| Term | Definition |
|---|
| derelict | neglectful; negligent |
| calumny | a personal attack; slander |
| finesse | skillful; adroit; graceful |
| myriad | countless; vast; infinite |
| scrupulous | ***Exact; precise; specific. Moral; honest. |
| salient | insightful; intelligent |
| canon | a list or a catalogue; collection |
| probity | moral integrity; morality; righteousness |
| austere | very simple; very plain |
| satiety | fullness; the state of being full; state of having enough |
| amelioration | improvement; betterment |
| allocate | to distribute |
| decry | to denounce |
| augment | to make greater |
| pragmatic | practical; realistic |
| scintillating | brilliant |
| salubrious | healthy; beneficial |
| candor | complete honesty |
| moot | ***debatable. having no consequences. |
| fastidious | picky; choosy |
| intrinsic | a natural part of |
| autonomous | self-governing or independent |
| anthology | a collection of works |
| savant | a genius |
| altercation | an argument; a fight; a disagreement; a dispute |
| extraneous | irrelevant; off-topic; off the subject |
| indue | to empower; to give power to |
| martial | pertaining to or having to do with the military |
| multifarious | diverse; varied |
| lassitude | weariness; tiredness |
| indomitable | unconquerable; invincible |
| irrevocable | unchangeable; irreversible |
| presage | to predict; foretell |
| schism | a split; a rift; a separation |
| sentient | having awareness |
| cajolery | persuasion through flattery |
| largesse | generosity |
| indigent | the poor or needy |
| felicitations | congratulations |
| itinerant | wandering; nomadic |
| prerogative | privilege |
| antithetical | directly opposing; contradictory |
| sententious | ***direct; to the point. moralizing. |
| cadaverous | like a corpse |
| amenities | comforts; luxuries |
| expurgate | to edit out |
| indolent | lazy; idle |
| feint | a distraction; a deception |
| antipathy | a hatred; an aversion |
| sedulous | diligent; hard-working |
| amenable | willing to; open to |
| decrepitude | obsolescence; uselessness |
| malfeasance | misconduct; criminal activity |
| filial | the duties of a son |
| invidious | scandalous; offensive; shaking |
| moribund | dying; near death |
| anachronism | something that is out of place in time |
| latent | hidden; undeveloped |
| estranged | distant; alienated |
| misanthrope | someone who hates mankind |
| miscegenation | the mixing of races |
| mitigate | to change to something less severe; to alleviate; to ease; to make less severe |
| subsume | to include; to make a part of |
| ethereal | abstract; cerebral |
| blight | a pestilence; disease; a sickness |
| prognosticate | to predict or foretell |
| querulous | quarrelsome; argumentative; contentious |
| ostentatious | showy |
| exploit | an adventure; a daring deed |
| expunge | to delete or erase officially |
| decorum | proper behavior; conduct; respectability |
| extemporaneous | spontaneous; unprepared; impromptu |
| obtrusive | very noticeable |
| affront | an insult; a challenge |
| morose | sad; gloomy; depressed |
| morass | a very complicated situation; a complex situation; a complex problem |
| extirpate | to remove; eradicate |
| pilfer | to steal little by little; to steal in small amounts |
| obsequious | overly complementary; overly flattering |
| alacrity | enthusiasm; cheerful willingness or readiness |
| obdurate | stubborn; unyielding |
| unsavory | disreputable |
| paean | a hymn of praise; a song in praise; an ode |
| turpitude | depravity; evil |
| tutelary | guardianship or protection |
| plebeian | common |
| palaver | small talk |
| palliate | to alleviate; to ease |
| postulate | to state as a fact |
| mendicant | a beggar |
| abortive | failed; unsuccessful |
| venal | corrupt; easily corruptible; easily bribable |
| venerable | highly respected |
| perspicacity | intelligence |
| iconoclast | someone who attacks traditions; one who attacks traditions |
| harbinger | (bad) an omen; a sign |
| parsimonious | thrifty; frugal; cheap; stingy |
| avarice | greed; extreme selfishness |
| averse | opposed to |
| pathological | disease-related |
| paucity | a shortage; a scarcity of something |
| verisimilitude | similarity to reality |
| arrant | complete or total |
| errant | stray or misguided |
| ubiquitous | present everywhere at once |
| onerous | burdensome; oppressive |
| opprobrium | disgrace; shame |
| paragon | a model; an example |
| pariah | an outcast |
| virtuoso | expert |
| assiduous | diligent; hard-working |
| propitious | favorable |
| propound | to propose or submit |
| propriety | proper behavior |
| tyro | a beginner; an amateur |
| prosaic | dull; ordinary |
| insipid | dull; repetitious |
| assuage | to ease; to lessen; to make less severe |
| artifice | cleverness; skill; grace |
| ascetic | very simple; self-denying |
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