Aberration: deviation; abnormality Abstruse: Difficult to comprehend Acumen: sharpness of mind Adroit: skill-ful (Maladroit = clumsy) Adulation: worship; great praise Advocate: support Affability: friendliness; cordiality Affinity: kinship Affluence: wealth; Opulence Agnostic; unsure of the existence af god Alacrity: speed & eagerness; promptness Alleviate: make less serve; reduce Altruism: self-sacrifice Amalgam: mixture Amassed: accumulated Ambiguous: vague; doubtful; equivocal Ameliorate: make better; improve Amiable: friendly; lovable Anachronistic: out of normal time range Animosity: hostility; hatred; ill-will Apathetic: lacking eneray or interest; indifference Arable: can be cultivated; fit for pillowing (example: arable land) Arbitration: mediating between disputing sides Arboreal: living in trees (Root -- Arbor always relates to trees) Arcarie: esoteric; obscure; known only to few people Archaic: old-fashioned Articulation: joining; speaking clearly; distinct Ascertain: find out; make sure Astute: wise; mentally sharp Augment: increase in size or number Aural: through the sense of hearing Autocrat: absolute ruler; dictator Autonomy: self-government Barrage: bombardment; stream (of abuse etc.); continuous attack Belabor: over-emphasizing Belied: contradicted Belittlers: People who critieize/disparage Benevolent: kindly; charitable Boorishness: rudeness; ill-mannered behavior Bountiful: generous Brevity: briefness Bypass: avoid; find a way around Byzantine: excessive; decadent Scanned with CamScanner‘Cacophony: noise; din Callous: cruel & unfeeling Candid: truthful; straight forward; free from prejudice ‘Capricious: whimsical; changeable ‘Censure: criticize; blame ‘Cerebral: concerned with thinking ‘Circumstantial: accidental; indirect Insightful; perceptive; can be understood Insipid: flavorless; bland Insolence: lack of respect; rudeness; impudence Insolvent: bankrupt Insufferable: can not be tolerated Insular: narrow-minded Insurrectionist: rebel; combative Integrity: honor; honesty Intemperate: not moderate; excessive Intermittent: jot continuous; spasmodic Intonation: tone of voice intrigued: interested and curious Intuition: sixth sense; gut feeling Invocation: prayer Irony: something unexpected; words to convey opposite meaning Irreproachable: can not be criticized; blameless (Reproach = critize) Irresolute: lacking firmness of purpose; hesitant Irreverence: lack of respect Jaded: tired; bored Jeopardize: put at risk; endanger Judicious: fair; wise Juxtaposition: placing two things next to each other Knack: trick; skill Lackadaisical: lazy; careless; lax Lamentable: regrettable Languid: Lacking energy; weak Lavish: to spend freely(v); costing alot; opulent(adj) Legitimate: to make legal; give approval to Libelous: open to prosecution for libel (libel = written slander) Lithe: flexible; supple Litigious: seeking legal remedies Lobby: to try to persuade; entrance hall Lucid: clear; explained Magnanimous: generous minded; big-hearted ermission 7; compulsory Scanned with CamScannerManifesto; statement of values Manipulative: deceptive; skill-ful at handling people Marred: spoiled; ruined Meager: small; scanty; unimportant Mercenary: seeking money above all else; interested in money and gain Meticulous: thorough; taking care of details Miffed: annoyed; vex Mitigate: moderate; reduce intensity Modicum: tiny amount Momentous: of great importance Monotonous: dull; repetitive Morbidity: concern with death and disease Motley: varied; miscellaneous . Circumvent: avoid; outwit; baffle + Coalition: a union of two parts . Coerce: compel; force . Cognitions: mental knowledge Compendious: containing a lot in a small space/few words . Conciliatory: bringing together; ending a dispute; soothing . Concord: agreement Condone: tolerate . Conflagration: great fire }. Congenial: friendly; sociable; suitable Connoisseur: expert with good taste/ judgement . Consecrate: dedicate; make holy . Consummate: supremely good Contagious: passed on through touch; infectious . Convergence: coming together » Convivial: sociable . Copious: in large amount . Corollary: consequence; inference Corpulence: very fat-ness . Corroborated: supported; given supporting evidence . Credulity: belief on slight evidence Cumulative: building up . Cursory: superficial . Curtail: cut short Dalliance: non-serious involvement; toying or playing . Dearth: shortage; lacking . Debacle: disaster Debilitate: weaken . Debunk: throw out old indeas . Deferment: putting off CSS, PMS, NTS Extreme’ Kp) \O Mm \O oO \O ~% N a 9 oO Ol x= = Q| Oo Ss ad cl oO Scanned with CamScanner130. Deleterious: harmful 131. Deliberation: careful thought 132. Delineate: outline 133. Demagogue: mob leader; agitator 134. Demonstrative: expressing emotions freely 135. Denuded: stripped 136. Depreciatory: devaluing; criticizing 137. Derelict: rundown; abandoned 138. Derided: mocked 139. Despoited: plunder; rob; deprive 140. Devious: cunning 141. Didactic; intending to preach or teach; an act of teaching 142. Dilatory: slow; sluggish 143. Disarming: charming; unthreatening 144. Discernment: judgement 145. Discrepancy: inconsistency 146. lusioned: freed from wrong ideas 147. Disingenuous: crafy; double dealing 148. Disparaging: critical 149. Distension: swelling; distend; expand 150. Multifarious: having many aspects 151. Myopic: short-sighted (literal or metaphoric) 152. Naivete: innocence; lack of wordliness 153. Nefarious: infamous; very wicked 154, Negate: wipe out; nullify 155. Nemesis: fate; doom 156. Nihilism: belief in nothing; anarchy 157. Nondescript: having no special qualities; ordinary 158. Notoriety: infamy 159. Obsequious: slavish; fawning 160. Occlusion: shutting out 161. Officious: interfering 162. Onerous: burdensome 163. Opacity: lack of transparency; being opaque 164. Opportunism: grabbing opportunities 165. Opting: choosing 166. Opulence: lavish display of wealth 167. Ornate: extremely decorated 168. Overhaul: renovate; examine 169. Palliative: sth that makes better but doesn’t cure; easy pain 170. Pathos: sadness; stirring the emotions; gloomy 171. Paucity: scarcity; shortage 172. Peer: An equal; to look closely at Scanned with CamScannerPeevishness: childish sullenness; irritability Penchant: tendency; leaning toward; liking Penurious: miserly Perquisites: perks; sth you recieve for your job Petulant: touchy; sulky; peevish Phlegmatic: calm; imperturbable Fearful (Root phobia always implies fear) teal; filch; rustle Placid: peaceful; calm; serene Plaudits: praise Pliant: flexible Polarized: divided into two extremes. Pragmatism: practicality Preclude: prevent; make Impossible Precursor: forerunner; sth comes before Predilection: liking for; penchant Presumption: assuming too much Profundity: depth (of ideas/thoughts) Propensity: tendency; leaning predilection Proponent: supporter Prosaic: ordinary; dull Prospectus: brochure Prudent: wise; cautious Punctilious: meticulous Purportedly: apparently claiming Quell: suppress; to stop sth such as protests Quixotic: idealistic; impractical Radical: revolutionary Docile: obedient; subservient Dubious: doubtful Eclectic: taking things from different sources; selective Effacement: wiping out; rub out; (self-effacement = excessive modesty) Egotistical: selfish Elitist: favoring top group; snob Elusive: difficult to pin down Emancipators: those who set others free Embellished: adorned; decorated Embittered: full of bitter feelings Embodiment: living example of Empathetic: exhibiting deep emotional understanding Empiric: found by experiment/practice Encompassed: included; surrounded Encroach: trespass; violate CSS, PMS, NTS Extremer Scanned with CamScannerEndorsed: supported Entourage: group of followers; retinue; cortege Envisioning: imagining; predicting Epitome: essence; typical example or symbol of Equanimity: peace of mind; balance; calm Equitable: fair and equal Eradicate: wipe out; remove Erudition; learning; scholarly knowledge Esoteric: obscure; arcane; known to few Estrangement: separation Eulogy: praise Exacerbate: make worse Exasperation: frustration and annoyance Excise: cut out Exemplar: excellent example of Exonerated: proved not guilty; acquit Exorbitant: excessive Exotic: strange; foreign Expeditious: speedy; hasten Extant: still in existence; opposite of extinct Extirpation: destruction Extol: praise; glorify Extrapolate: predict on the basis of existing data; extended Facile: over simplified Faction: section; group with common interests Fastidious: very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness) Fawning: groveling; slavish; obsequious Fidelity: faithfulness; loyalty Finagle: wheedle; wangle; trick Finesse: skill Fitful: intermittent; on and off; not continous Flabbergast: shock; make speechless Flag: to lose energy; to signal Rambunctious: boisterous; highly exuberant; unruly Rancor: bitterness and bad feeling Ratify: give approval to (official) Raze: known down, destroy Reclusive: Avoid other people; solitary Recrimination: blame Rectitude: uprightness Redolent: smelling of (literal or metaphoric) Regressive: moving backwards (literal or metaphoric) Rehash: revamp hurriedly/carelessly; Scanned with CamScanner