The Vocab List

fatuous - silly & pointless sagacious - wise meritorious - praiseworthy ignoble - not honourable in character or purpose bravura - skilful ; virtuoso boorish - crude insensitivity vapid - dull or tedious purvey - serve, supply mollify - soothe; appease efface - wipe out; eradicate Palliative - medical : something that reduces the effects or symptoms of a medical condition without curing it Copious - abundant in supply Verdant - (of countryside) green like grass

 Hegemonic - ruling or dominant in a political or social context Jubilation - a feeling of great happiness or triumph anodyne - somewhat dull Forfend - prevent something dull or unpleasant Pernicious - having a harmful effect in a slow or subtle way Deleterious - causing harm or damage Circumscribe - restrict something within limits Perspicuous - clarity Exacerbate - make worse Condone - accept or allow immoral behaviour Abrogate - abolish formally Impeccable - faultless Suave - esp of a man, charming elegant and confident Prodigy - person endowed with exceptional abilities or qualities rudimentary - basic or simple "he received a rudimentary education"

 intricate - very complicated or detailed. "an intricate network of canals"

quaint - attractively unusual or old-fashioned. "quaint country cottages"

obsolescent - going out of use : becoming obsolete "the custom is now obsolescent"

degenerate - decline or deteriorate physically, mentally, or morally. "the quality of life had degenerated"

indigenous - originating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native. "the indigenous peoples of Siberia" resilient - Marked by the ability to recover readily, as from misfortune. Capable of returning back to original shape.

meteoric - very sudden or fast

 transient - temporary

equivocal -having two or more possible meanings; ambiguous "the equivocal nature of her remarks"

ephemeral - short lived

precipitous - dangerously high or steep (of an action) done suddenly and without careful consideration

extraneous - irrelevant

intervention - to come in between

obscure - uncertain, conceal

tumultuous - uproarious

clamorous - making a loud and confused noise. "a jostling, clamorous mob"

 rustic - of or relating to the countryside; rural.

temperate - emotionally calm and controlled. showing moderation or self-restraint. "Charles was temperate in his consumption of both food and drink"

fervent - having or displaying a passionate intensity. extremely hot; glowing

obsequious - exhibiting a fawning attentiveness

sycophantic - using flattery to win favour from individuals wielding influence elicit - evoke a response from someone in reaction to one's own actions surmount - overcome contend - struggle to surmount crestfallen - sad and disappointed retribution - punishment that is considered to be fully deserved

 imperious - domineering precocious - mature salient - noticable/ striking temerity - audacity depredate - to destroy, to exploit genuflect - to grovel wend - to go, proceed, walk pelagic - relating to open seas rather than waters adjacent to land froward - stubbornly disobedient punctilious - precise succinct - concise aphorism - a succinct statement expressing an opinion or a general truth purloin - to steal esoteric - confidential succor - relief during time of struggle protean - variable, adjustable proscribe - forbid denoument - an outcome to a complex series of events supercilious - arrogant parley - discussion between enemies apoplectic - furious simper - to smirk miscegenation - any mixture or hybrid androgynous - hermaphroditic covey - a small group supine - morally slack, apathetic

apathetic - unconcerned cozen - to deceive limpid - calm, serene refulgent - shining radiantly; brilliant phlegmatic - unemotional; stoic attenuate - to weaken or reduce in force or value disingenuous - lacking in sincerity or candor