3rd quarter vocab

3rd Quarter vocab words NA Academic English IV

Arrogate (verb)

To claim without justification; to claim for oneself without right

Assiduous (adj)

Showing great care and perseverance; diligent; persistent

Exculpate (verb)

To free from guilt or blame

Incontrovertible

Unquestionable, beyond dispute; not able to be denied

Indefatigable (adj)

Persisting tirelessly; untiring

Nefarious (adj)

Wicked, depraved, devoid of moral standards; criminal

Obfuscate (verb)

Render obscure, unclear, or unintelligible

Panacea (noun)

A remedy for all ills; cure-all; an answer to all problems

Perfidious (adj)

Faithless, disloyal; deceitful and untrustworthy

Punctilious (adj)

Very careful and exact, attentive to find points of etiquette or property

Replete (adj)

Filled or well-supplied with something; abundant

Sopsilistic (adj)

Believing that oneself is all that exists

Surmise (verb)

To think or believe without certain supporting evidence; to conjecture or guess

Turpitude (noun)

Depravity; wickedness; corruption

Veracity (noun)

Filled with truth, accuracy, and honesty