Cumulative Humanities Vocab List

detriment

a disadvantage

dexterous

skilled

discretion

good sense

facetious

funny

gregarious

outgoing

optimum

ideal

ostentatious

showy

scrupulous

ethical

sensory

of the senses

vicarious

indirect

bi-

two

circum-

around

com-,con-

together

equi-

equal

dis-

away

collaborate

working together

despondent

depressed

instigate

to cause

resilient

quick to recover

retrospect

looking back

rudimentary

basic

scoff

to laugh at

squelch

to hold back

venerate

to honor

zealot

extremist

pre-

before

semi-

half

sub-

under

super-

over

tri-

three

ambiguous

unclear

dissident

a rebel

embellish

to decorate

fritter

to waste

inadvertent

not intended

inane

silly

juxtapose

to put side by side

lethargy

weariness

sporadic

irregular

subsidize

to pay for

inter-

between

intra-

within

intro-

into

mal-, mis-

bad

post

after

berate

to scold angrily

estrange

to drive away

euphoric

very happy

impetuous

impulsive

infallible

perfect

maudlin

overly emotional

regress

to go backward

relinquish

to give up

ubiquitous

found everywhere

zenith

the highest point

in

not

ard

always

-ician

specialist

-itis

inflammation

aqua

water

charlatan

a con artist

corroborate

to support

disseminate

to spread

diverge

to seperate

dormant

not active

hoist

to raise

illicit

unlawful

irrevocable

not reversible

precipitate

to bring on

proliferation

to increase rapidly

audi

hear

bell

war

cap

take

-cise

cut

bio

life

ante

before

chron, chrono

time

-cide

kill

de

removal

dorm

sleep

extra

outside

ject

throw

liber, liver

free

vit, viv

life

voc, vok

voice

auto

self

port

carry

scrib

write

-logy

science

dict

say

equivocate

to be unclear

fortuitous

accidental

impeccable

flawless

liaison

a link

predisposed

likely

propensity

an inclination

reprehensible

shameful

sham

something false

solace

relief

solicitous

attentive