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aristocracy
hereditary nobility; priveleged class
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circumspect
prudent; cautious
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clich�
phrase dulled in meaning by repetition
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condone
overlook voluntarily; forgive
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consolidation
unification; process of becoming firmer or stronger
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convention
social or moral custom; established practice
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cynical
skeptical or distrustful of human motives
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dawdle
loiter; waste time
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demean
degrade; humiliate
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denounce
condemn; criticize
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detached
emotionally removed; calm and objective; indifferent
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didactic
teaching; instructional
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discernible
distinguishable; perceivable
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disinterested
unprejudiced
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disparate
basically different; unrelated
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dispel
scatter; cause to vanish
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docile
obedient; easily managed
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doctrine
teachings, in general; particular principle (religious, legal, etc.) taught
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eclipse
darken; extinguish; surpass
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enumerate
list; mention one by one
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erratic
odd; unpredictable
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esoteric
hard to understand; known only to the chosen few
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exploit
deed or action, particularly a brave deed
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fallacious
efalse; misleading
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farce
broad comedy; mockery
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fastidious
difficult to please; squeamish
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flippant
lacking proper seriousness
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forthright
outspoken; frank
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futile
useless; hopeless; ineffectual
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garrulous
loquacious; wordy; talkative
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gluttonous
greedy for food
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heed
pay attention to; consider
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iconoclastic
attacking cherished traditions
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impede
hinder; block; delay
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imperceptible
unnoticeable; undetectable
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implacable
incapable of being pacified
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inconsequential
insignificant; unimportant
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industrious
diligent; hard-working
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inept
lacking skill; unsuited; incompetent
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ingenuous
naive and trusting; young; unsophisticated
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ingrate
ungrateful person
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inherent
firmly established by nature or habit
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inscrutable
impenetrable; not readily understood; mysterious
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intricacy
complexity; knottiness
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meek
quiet and obedient; spiritless
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misrepresent
give a false or incorrect impression, usually intentionally
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outmoded
no longer stylish; old-fashioned
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pacifist
one opposed to force; antimilitarist
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paradox
something apparently contradictory in nature; statement that looks false but is actually correct
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patronize
support; act superior toward; be a customer of
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pedantic
showing off learning; bookish
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perjury
false testimony while under oath
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pervasive
pervading; spread throughout every part
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phenomena
observable facts or events
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philanthropist
lover of mankind; doer of good
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potency
power; effectiveness; influence
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pragmatic
practical (as opposed to idealistic); concerned with the practical worth or impact of something
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premise
assumption; postulate
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prevail
triumph; predominate; prove superior in strength, power, or influence; be current
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proliferation
rapid growth; spread; multiplication
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prolific
abundantly fruitful
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provocative
arousing anger or interest; annoying
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prudent
cautious; careful
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relinquish
give up something with reluctance; yield
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repudiate
disown; disavow
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reticent
reserved; uncommunicative; inclined to be silent
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reverent
respectful; worshipful
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strategem
deceptive scheme
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subdued
less intense; quieter
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subversive
tending to overthrow or destroy
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superfluous
excessive; unnecessary
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synthesis
combining parts into a whole
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taciturn
habitually silent; talking little
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temperament
characteristic frame of mind; disposition; emotional excess
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trepidation
fear; nervous apprehension
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urbane
suave; refined; elegant
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utopia
ideal place, state, or society
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vacillate
waver; fluctuate
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volatile
changeable; explosive; evaporating rapidly
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