| Term | Definition |
|---|
| derelict | negligent |
| calumny | a personal attack |
| finesse | style and skill |
| myriad | a great number of |
| scrupulous | precise or moral |
| salient | insightful |
| canon | a body of works, laws |
| probity | integrity |
| austere | very plain or very simple |
| satiety | fullness |
| amelioration | improvement |
| allocate | to allot |
| decry | to condemn |
| augment | to increase |
| pragmatic | practical |
| scintillating | brilliant |
| salubrious | healthy |
| candor | complete honesty |
| moot | debatable |
| fastidious | fussy |
| intrinsic | a natural part of something |
| autonomous | self-governing |
| anthology | a collection of works |
| savant | a genius |
| altercation | a disagreement |
| extraneous | irrelevant |
| indue | to endow |
| martial | pertaining to the military |
| multifarious | diverse |
| lassitude | tiredness |
| indomitable | unconquerable |
| irrevocable | irreversible |
| presage | to foreshadow |
| schism | a split |
| sentient | conscious |
| cajolery | persuasion with flattery |
| largesse | generosity |
| indigent | needy |
| felicitations | congratulations |
| itinerant | nomadic |
| prerogative | privilege |
| antithetical | contradictory |
| sententious | direct; moralizing |
| cadaverous | like a corpse |
| amenities | luxuries |
| expurgate | to edit |
| indolent | lazy |
| feint | a distraction |
| antipathy | hatred |
| sedulous | diligent, hard-working |
| amenable | open to |
| decrepitude | uselessness |
| malfeasance | misconduct |
| filial | the duties of a son |
| invidious | scandalous |
| moribund | dying |
| anachronism | something out of place in time |
| latent | hidden; undeveloped |
| estranged | distant |
| misanthrope | someone who hates mankind |
| miscegenation | the mixing of races |
| mitigate | to make less severe |
| subsume | to include |
| ethereal | cerebral; abstract |
| blight | a disease |
| prognosticate | to predict |
| querulous | argumentative |
| ostentatious | showy |
| exploit | an adventure |
| expunge | to erase; to delete |
| decorum | proper behavior |
| extemporary | spontaneous; impromptu |
| obtrusive | noticeable |
| affront | an insult; a challenge |
| morose | sad; gloomy |
| morass | a very complicated situation |
| extirpate | to eradicate; to remove |
| pilfer | to steal little-by-little |
| obsequious | overly flattering |
| alacrity | cheerful readiness |
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