Vocabulary List 1

abased (verb)

belittled or degraded

acquiesced (verb)

reluctantly accepted without protest

aversion (noun)

dislike

benevolent (adjective)

well meaning

bias (noun)

prejudice in favor of or against something

cajoled (verb)

persuaded by coaxing or flattery

conciliatory (adjective)

intended

dearth (noun)

a scarcity or lack of

emaciated (adjective)

abnormally thin or weak

emollient (adjective)

having the quality of softening or soothing the skin

evince (verb)

reveal the presence of (a quality or feeling)

guile (noun)

sly or cunning intelligence

hackneyed (adjective)

a phrase or idea lacking significance through overuse; unoriginal

hierarchy (noun)

a system or organization in which people or groups are ranked according to status

imperious (adjective)

arrogant and domineering

inane (adjective)

silly; stupid

irascible (adjective)

tending to be easily angered

juxtaposition (noun)

placement of two things together with a contrasting effect

largess (noun)

generosity in bestowing money or gifts

licentious (adjective)

promiscuous in sexual matters

malleable (adjective)

able to be hammered out of shape without breaking

mollified (verb)

appease the anger or anxiety of

nefarious (adjective)

wicked or criminal

oration (noun)

a formal speech

panacea (noun)

a cure

quagmire (noun)

a complex or hazardous situation

razed (verb)

completely destroy

stolid (adjective)

calm, dependable, and showing little emotion or animation

truculent (adjective)

eager or quick to argue or fight

vacillating (verb)

waver between different opinion or action