Elite Vocab 226-275

antithesis

direct contrast; opposition

camaraderie

loyalty; a warm, friendly feeling among members in the group

undermine

to weaken

figurative

based on a figure of speech; not literal

exact

to demand and obtain by force

terminate

to end

apex

the highest point

inclement

harsh; severe (weather)

vehement

forceful; furious

rotund

rounded in figure; plump

attest

to give evidence that something is true

eddy

a current, as of water or air

hamper

to keep from moving or acting

momentous

of extreme importance

ramification

a development or consequence

antediluvian

very old; outdated

precarious

dangerously insecure or unstable

jar

to make a harsh sound

subjugate

to bring under control

diligent

painstaking and steady

coalesce

to grow together; to merge into a single body

draconian

extremely harsh and severe

burnish

to polish

vernacular

informal speech ; native language

redundant

repeating unnecessarily

metamorphosis

a transformation, as by magic

prestige

fame or importance based on reputation

duplicity

deception

peruse

to read carefully

disabuse

to free from error or falsehood

transcribe

to copy over

somber

dark and gloomy

debunk

to expose the falsehood of

staunch

strongly loyal

mortify

to humiliate

blunder

to move carelessly

putrid

in a foul state; decay

illicit

unlawful; improper

motif

a recurring subject or theme in literature

scrupulous

conscientious and exact

ruse

an action or device intended to deceive

lineaments

any of the features of the body

derelict

deserted

cynical

distrusting others from a sense that everyone's motives are selfish

ingrate

an ungrateful person

caveat

a warning

compound

a building or group of buildings

apprehension

worry or unease

banal

dull or stale

rustic

of or living in the country