse |
| Amenities | luxuries |
| Expurgate | to edit |
| Indolent | lazy, idle |
| Feint | a deception |
| Antipathy | hatred |
| Sedulous | diligent, hard-working |
| Amenable | willing to, open to |
| Decrepitude | uselessness |
| Malfeasance | misconduct or wrongdoing |
| Filial | pertaining to the duties of a son |
| Invidious | scandalous, shocking, offensive |
| Moribund | dying, near death |
| Anachronism | something out of place in time |
| Latent | hidden, undeveloped |
| Estranged | distant |
| Misanthrope | someone who hates people |
| Miscegenation | the mixing of races |
| Mitigate | to lessen |
| Subsume | to include |
| Ethereal | cerebral, abstract |
| Blight | a disease or pestilence |
| Prognosticate | to predict or foretell |
| Querulous | argumentative |
| Ostentatious | showy, pretentious |
| Exploit | an adventure |
| Expunge | to erase or delete |
| Decorum | proper behavior, respectability |
| Extemporary | spontaneous, impromptu |
| Obtrusive | noticeable |
| Affront | an insult or challenge |
| Morose | sad, gloomy, depressed |
| Morass | a very complicated situation |
| Extirpate | to eradicate or remove |
| Pilfer | to steal little by little |
| Obsequious | overly flattering |
| Alacrity | cheerful readiness, enthusiasm |
| Obdurate | stubborn, unyielding |
| Unsavory | disreputable |
| Paean | a hymn of praise |
| Turpitude | depravity |
| Tutelary | influence, guardianship |
| Plebeian | common |
| Palaver | small talk |
| Palliate | to ease or 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 (bad) omen |
| Parsimonious | stingy, cheap, thrifty |
| Avarice | extreme greed |
| Averse | opposed to |
| Pathological | disease-related |
| Paucity | a lack or scarcity |
| Verisimilitude | a resemblance to reality |
| Arrant | complete, total, outright |
| Errant | stray or misguided |
| Ubiquitous | present everywhere |
| Onerous | oppressive, burdensome |
| Opprobrium | shame or disgrace |
| Paragon | a model or the best example |
| Pariah | an outcast |
| Virtuoso | a master or an expert (adj) |
| Assiduous | hard-working, diligent |
| Propitious | favorable |
| Propound | to submit or propose |
| Propriety | proper behavior |
| Tyro | a novice or beginner |
| Prosaic | dull, ordinary |
| Insipid | dull, ordinary |
| Assuage | to calm or soothe |
| Artifice | skill or grace |
| Ascetic | self-denying (n) |
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