Verbal Group 14

Acquiesce

Agree quietly without objection

Adroit

Deft, dexterous, or skillful

Amend

Change a document, law, or statement

Animus

Strong dislike or enmity

Apologist

A person who defends or supports something

Astringent

Sharp or harsh in demeanor or style

Collaborate

Work together on a project

Competent

Having sufficient skill or qualifications

Correlate

Show a mutual relationship

Deride

Ridicule or mock; make fun of

Dictate

Give orders or commands

Discreet

Respectful of privacy or secrecy

Divorced

Separate from something

Elitist

A person who believes in the rule of an elite

Exacting

Requiring a lot of effort or attention

Flummoxed

Completely unable to understand; bewildered

Fruitful

Producing good or abundant results

Inborn

Present from birth; innate

Polymath

A person with extraordinarily broad and comprehensive knowledge

Reticent

Keeping one’s thoughts or opinions to oneself; reserved or restrained

Stringent

Strict or severe; tight

Subservient

Obedient to an authority or other people

Surreptitious

Done secretly or stealthily

Tantalizing

Arousing desire or interest without fulfilling

Tantamount

Equivalent in effect or value

Torpor

A state of apathy or lethargy

Trenchant

Keen and biting; vigorously articulate

Umbrage

A feeling of anger or annoyance caused by something offensive

Versatile

Having varied uses; capable of many things

Wayward

Difficult to control or unpredictable; disobedient