Elevated Diction Toolbox Terms

Vocabulary flashcards from the Elevated Diction Toolbox Terms, including verbs, adjectives, and nouns.

Abhor

To detest utterly; despise.

Acquiesce

To submit or comply silently or without protest.

Admonish

To warn, caution, or reprimand firmly.

Ameliorate

To make something better or more satisfactory; improve.

Behoove

To be necessary, proper, or worthwhile.

Chastise

To discipline or punish; scold severely.

Debunk

To expose a claim as being pretentious or false.

Demoralize

To deprive someone of spirit, courage, or discipline.

Disseminate

To scatter or spread widely.

Edify

To instruct or improve someone morally or intellectually.

Elucidate

To make clear or provide clarification.

Emulate

To match or surpass typically by imitation.

Entrench

To establish firmly or solidly.

Eradicate

To remove or destroy all traces of.

Exacerbate

To increase the severity or bitterness of something.

Expatiate

To elaborate on a topic in detail.

Expedite

To speed up the progress of.

Extol

To praise highly or enthusiastically.

Facilitate

To make easier or less difficult.

Foster

To promote the growth or development of.

Galvanize

To shock or excite someone into taking sudden action.

Garner

To obtain, acquire, or earn.

Impede

To delay in movement or progress by means of obstacles.

Implore

To beg someone earnestly or desperately.

Impute

To credit to a source or cause.

Inundate

To flood or overwhelm.

Lampoon

To criticize someone or something by using ridicule.

Objectify

To treat a person as a thing.

Permeate

To move into or through every part.

Polarize

To divide into sharply opposing factions.

Posits

Assume as a fact; put forward as a basis of argument.

Relegate

To move to a position of less authority.

Scrutinize

To examine carefully.

Segue

To transition smoothly from one thing to another.

Subdue

To conquer and bring into subjection.

Substantiate

To establish or confirm by proof or evidence.

Vacillate

To alternate or waver between different opinions or actions.

Vindicate

To clear from an accusation or suspicion.

Arduous

Requiring great physical or mental effort.

Benevolent

Characterized by goodwill or kindly feelings.

Clandestine

Executed with secrecy for purposes of deception.

Cognizant

To be aware or have knowledge.

Conducive

Tending to produce; helpful.

Counterintuitive

Contrary to what intuition would indicate.

Erroneous

Containing error; incorrect.

Daunting

Seeming difficult to deal with or intimidating.

Dissident

Disagreeing in belief or attitude.

Egregious

Extraordinary in a negative or shocking manner.

Erudite

Characterized by great knowledge.

Feasible

Capable of being accomplished.

Fervent

Having or showing passion or zeal.

Futile

Incapable of producing any useful result.

Imperative

Of vital importance; crucial.

Impetuous

Acting quickly and without thought.

Intransigent

Refusing to agree or compromise.

Irrefutable

Something that cannot be disproved.

Obsolete

Out of date.

Salient

Significant or prominent.

Succinct

Expressed in few words; concise.

Superfluous

More than is sufficient; excessive.

Susceptible

Likely to be influenced or harmed.

Ubiquitous

Present or found everywhere.

Unequivocal

Clear; having only one possible meaning.

Viable

Capable of becoming useful or practical.

Amalgamation

The act of combining or merging.

Aversion

A strong dislike or disinclination.

Catalyst

Something that brings about change.

Conjecture

The expression of an opinion without sufficient evidence.

Consensus

Majority of opinion; general agreement.

Contention

A struggle or rivalry.

Disparity

Lack of similarity or equality.

Epitome

A perfect representation of.

Fruition

The point at which a plan is realized.

Ideology

The doctrine or belief that guides a group.

Impasse

A position where no progress can be made.

Implication

A conclusion that is suggested.

Paradigm

An outstandingly clear example.

Premise

A proposition which supports a claim.

Propensity

A natural inclination or tendency.

Ramifications

Consequences or implications.

Barrage

The rapid delivery of spoken or written language.

Litany

A tedious recital or repetitive series.

Plethora

A large or excessive amount of something.

Copious

Abundant in supply or quantity.

Myriad

A very great or indefinitely great number.