Vocabulary 1
Abet – encourage of wrong
doing
Coerce- to force an act or
think in a certain way
Divulge- to make known
(sometimes secrets)
Dogmatic- authorities
assertion of a unproven
principle
Extraneous- not essential;
strange; foreign
Gregarious- seeking and
enjoying the accompany of
others
Insipid- lacking flavor or zest
Jaundiced- change judgment
by envy, or jealously
Meticulous- extremely or
excessively careful and
precise
Temerity – audacity; nerve;
foolish; rash
Vocabulary 2
Anathema- a person/thing
detested; curse
Banter- an exchange of light,
playful, teasing remarks
Castigate- to
criticize/reprimand severely;
to punish in order to correct
Docile- easily
managed/handled, teachable
Emaciated- to make
abnormally thin by gradually
wasting away of skin
Gauche- lacking social grace,
sensitivity, or acuteness
Heresy- the maintaining of
opinion/doctrine
Ignominy- disgrace,
dishonor; public contempt
Libation- pouring of alcohol
in honor of deity
Motley- medley; being
different colors combined
Vocabulary 3
Avarice- excessive/insatiable
desire or greed; cupidity
Bacchanalian- drunken
festival; riotous, boisterous
Bastion-fortified place;
preserving/protecting some
quality, condition
Copious- plentifully
furnished; lavish
Extradite- to give up
(fugitive) to another state,
nation, or authority
Furtive- taken down by
stealth; sly
Irascible- easily provoked to
anger; very irritable
Jettison- to cast goods
overboard as an obstacle or
burden
Mercenary- working/acting
merely for money/reward
Ostracize- to banish, expel, or
abolish
Vocabulary 4
Appease – to bring to a state
of peace, quiet, ease, calm or
contentment
Argot- particular profession
or social group
Augment- raise upper note
higher; to make large;
increase
Bigot- a person who is utterly
intolerant of any different
creed, belief, or opinion
Candid- outspoken; free from
reservation; impartial;
unopposed
Chaos- state of utter
confusion or disorder
Expunge- to strike or blot
out; erase; obliterate; wipe,
out destroy
Jingoism- an appeal intended
to arouse patriotic emotion
Negligence- failure to act; the
state or quality of being
neglected
Strident- making/having a
harsh sound
Vocabulary 5
Adamant- too hard to cut,
break, or pierce
Clement- mild/merciful in
disposition/character
Cliché- common thought/idea
overused losing originality
Diffident- lacking confidence
in one’s own ability, worth ,
or fitness
Extol- to praise highly
Inexorable- unaltered; not to
be persuaded, moved, or
affected
Opus- musical composition
Ostensible- outwardly
appearing as such; professed;
pretended
Rancor- bitter, long-lasting
resentment
Vocabulary 6
Apathy- absence or
suppression of passion,
emotion, or excitement
Condone- to disregard or
over look
Connoisseur- a judge of the
best in any field
Credence- belief as to the
truth of something
Cult- object of such devotion
Dilettante- a person who
takes up an art, activity, or
subject merely for
amusement
Enigma- puzzling or
inexplicable occurrence or
situation
Jaunty – easy and sprightly in
manner or bearing; smartly
trim
Nuance – subtle difference or
distinction in expression,
meaning, or responses
Officious- objectionably
aggressive in offering one’s
unrequested and unwanted
service
Vocabulary 7
Ambivalent- inability to
make a choice to say or do
two opposite or conflicting
things
Concur- to accord in opinion;
agree
Culmination- highest point;
climax
Cynical- like or characteristic
of a cynic; distrusting or
disparaging the motives of
others
Demagogue- leader who
gains power and popularity
by arousing the emotions,
and passion
Demure- characterized by
shyness and modesty;
reserved
Destitute- deprived of,
devoid of, or lacking
Dilemma- situation required
a choice between equally
undesirable alternatives
Erudite- characterized by
great knowledge
Intrepid- resolutely fearless;
dauntless
Vocabulary 8
Abate- to reduce in amount,
degree, intensity
Abhor- to regard with
extreme repugnance or
aversion
Austere- severe in manner or
appearance;
uncompromising; strict;
forbidding; hard
Decorum- dignified propriety Sere- dry; withered
of behavior , speech, dress Unctuous- having and oily or
Dole- a dealing or soapy feel; excessively
distributing; payment smooth, or smug
Droll- amusing in an odd way
Duplicity- deceitfulness in
speech/conduct; double-
dealing
Effigy- a representation or
image; crude representation
of someone disliked
Extrovert- an out going,
gregarious person
Gamut- the full range or
compass of recognized
musical notes; major scale
Vocabulary 9
Collaborate- to work, one
with another; cooperate
Contrite- filled with sense of
guilt; caused by or showing
sincere remorse
Emulate- to try to equal or
excel; imitate with effort to
equal or surpass
Enhance- to raise to a higher
degree; intensity; magnify
Enunciate- to pronounce
words; to state or declare
definitely
Evoke – to call up or
produce; draw forth
Expatriate- to banish; to
withdraw; exiled
Frowzy- dirty and untidy;
musty; ill smelling
Heinous- wicked, infamous,
flagrant
Impeccable-faultless;
flawless
Impound- to shut up in a
pound or other enclosure
Inane- not sane; not of sound
mind
Magnanimous- generous in
forgiving an insult or injury