Vocab 12-21
Vocabulary 12
Propensity
a tendency
Condescending
displaying superiority; patronizing
Compunction
an uneasiness caused by guilt; a quam
Sepulcher
tomb, burial chamber
Bellicose
warlike; inclined to fight
Pulchritude
physical beauty
Wizened
shrivel or wither from age or illness
Rhapsodize
to express oneself enthusiastically
Physiognomy
facial features
Voluble
talkative
Revel
to enjoy, take pleasure in
Umbrage
a feeling of offense; resentment
Epiphany
a revelation; sudden knowledge or insight
Assiduous
diligent, persistent
Panacea
a cure-all; a remedy for all diseases
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Vocabulary 13
Implicate
to involve or connect unfavorably
Analgesic
medication to reduce or eliminate pain
Turpitude
wickedness; vileness
Discretionary
left to ones own judgment
Flummox
to confuse; to perplex
Unpalatable
unpleasant to the taste or to the mind
Histrionics
exaggerated emotional behavior
Draconian
extremely harsh; very severe
Noisome
disgusting; offensive to the sense
Punctilious
attentive to details in conduct or action
Veritable
authentic; genuine
Florid
rosy or red in color
Fractious
unruly; disruptive
Moribund
near death; about to die
Conflagration
a large, destructive fire
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Vocabulary 14
Protégé
Indiscernible
Virulent
Phlegmatic
a person under the guidance or training of
another
difficult or impossible to discern or
perceive
extremely infectious or poisonous
calm and emotional
Artisan
Reciprocate
Tenable
Boondoggle
Curmudgeon
Moiety
Inculcate
a skilled manual worker; a crafts person
to give in response to receiving something
rationally defensible
an unnecessary, wasteful project
a stubborn, ill-tempered person
a portion or part of something
to impress upon or teach someone by
repetition
Fiduciary
relating to the governing of property or
estate on behalf of others
Repugnant
offensive, repulsive
Opprobrium
disgrace; extreme dishonor
Potentate
a monarch; one who has great power
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Vocabulary 15
Prominent
Autonomy
Gustatory
Chthonian
very noticeable or obvious
independence
relating to the sense of taste
pertaining to the underworld; dwelling in
or beneath the surface of the earth
Extirpate
to root out or eradicate; to destroy
completely
Coagulate
to change or be changed from liquid into a
thickened or solid mass
Puissance
power; might
Appellation
name, title, or designation
Peripatetic
traveling, especially by foot
Misanthrope
one who hates or mistrusts mankind
Tutelary
pertaining to guardianship
Scion
descendant; heir
Jurisprudence
the science, philosophy, and application of
the law
Supercilious
contemptuous; arrogant
Malevolent
having ill will; wishing harm; evil
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Vocabulary 16
Trenchant
Bourgeois
Nascent
Indefeasible
Paladin
Sine qua non
effectively keen and forceful in thought or
expression
relating to the middle class
emerging; coming into existence
not capable of being undone or voided
a heroic champion or leader
something essential; a prerequisite
Arcane
known or understood by only a few;
mysterious
Tangential
merely touching or slightly connected;
digressing from the main point
Mercurial
quickly changing; volatile
Exculpate
to clear of guilt; to declare innocent
Salubrious
healthful
Vicissitude
a sudden change or shift in one’s life or
circumstances
Squelch
to suppress; squash
Tyro
a beginner; novice
Matriculate
to admit or be admitted into a group or
college
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Vocabulary 17
Depravity
Megalomania
moral corruption; perversion
having delusions of grandeur; an
obsession with grandiose things
Attribute
to relate to a particular cause; to ascribe
Celerity
swiftness of action; speed
Alimentary
pertaining to food, nutrition, or digestion
Congenital
dating from birth; inherent or natural
Discourse
a discussion; a conversation
Primordial
first in time; original
Remuneration
compensation; payment
Attenuate
to reduce, weaken, or lessen
Mutable
subject to change
Ethereal
light or airy; intangible; heavenly
Encomium
formal praise; a tribute
Tactile
pertaining to the sense of touch
Ascetic
a person who renounces material
comforts and practices extreme selfdenial
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Vocabulary 18
Poignant
Venial
Satiate
Vituperative
Cumulative
Exhilaration
Pundit
Propriety
Goad
a critic
very moving; touching
easily excused or forgiven
to satisfy fully
fault-finding; verbally abusive
resulting from accumulation; increasing
thrill; invigoration
proper behavior; appropriateness
to urge forward; to prod
Impunity
freedom from punishment, penalty, or
harm
Surfeit
an excessive amount
Trite
overused; hackneyed; clichéd
Extricate
to release; to disentangle
Superfluous
unnecessary; excessive
Lithe
graceful in motion; moving and bending
with ease
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Vocabulary 19
Stentorian
Propitious
Transient
Tremulous
Fulsome
Utilitarian
Schism
Rescind
Extant
Inchoate
Unwieldy
extremely loud
promising; auspicious
remaining only a short time
timid; fearful
offensively flattering; insincere
useful; practical
a separation or division
to repeal; to make void
still in existence
not yet complete; undeveloped
not easily carried because of size, shape,
or complexity
Spurious
possible but ultimately false; not genuine
Abjure
to renounce or recant
Inveterate
habitual; continuing
Dissipate
to waste recklessly; to exhaust
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Vocabulary 20
Echelon
Waive
Serendipity
Nondescript
Punitive
Discerning
Idyllic
Acme
Soluble
Malinger
Cerebral
a level of authority or responsibility; a
rank
to relinquish something voluntarily; to
refrain from enforcing
a knack or faculty or making fortunate
discoveries by accident
lacking individual or distinct
characteristics
punishing; pertaining to punishment
having keen perception
simple and carefree; delightfully serene
the highest point
easily dissolved
to feign illness to avoid work
favoring intelligence over emotions or
instinct
Hypocrisy
professing beliefs, feelings, or values that
one does not have or practice
Conundrum
a difficult problem
Deleterious
having a harmful effect; injurious
Relegate
to place in an unfavorable place or
position
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Vocabulary 21
Propinquity
Abrogate
Supine
Prosaic
Parity
Extrinsic
Outré
Analects
Surreptitious
Anomie
Magniloquent
Factotum
Cognizant
Febrile
Apostasy
nearness; proximity
to abolish especially by authority; to
revoke formally
lying on one’s back; lying face-up
straightforward and unimaginative;
uninteresting
equality
not essential; extraneous
extremely unconventional; bizarre
selections from a literary work
accomplished through stealth and secrecy
societal or personal instability caused by
a lack or erosion of values, standards, or
ideals
lofty in expression; pompous
an employee with a variety of jobs or
responsibilities
fully informed; having knowledge of
pertaining to fever; feverish
abandonment of one’s principles, faith, or
religious beliefs