English Vocab (ALL UNITS)

Affiliated

Associated, connected

Inclement

Stormy, harsh, severe in attitude or action

Liquidate

To pay a debt, settle an account; to eliminate

Muse

To think about in a dreamy way; to ponder

Negligible

So unimportant that it can be disregarded

Perpetuate

To make permanent or long lasting

Precedent

An example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action

Punitive

Inflicting or aiming at punishment

Redress

To set right, remedy

Sojourn

A temporary stay

Urbane

Refined in manner or style; suave

Belligerent

Given to fighting, warlike; combative, aggressive

Benevolent

Kindly, charitable

Cursory

Hasty, quick, not thorough

Duplicity

Treachery, deceitfulness

Extol

To praise extravagantly

Feasible

Possible, Able to be done

Grimace

A wry face; facial distortion

Holocaust

A large-scale destruction, especially by fire; a vast slaughter; a burnt offering

Impervious

Not affected or hurt by; admitting of no passage or entrance

Impetus

A moving force, impulse, stimulus

Jeopardy

Danger

Meticulous

Extremely careful; Particular about details

Nostalgia

A longing for something past

Quintessence

The purest essence or form of something; the most typical example

Retrogress

To move backward; to return to an earlier condition

Scrutinize

To examine closely

Tepid

Lukewarm; unenthusiastic; marked by an absence of interest

Adversary

An enemy; opponent

Alienate

To turn away; to make indifferent or hostile; to transfer, convey

Artifice

A skillful or ingenious device; a clever trick; a clever skill; trickery

Coerce

To compel; to force

Craven

Cowardly; a coward

Culinary

Of or related to cooking or the kitchen

Demise

A death, especially of a person in a lofty position

Exhilarate

To enliven, cheer, give spirit or liveliness to

Fallow

Plowed but not seeded; inactive; reddish-yellow

Harass

To disturb, worry; to trouble by repeated attacks

Adulterate

To corrupt, make worse by the addition of something of lesser value

Ambidextrous

Able to use both hands equally well; very skillful; deceitful; hypocritical

Augment

To make larger, increase

Bereft

Deprived of, made unhappy through a loss

Deploy

To position or arrange; to utilize; to form up

Dour

Stern, unyielding, gloomy, ill-humored

Fortitude

Courage in facing difficulties

Gape

To stare with open mouth; to open the mouth wide; to open wide

Gibe

To utter taunting words

Guise

An external appearance, cover, mask

Insidious

Intended to deceive or entrap; sly; treacherous

Intimation

A hint, indirect suggestion

Opulent

Wealthy, luxurious; ample; grandiose

Pliable

Easily bent, flexible; easily influenced

Reiterate

To say again, repeat

Stolid

Not easily moved mentally or emotionally; dull

Tentative

Experimental in nature; uncertain; hesitant

Unkempt

Not combed, untidy, not properly maintained, unpolished, rude

Verbatim

Word for word

Warily

Cautiously; with great care

Adroit

Skillful, expert in the use of the hands or mind

Amicable

Peaceable; friendly

Averse

Having a deep-seated distaste; opposed, unwilling

Ascertain

To find out

Attainment

An accomplishment, the act of achieving

Bequeath

To give or pass on as an inheritance

Cogent

Forceful, convincing; relevant, to the point

Converge

To move toward one point, approach nearer together

Disperse

To scatter, spread far and wide

Esteem

To regard highly; a highly favorable opinion or judgment

Expunge

To erase, obliterate, destroy

Finite

Having limits; lasting for a limited time

Invulnerable

Not able to be wounded; shielded against attack

Malevolent

Spiteful. Showing ill-will

Nonchalant

Cool and confident; unconcerned

Omniscient

Knowing everything; having unlimited awareness or understanding

Panacea

A remedy for all ills; cure-all; an answer to all problems

Scrupulous

Exact, careful, attending thoroughly to details, having high moral standards, principled

Skulk

To move about stealthily; to lie in hiding

Supercilious

Proud and contemptuous; showing scorn because of a feeling of superiority

Uncanny

Strange; mysterious; weird; beyond explanation

Venial

Easily excused; pardonable

Altruistic

Unselfish; concerned with the welfare of others

Assent

To express agreement

Benefactor

One who does good to others

Chivalrous

Marked by honor, courtesy, and courage; knightly

Clemency

Mercy, humaneness; mildness

Dearth

A lack; scarcity, inadequate supply

Diffident

Shy, lacking self-confidence, modest, reserved

Discrepancy

A difference; a lack of agreement

Embark

To go aboard, to make a start, to invest

Facile

Easily done or attained; superficial, ready, fluent, easily shown but not sincerely felt

Indomitable

Unconquerable, refusing to yield

Infallible

Free from error, absolutely dependable

Plod

To walk heavily or slowly; to work slowly

Pungent

Causing a sharp sensation, stinging, biting

Remiss

Neglectful in performance of one's duty, careless

Repose

To rest; lie; place

Temerity

Rashness, boldness

Truculent

Fierce and cruel; aggressive; deadly

Unfeigned

Sincere, real, without pretense

Virulent

Extremely poisonous; full of malice; spiteful