| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Derelict | negligent, neglecting |
| Calumny | slander |
| Finesse | skillful |
| Myriad | countless |
| Scrupulous | *exact, specific; moral |
| Salient | intelligent, insightful |
| Canon | a list, collection |
| Probity | moral goodness |
| Austere | very simple, very plain |
| Amelioration | improvement, betterment |
| Allocate | to distribute |
| Decry | to denounce |
| Augment | to make greater |
| Pragmatic | practical, realistic |
| Candor | complete honesty |
| Scintillating | brilliant |
| Moot | * debatable; having no consequences |
| Salubrious | healthy, beneficial |
| Intrinsic | natural part of |
| Autonomous | independent |
| Anthology | a collection of works |
| Savant | a genius |
| Altercation | a fight |
| Extraneous | irrelevant |
| Indue | empower, to invest with |
| Martial | pertaining to military |
| Multifarious | diverse, varied |
| Lassitude | fatigue |
| Indomitable | unconquerable |
| Irrevocable | irreversible |
| Presage | to predict, to foreshadow |
| Schism | a split, a rift |
| Sentient | having awareness |
| Cajolery | persuasion through flattery |
| Largesse | generosity |
| Indigent | poor, needy |
| Felicitations | congratulations |
| Itinerant | wandering, nomadic |
| satiety | fullness |
| fastidious | picky, choosey |
| Prerogative | privilege |
| Antithetical | contradicting |
| Sententious | * concise; and teaching an example |
| Cadaverous | like a corpse |
| Amenities | comforts, luxuries |
| Expurgate | to edit out |
| Indolent | lazy, idol |
| Feint | deception |
| Antipathy | hatred |
| Sedulous | hard-working |
| Amenable | willing to, open to |
| Decrepitude | uselessness |
| Malfeasance | wrong-doing |
| Filial | the duties of a son |
| Invidious | scandalous |
| Moribund | dying, near death |
| Anachronism | something that is out of place in time |
| Latent | hidden |
| Estranged | alienated |
| Misanthrope | someone who hates mankind |
| Miscegenation | a mixture of races |
| Mitigate | to alleviate |
| Subsume | to include, making a part of |
| Ethereal | abstract |
| Blight | a sickness |
| Prognosticate | to predict, to foretell |
| Querulous | argumentative |
| Ostentatious | showy |
| Exploit | an adventure, daring deed |
| Expunge | to erase |
| Decorum | proper behavior |
| Extemporary | impromptu, unprepared |
| Obtrusive | extremely noticeable |
| Affront | an insult, a challenge |
| Morose | gloomy |
| Morass | a very complicated situation |
| Extirpate | to eradicate |
| Pilfer | to steal in small amounts |
| Obsequious | overly flattering |
| Alacrity | cheerfulness |
| Obdurate | stubborn |
| Unsavory | disreputable |
| Paean | a song in praise, hymn of praise |
| Turpitude | evil, depravity |
| Tutelary | guardianship, protection |
| Plebeian | common |
| Palaver | small talk, chit-chat |
| Palliate | to ease |
| Postulate | to state it as true |
| Mendicant | beggar |
| Abortive | unsuccessful |
| Venal | corrupt, easily bribed |
| Venerable | highly respected |
| Perspicacity | intelligence |
| Iconoclast | someone who attacks traditions |
| Harbinger | (bad) an omen |
| Parsimonious | cheap, stingy |
| Avarice | greed |
| Averse | opposed |
| Pathological | caused by disease |
| Paucity | scarcity |
| Verisimilitude | similarity to reality |
| Arrant | complete, total |
| Errant | stray |
| Ubiquitous | present everywhere |
| Onerous | burdensome |
| Opprobrium | disgrace, shame |
| Paragon | best example |
| Pariah | an outcast |
| Virtuoso | expert |
| Assiduous | hard-working, diligent |
| Propitious | favorable |
| Propound | to propose |
| Propriety | proper behavior |
| Tyro | novice |
| Prosaic | dull, ordinary |
| Insipid | dull, ordinary |
| Assuage | to lessen, to ease |
| Artifice | trickery; or skill, grace |
| Ascetic | self-denying |
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