All Academic Vocab Semester 2

INANE

(adj) lacking sense, pointless, silly.

INDIGENT

(adj) needy, poor.

PLATITUDE

(n) a commonplace, trite remark.

SCRUPULOUS

(adj) very careful to do the right thing; finding conscientious attention to
details.

SUCCINCT

(adj) expressed briefly and clearly; concise.

ENIGMA

(n) a riddle; a puzzling problem or statement.

PERNICIOUS

(adj) causing harm, wicked.

INTANGIBLE

not capable of being touched; describing an object which is not material

OSTRACIZE

to banish from society or from social privileges

SUBJUGATE

to conquer, to subdue, to force into one’s power

VICARIOUS

done or felt through the experience of someone else

VINDICTIVE

having a strong desire for revenge; revengeful

INSATIABLE

not capable of being satisfied; greedy

IMPUNITY

without punishment; without harm.

ANTIPATHY

a dislike of someone or something

CRYPTIC

having a hidden meaning; obscure; mysterious

TACIT

silent, unspoken, commonly used to mean implied

TENACIOUS

holding fast or likely to hold fast; stubborn

VORACIOUS

greedy in eating; very eager

EXPEDIENT

useful for producing a desired result; advisable; advantageous

LUCRATIVE

financially profitable

INNOCUOUS

harmless

OBSOLETE

no longer in use, out of date

OMNISCIENT

knowing everything; very wise

PSEUDO

false, counterfeit, pretended

RECIPROCATE

to make return, to pay back for a compliment or a courtesy

UBIQUITOUS

being everywhere at the same time; present everywhere

INCREDULOUS

unwilling to believe; doubting; skeptical; must be shown

HOMOGENEOUS

all of the same kind; composed of things which are alike.

DEPRECATE

to express disapproval of someone or something.

CONNIVE

to cooperate secretly with someone; to have a secret understanding with someone

EXONERATE

to free someone from blame or from an accusation

PROXIMITY

nearness to something

INDIGNANT

strong displeasure at something unjust, offensive, or insulting

MALIGN

to speak evil of someone or something.

EXORBITANT

excessive, beyond what is customary or reasonable.

IMPECCABLE

faultless.

PERFUNCTORY

done mechanically, without thought or interest.

MALEVOLENT

wishing evil; showing ill will

BENEVOLENT

wishing good; showing good will.

OFFICIOUS

offering help or advice which has not been asked for; meddling in others’ business.

RECALCITRANT

stubbornly resisting authority; disobedient

MALICIOUS

being evil, arising from evil intentions; hurtful to others.

SPURIOUS

not genuine; false.

REPLETE

filled to capacity.

SALIENT

standing out, prominent, conspicuous.

TRANSITORY

lasting only a short time; temporary.

INTREPID

fearless, brave, daring.

POIGNANT

emotionally painful, painfully moving or touching.

SARDONIC

bitterly scornful; sneering; sarcastic

TRUCULENT

fierce; cruel; threatening

DILEMMA

a situation in which one must choose between two unsatisfactory alternatives.

EULOGY

high praise; a speech or writing typically in praise of someone who has died.

EXOTIC

foreign; strange.

QUERULOUS

habitually complaining, peevish.

SUBTERFUGE

a trip or plan for escaping something unpleasant; a deception.