Harder exam vocab

Aberration

A departure from what is normal

Abate

To become less intense

Abstain

To deliberately avoid something

Adversity

Difficulty or hardship

Aesthetic

Concerned with beauty

Amiable

Friendly and pleasant

Anomaly

Something unusual or abnormal

Antagonistic

Hostile or opposed

Arbitrary

Based on random choice, not reason

Austere

Strict or severe in appearance

Capricious

Unpredictable, changing suddenly

Clandestine

Secret, hidden

Coerce

Force someone to do something

Concur

Agree with

Convoluted

Very complicated

Credible

Believable, trustworthy

Deference

Respectful submission to authority

Derive

To obtain from a source

Detrimental

Harmful

Discern

Recognize or perceive clearly

Disparage

Speak negatively about

Disseminate

Spread information widely

Eloquent

Fluent and persuasive speaking

Emulate

Imitate in order to equal or surpass

Eradicate

Destroy completely

Exacerbate

Make a problem worse

Fallacious

Based on a mistaken belief

Feasible

Possible or practical

Fervent

Very passionate

Fortuitous

Happening by chance in a lucky way

Frugal

Careful with money

Imminent

About to happen

Impartial

Fair and unbiased

Indigenous

Originating naturally in a place

Inevitable

Certain to happen

Ingenuity

Cleverness and inventiveness

Inhibit

Hold back or restrain

Insatiable

Impossible to satisfy

Intrinsic

Belonging naturally

Lucid

Clear and easy to understand

Meticulous

Extremely careful and precise

Novel

New or original

Ominous

Suggesting something bad will happen

Paradox

A seemingly contradictory truth

Perpetual

Never ending

Pervasive

Spreading widely

Prudent

Wise and careful

Resilient

Able to recover quickly

Scrutinize

Examine very carefully

Superficial

Only on the surface

Viable

Capable of working successfully