magoosh common 1-3

profligate

someone who spends money recklessly

ingenuous

naive or innocent

auspicious

favorable

castigate

reprimand harshly

censure

to express strong disapproval

veracious

truthful

galvanize

to excite or inspire into action

vindicate

clear of accusations or doubts often with supporting arguments or proof

mercurial

prone to unexpected or unpredictable changes in mood

wanting

lacking

extant

still in existence

prodigal

wastefully extravagant

fortuitous

occurring by random chance; having no apparent cause

diffident

showing modest reserve, lacking self confidence

gall

rude and impertinent

banal

repeated too often, overfamiliar through overuse

deferential

showing respect

volubility

quality of talking or writing easily

gainsay

deny or contradict, speak against or oppose

impudent

improperly forward or bold

rustic

rural, simple, provincial

engender

give rise to

preclude

keep from happening, make impossible

incisive

having or demonstrating the ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions

torpor

inactivity resulting from lethargy and lack of vigor or energy

vociferous

offensively loud

inexorable

impossible to stop or prevent

lambast

criticize angrily or severely

gossamer

characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy (gossamer wings of butterfly)

decorous

good taste in manners and conduct

insidious

working in a subtle, destructive way

guileless

free of deceit

heretic

person who holds unorthodox opinions in any field

itinerant

traveling from place to place to work

quotidian

found in the ordinary course of events

eminent

standing above others in quality or position

disaffected

no longer loyal to authority

haughty

arrogant superiority

contrive

to pull off a plan or scheme, usually through trickery

languid

not inclined toward physical exertion or effect; slow and relaxed

precocious

exceptionally early development or maturity

refractory

stubbornly resistant to authority or control

jingoism

fanatical patriotism

subsume

contain or include; consider as part of a general rule or principle