Master Klass 401-500 Tier 1 Vocab

Acrid

Having a strong, bitter, or harsh taste or smell; caustic in tone.

Resplendent

Shining, glowing.

Misnomer

Wrong name; inappropriate nickname.

Cliché

An overused expression or idea that has lost originality.

Gratuitous

Unnecessary.

Exhaustive

Comprehensive; complete.

Repel

To drive away; disgust.

Fell

Cruel; (of a disease) deadly.

Nebulous

Unclear; uncertain.

Turbulence

State of violent agitation.

Taciturn

Speaking little; reticent.

Appease

To mollify or soothe.

Concede

To give in; to yield.

Skeptic

A doubter.

Mercenary

Greedy.

Inane

Silly.

Enigma

Mystery; secret; riddle.

Sway

To swing from side to side; influence someone to change their opinion.

Spurn

To reject with disdain or contempt.

Equitable

Fair.

Equivocal

Evasive; misleading; deliberately indirect.

Amass

To collect gradually in a very large amount.

Rhetorical

Pertaining to effective communication; insincere in language.

Rigor

Severity.

Corrugated

Wrinkled; ridged.

Conciliatory

Making peace; pacifying; calming.

Furtive

Secretive; on the sly.

Disdain

To ridicule; to mock.

Miserly

Stingy; mean.

Detrimental

Harmful; damaging.

Discordant

Not harmonious; conflicting.

Satirical

Using satire; mocking.

Inherent

Innate; natural; born with.

Iconoclastic

Attacking cherished traditions.

Heterogeneous

Dissimilar; mixed; consisting of different elements.

Arrogance

Pride; haughtiness.

Pacifist

One opposed to force; antimilitarist.

Discrepancy

Huge difference; inconsistency.

Sage

A person celebrated for wisdom.

Bombastic

Pompous; high-sounding but lacking substance.

Deplore

To put down; to belittle.

Vigor

Energy; enthusiasm.

Intervene

To become involved in a situation; break into a situation.

Acrimonious

Bitter; harsh.

Pervasive

Spread throughout.

Hypercritical

Overly critical.

Ascendancy

Controlling influence; position of controlling influence.

Fervor

Passion; zeal.

Autonomous

Independent.

Polemical

Aggressive in verbal attack; argumentative.

Affirmation

Positive assertion; confirmation.

Insularity

Narrow-mindedness; isolation.

Innate

Inborn.

Inexorable

Unstoppable; relentless.

Equanimity

Composure; calmness.

Fallacious

False; based on a fallacy; misleading.

Savory

Pleasant in taste; tasty; pleasing or agreeable.

Ardent

Intense; passionate; zealous.

Overt

Obvious; conspicuous.

Brevity

Briefness.

Concur

To agree.

Lassitude

Lack of energy.

Debilitate

To handicap or maim.

Disclose

To reveal.

Conviction

Belief.

Laud

To praise.

Altruistic

Unselfishly generous; concerned for others.

Disperse

To drive away; scatter.

Impugn

To insult; malign; damage the reputation of.

Pithy

Laconic; short-worded.

Linger

To loiter or dawdle; be slow in leaving; persist.

Indefatigable

Tireless; untiring.

Analogous

Comparable; similar.

Provocative

Exciting; attracting attention or controversy.

Rancor

Deep bitterness or hatred.

Austere

Harsh; spartan.

Elucidate

To clarify; make understandable.

Feasible

Practical; able to be carried out.

Trivialized

Made to seem unimportant.

Recalcitrant

Disobedient.

Fitful

Intermittent; infrequent.

Ameliorate

To alleviate; make better; mollify.

Materialism

Love of material things.

Tantamount

Equal to.

Sluggish

Slow-moving; lazy.

Peripheral

Located on the boundary or outside.

Irreproachable

Untouchable; perfect; beyond criticism.

Immutable

Unchangeable; permanent.

Censorious

Severely critical.

Tentative

Uncertain; hesitant.

Quagmire

Bog; marsh; difficult predicament.

Eloquence

Expressiveness; persuasive speech.

Prolific

Producing a lot.

Efface

To wipe out; erase.

Eccentric

Strange; quirky.

Repugnant

Disgusting; offensive; repelling.

Ephemeral

Temporary; transient.

Candor

Frankness; open honesty.

Quandary

A difficult problem or dilemma.

Rebuttal

Refutation; response with contrary evidence.