Masterklass Vocab 501-600

Credibility

Willingness to believe

Amorphous

Without a clearly defined shape or form

Mollify

Soothe an angry person

Nuance

Shade of slight difference in meaning or color; subtle distinction

EXEMPLARY

OUTSTANDING, SETTING A GOOD EXAMPLE

PRELIMINARY

introductory, beginning

Ubiquitous

Existing everywhere, omnipresent

Augment

to increase, enlarge

Reserve

self control

exalt

Raise in rank or dignity

Banal

Dull

Insolvent

poor

Deride

To belittle, to make fun of

Sporific

Causing sleep or drowsiness

Devious

cunning

Surreptitous

Done secretly; secret

Accentuated

Emphasized

Vindicate

Clear from blame; free from blame

Assuage

To make less

Inconceivable

Unthinkable

Surpass

exceed

Aggregate

To unite, to gather

Abridge

Condense or shorten

Degradation

humiliation

Profound

deep, weighty, thoughtful

ARable

Fit for growing crops

Disinclination

unwillingnes

Inert

inactive

Robust

Strong, healthy

Turmoil

Extreme confusion

Denounce

Condemn; criticize

Bolster

To boost up or support

Stupefy

stun; make numb

Carping

petty criticism

Hackneyed

stale

Intercede

To intervene in an argument

Efficacy

power to produce desired effect

Braggart

showoff, one who boasts

Lethargic

Lacking Energy or enthusiasm

Partition

Divide into parts

Threadbare

worn through till the threads show

Substantiated

backed up

Terse

Concise; abrupt

Artifact

Object made by human beings

Lurid

Wild

Inconspicuous

Not easily seen

Appraise

Estimate value of

Omit

To leave out

Tenacity

Ability to be persistent, determination

Opportunist

One who takes advantage of others

Antiquated

Old fashioned

Adversary

Opponent

Penury

Extreme poverty; stinginess

Curtail

To shorten, to truncate

Unkempt

Disheveled

Mosaic

picture made of small colorful inlaid tiles

Hamper

Obstruct; prevent the free movement of

Virulent

Poisonous

Deleterious

Harmful

Dissent

Disagreement

Unpalatable

Distasteful

Retract

Deny, renounce

Anachronistic

Not fitting within the time period

Subsequent

Following in time or order; later

Inexplicable

Impossible to explain

Guile

Deceit

incorrigible

unable to be changed

Prevalent

Existing in many places

Sedentary

Requiring sitting

Partisan

One-sided

Integrity

Honesty, wholesomeness

Preculde

Prevent

Attribute

Essential quality

Gratify

To please or satisfty

Impeccable

Faultless

Abstemious

Sparing in eating and drinking

Trivial

Insignificant

Debunk

To prove as false

Homogeneous

Of the same kind

Temper

moderate

Contend

struggle

acquire

obtain

relinquish

give up something

Submissive

willing to obey orders

induce

to persuade

calculated

designed, deliberate

Innocuous

Harmless

Fathom

Work out

Complacency

Self-satisfaction

Distend

To swell, to contort out of shape

Profane

irreverent, opposite of sacred

Emanate

Issue forth

Presumptuous

Assuming too much

Extol

To praise 

Viable

Capable of working successfully

Gullible

Easily Tricked, highly trusting

Pessimism

Belief that life is basically bad or evil

Ominous

threatening

Glacial

Extremely cold

Renounce

to abdicate, to give up formally