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abstruse
(adj) obscure; profound; difficult to understand
adulation
(n) flattery; admiration
aesthetic
(adj) artistic
aloof
(adj) apart; reserved
analogous
(adj) comparable
antagonism
(n) hostility
appease
(v) pacify or soothe; relieve
arrogance
(n) pride; haughtiness
ascendancy
(n) controlling influence; domination
attribute
(v) ascribe; explain
autonomous
(adj) self-governing
barrage
(n) barrier laid down by artillery fire
bolster
(v) support; reinforce
bourgeois
(adj) middle class; selfishly materialistic; dully conventional
calculated
(adj) deliberately planned; likely
censure
(v) blame; criticize
complacency
(n) self-satisfaction; smugness
concede
(v) admit; yield
condone
(v) overlook; forgive; give tacit approval; excuse
constraint
(n) compulsion; repression of feelings
conviction
(n) judgment that someone is guilty of a crime; strongly held belief
criterion
(n) standard used in judging
decorum
(n) propriety; orderliness and good taste in manners
denounce
(v) condemn; criticize
deride
(v) ridicule; make fun of
deterrent
(n) something that discourages; hindrance
diffuse
(adj) wodry; rambling; spread out (like a gas)
discerning
(adj) mentally quick and observant; having insight
discrepancy
(n) lack of consistency; difference
dismiss
(v) put away from consideration; reject
disputatious
(adj) argumentative; fond of arguing
doctrine
(n) teachings
duplicity
(n) double-dealing; hypocrisy
eloquence
(n) expressivnes; persuasive speech
endorse
(v) approve; support
ephemeral
(adj) short-lived; fleeting
esoteric
(adj) hard to understand; known only to the chosen few
exalt
(v) raise in rank or dignity; praise
exhaustive
(adj) thorough; comprehensive
expedite
(v) hasten
extraneous
(adj) not essential; superfluous
fallacious
(adj) false
fervor
(n) glowing ardor; intensity of feeling
fester
(v) rankle; produce irritation or resentment
furtive
(adj) stealthy; sneaky
gamut
(n) entire range
gratuitous
(adj) given freely; unwarranted; uncalled for
gullible
(adj) easily deceived
hedonist
(n) one who believes that pleasure is the sole aim in life
hypocritical
(adj) pretending to be virtuous; deceiving
immutable
(adj) unchangeable
implausible
(adj) unlikely; unbelievable
inane
(adj) silly; senseless
incongruous
(adj) not fitting; absurd
indifferent
(adj) unmoved or unconcerned by; mediocre
ingenious
(adj) clever; resourceful
innovation
(n) change; introduction of something new
integrity
(n) uprightness; wholeness
inundate
(v) overwhelm; flood; submerge
laud
(v) praise
linger
(v) loiter or dawdle; continue or persist
marred
(adj) damaged; disfigured
menagerie
(n) collection of wild animals
mettle
(n) courage; spirit
miserly
(adj) stingy; mean
monotony
(n) sameness leading to boredom
negate
(v) cancel out; nullify; deny
nurture
(v) nourish; educate; foster
obfuscate
(v) confuse; muddle; cause confusion; make needlessly complex
obstinate
(adj) stubborn; hard to control
optimist
(n) person who looks on the good side
pacificist
(n) one opposed to force; antimiltarist
pervasive
(adj) pervading; spread throughout every part
piety
(n) religious devotion; godliness
preclude
(v) make impossible; eliminate
presumptuous
(adj) overconfident; impertinently bold; taking liberties
profane
(v) violate; desecrate; treat unworthily
prolific
(adj) abundantly fruitful
qualified
(adj) limited; restricted
ratify
(v) approve formally; confirm; verify
rectify
(v) set right; correct
remorse
(n) guilt; self-reproach
reprimand
(v) reprove severely; rebuke
resigned
(adj) accepting one's fate; unresisting; patiently submissive
reticence
(n) reserve; uncommunicativeness; inclination to silence
rigor
(n) severity
satirical
(adj) mocking
scrutinize
(v) examine closely and critically
sluggish
(adj) slow; lazy; lethargic
stagnant
(adj) motionless; stale; dull
subside
(v) settle down; descend; grow quiet
superfluous
(adj) unnecessary; excessive; overabundant
sustain
(v) experience; support; nourish
tentative
(adj) hesitant; not fully worked out or developed; experimental; not definite or positive
transient
(adj) momentary; temporary; staying for a short time
undermine
(v) weaken; sap
unconscionable
(adj) unscrupulous; excessive
vacillate
(v) waver; fluctuate
villify
(v) slander
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Senior Vocab (ghs)
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Senior Vocab (ghs)
Updated
2011-04-26T15:54:28Z
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