Vocabulary Power Plus for College and Career Readiness - Book 4 - Lesson Twenty

echelon

a level of authority or responsibility; a rank

waive

to relinquish something voluntarily; to refrain from enforcing

serendipity

the occurrence of a fortunate, accidental event or discovery

nondescript

lacking individual or distinct characteristics

punitive

punishing; pertaining to punishment

discerning

having keen perception

idyllic

simple and carefree; delightfully serene

acme

the highest point

soluble

easily dissolved

malinger

to feign illness to avoid work

cerebral

favoring intelligence over emotions or instinct

hypocrisy

professing beliefs, feelings, or values that one does not have or practice

conundrum

a difficult problem

deleterious

having a harmful effect; injurious

relegate

to place in an unfavorable place or position