| Term | Definition |
|---|
| VOLUBLE (VAHL-yuh-buul) | Talkative, garrulous, effusive, long-winded |
| COMMISERATE (kuh-MIZ-uh-rayt) | To sympathize, feel or express sympathy, show sorrow or pity for |
| DILEMMA (di-LEM-uh) | A predicament in which one must choose between two equally undesirable choice |
| TRANSITORY (TRAM-si-tor-ee or TRAN-zi-for-ee) | Passing, temporary, fleeting |
| PHILANTHROPIC (FIL-an-THRAHP-ik) | Charitable, benevolent, humane |
| LETHARGY (LETH-ur-jee) | Lack of energy, sluggishness, apathy, stupor |
| EXONERATE (eg-ZAHN-uh-rayt) | To free from blame, a charge or the imputation of guilt |
| PUGNACIOUS (puhg-NAY-shus) | Combative, quarrelsome, ready and willing to fight |
| CONTRITION (kun-TRISH-in) | Remorse, penitence, repentance, deep and devastating sorrow for one's sins |
| ABROGATE (AB-ruh-gayt) | To abolish by legal or authoritative action or decree |
| OFFICIOUS (uh-FISH-us) | Meddlesome, nosy, intrusive, interfering |
| INTRACTABLE (in-TRAK-tuh-buul) | Hard to manage or control, stubborn, unruly |
| ALTRUISM (AL-troo-iz'm) | Selflessnes, unselfish concern for the welfare of others |
| ACCOLADE (ak-uh-LAYD) | An award; sign of respect or esteem |
| VERNACULAR (vur-NAK-yuh-lur) | The common, everyday language of ordinary people |
| JUDICIOUS (joo-DISH-us) | Wise and careful, having or showing sound judgment |
| CHRYSALIS (KRIS-uh-lis) | The pupa of a butterfly; also a sheltered and undeveloped state or stage of being |
| GENTEEL (jen-TEEL) | Refined, polite, well-bred, sophisticated |
| JOVIAL (JOH-vee-u1) | Merry, full of good humor |
| SUBTERFUGE (SUHB-tur-fyooj) | A deception, trick, underhanded scheme |
| EBULLIENCE (i-BUHL-yints or i-BUUL-yints) | Lively enthusiasm, bubbly excitement |
| IMPERVIOUS (im-PUR-vee-us) | Impenetrable, incapable of being entered or passed through |
| REMONSTRATE (ruh-MAHN-strayt) | To object, protest, reprove, rebuke |
| EFFACE (i-FAYS) | To wipe out, obliterate, expunge |
| CHIMERA (ky-MEER-uh, also ki-MEER-uh) | A foolish fancy, fantastic notion or idea |
| INCORRIGIBLE (in-KOR-ij-uh-buul) | Bad beyond correction or reform, irreformable |
| JUXTAPOSE (juks-tuh-POHZ) | To place side by side or close together to compare or contrast |
| CONVERSANT (kun-VUR-sint) | Familiar, acquainted |
| ESOTERIC (ES-o-TER-ik) | designed to be understood only by a few people |
| AUSPICIOUS (aw-SPISH-us) | Favorable, fortunate; conducive to success; |
| ITINERANT (eye-TIN-ur-int) | Wandering, traveling about especially to perform work |
| CULL (KUHL, rhymes with gull) | To pick out, gather, collect |
| PROMULGATE (PRAHM-ul-gayt) | To make known, publish, proclaim |
| GRATUITOUS (gruh-T(Y)OO-i-tus) | Free; given without charge or obligation; also, without legitimate cause or reason |
| NOMENCLATURE (NOH-men-KLAY-chur) | A system of names used in a science, art, etc. |
| DROLL (rhymes with coal and hole) | Amusing, humorous, comical; A buffoon; "a ___ little man with a quiet tongue-in-cheek kind of humor" " |
| INSATIABLE (in-SAY-shuh-buul) | Greedy, hungry, unable to be satisfied |
| BEGUILE (bi-GYL, rhymes with a smile) | To deceive, delude, or mislead |
| VINDICTIVE (vin-DIK-tiv) | Seeking or wanting revenge, vengeful |
| REPLETE (ri-PLEET) | Fully or richly supplied, well-stocked, chock-full |
| PRECLUDE (pri-KLOOD) | Exclude or shut off all possibility of something happening |
| CASTIGATE (KAS-ti-gayt) | To punish or criticize severely |
| COLLOQUIAL (kuh-LOH-kwee-ul) | Conversational; used in spoken language |
| OBFUSCATE (AHB-fuh-skayt) | To make obscure, cloud over, darken, make unclear or indistinct |
| FACILE (FAS'l, rhymes with castle) | Easy, easily done; smooth but untruthful |
| CONVIVIAL (kun-VIV-ee-ul) | Sociable, merry, festive; "a ________ atmosphere at the reunion"; "a woman of _____ nature" |
| ESCHEW (es-CHOO) | To avoid, shun, abstain from |
| PRODIGIOUS (pruh-DIJ-us) | Enormous, huge, tremendous, immense |
| IDIOSYNCRASY (ID-ee-oh-SIN-kruh-see) | A peculiarity, distinctive characteristic of a person or group |
| APPROBATION (AP-roh-BAY-shin) | Official approval or authorization |
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