Robinson Vocab

Aesthetic

Concerned with beauty or the application of beauty.

Audacious

Bold and daring.

Abridge

To shorten without losing the essential meaning.

Adversity

Hardship, difficulty, or misfortune.

Ambivalent

Having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas.

Benevolent

Well-meaning and kind.

Blatant

Completely obvious or conspicuous.

Candid

Honest and straightforward.

Cursory

Hasty and lacking attention to detail.

Debilitate

To weaken or exhaust.

Devoid

Entirely lacking or free from.

Egregious

Outstandingly bad or shocking.

Epitome

A perfect example of a quality or type.

Fallacy

A mistaken belief or error in reasoning.

Fleeting

Lasting for a very short time.

Gamut

The complete range or scope of something.

Gregarious

Marked by or indicating a liking for companionship: sociable.

Haphazardly

In a manner lacking any obvious principle of organization.

Heed

To pay attention to or take notice of.

Imminent

About to happen.

Imperative

Of vital importance; crucial.

Judicious

Having or showing good judgement.

Lament

To express sorrow or regret.

Luminous

Bright or shining.

Meticulous

Showing great attention to detail.

Morose

sullen or gloomy

Nuance

a subtle difference in or shade of meaning, expression, or sound

Obscure

Not well-known or hard to understand

Omnipotent

All-Powerful

Pragmatic

Dealing with things sensibly and realistically

Perplexed

completely baffled; very puzzled.

Quintessential

Representing the most typical example

Recluse

A person who avoids others.

Resilient

Able to recover quickly from difficulties.

Rudimentary

Basic of undeveloped

Scrutinize

To examine carefully

Sporadic

Occurring irregularly

Stagnant

Not moving or changing; inactive

Subtle

Delicate, not obvious or direct.

Tangible

Perceptible by touch; real

Tedious

Long and tiresome

Unanimous

In complete agreement

Unprecedented

Never done or known before

Verbose

using more words than necessary

Vindicate

To clear from blame or suspicion

Wary

Cautious or watchful

Whimsical

Playfully fanciful or unpredictable

Willful

Intentional; deliberate

Zealous

Passionately enthusiastic

Zenith

At the zenith of her career, she was celebrated worldwide.