Tier 1 Vocab 301-400

Beholden

obligated; indebted; owing thanks; obliged or indebted from gratitude

Disseminate

To spread widely (ideas, information, etc.)

Bleak

cold or cheerless; frigid; unlikely to be favorable; depressing

Beguile

To charm, to entrance

Cacophonous

very noisy; unpleasant sounding

Evanescent

Quickly fading or disappearing, short-lived

Dearth

a lack of shortage of something

Obstinate

stubborn; hard to control or treat

Rescind

Cancel, annul

Contrivance

something contrived; machine or apparatus; clever deceitful plan; scheme

Avarice

Greed

Extraneous

Irrelevant, unrelated, or unnecessary

Accentuate

Emphasize, show off

Servile

slavish; cringing

Parsimony

Extreme unwillingness to spend money or use resources

Apex

Highest point, zenith

Insuperable

Invincible, super

Belie

To prove false

Reverent

respectful; worshipful

Intractable

unruly; difficult to manage

Demarcation

The setting or marking or boundaries or limits as a line of demarcation

Abstruse

difficult to comprehend

Exploit

To take advantage of, To misuse, to abuse

Extricate

To unentangle, to free

Ignominy

shame

Esoteric

Mysterious, obscure

Ratify

give official approval to

Vacillate

Hesitate, waver

Emaciated

Skeletal, extra skinny

Stipulate

state as a necessary condition (of an agreement); make express conditions; specify

Ambiguous

Unclear, able to mean two or more things

Quiescent

Quiet, still

Florid

ruddy; (of a complexion) reddish; flowery; very ornate

Delineate

To describe

Discount

disregard; regard (a story or news) as unimportant; deduct from a cost

Inclusive

tending to include all; all-inclusive

Inundate

flood; overflow; submerge; cover completely

Desultory

Aimless, random, skipping around

Morose

Depressed

Paucity

Lack of, scarcity

Perpetuate

make perpetual; make something last for a long time; preserve from extinction

Rarefied

make less dense (of a gas)

Pretentious

putting on an act

Endorse

support

Dismiss

eliminate from consideration; no longer considered

Insurmountable

overwhelming; unbeatable; insuperable

Pernicious

very harmful; deadly; very destructive

Affable

sociable, pleasant, friendly

Sycophant

servile flatterer; bootlicker; yes man

Susceptible

Vulnerable, weak to

Adversity

great hardship or affliction; misfortune; calamitous event

Facetious

Humorous, lighthearted

Abundant

plentiful; possessing riches or resources

Derivative

Unoriginal; imitative, copied

Parody

humorous imitation; spoof; takeoff; travesty

Prudent

Careful, wise

Certitude

certainty

Supplanted

displaced, replaced

Obdurate

Stubborn, pigheaded

Fastidious

Meticulous, paying close attention to detail

Idiosyncrasy

individual trait, usually odd in nature; behavioral peculiarity

Remission

A temporary reduction or disappearance of disease symptoms; also, forgiveness of sins or penalties

Detached

Aloof, reserved

Lament

To mourn or grieve

Decorum

propriety; orderliness and good taste in manners

Raze

To eradicate, to demolish

Attenuate

to weaken or reduce in force

Resolve

determination; resolution; firmness of purpose

Abound

Filled with, replete

Articulate

able to express something well in words

Fanaticism

excessive zeal; extreme devotion to a belief or cause

Qualified

Limited, conditional

Impede

To block or prevent

Prattle

To gossip, to talk without meaning, babble

Stolid

Unemotional, stoic

Volatile

Explosive, tending to change quickly

Acknowledge

recognize; admit

Querulous

Constantly complaining

Verbose

wordy

Mercurial

rapidly changing

Inadvertently

unintentionally; by oversight; carelessly

Consensus

General agreement

Enhance

increase; make greater (as in value, reputation, or usefulness); improve

Laconic

brief and to the point; using few words; terse

Ascetic

One who lives a holy life, one who lives without luxury

Extrapolated

predicated on the basis of existing data; extended

Uniformity

sameness; monotony

Odious

Disgusting, repellant

Luxuriant

abundant; growing healthily and in large amounts; excessively ornate

Scanty

meager; insufficient

Proponent

Supporter, advocate

Attrition

Gradual reduction in strength, numbers, or effectiveness through sustained pressure

Reprove

to mildly criticize

Apprehension

Worry, doubt

Exacerbate

To worsen or aggravate

Detractor

a person who give negative criticism

Contentious

quarrelsome; controversial; likely to cause arguments

Respite

break (from work etc.)

Discourse

serious speech, writing, or conversation; formal discussion

Perfunctory

Cursory, hastily done