AICE vocab 1-3

abridge

to shorten, shorten

aggregate

a sum total or mixture, to group or cluster

antidote

something that relieves or prevents

aspire

to work toward or to have a goal

audacious

very bold

autonomous

independent

aviary

an enclosed space for birds

bolster

to support, to strengthen

candor

honesty, sincerity

coalesce

to come together

complementary

serving to complete another

debunk

to prove wrong or false

discrepancy

a difference

eclectic

taken from many different sources

excerpt

a portion of text or musical piece that is taken from the whole

glacial

very, very cold or very, very slow moving

hamper

to hinder

hardy

healthy strong, robust

homogeneous

of the same kind; alike; uniform

inception

the beginning; the earliest stage

insuperable

unable to overcome

integrity

holding firmly to values

intrepid

fearless

linger

to hang around; to stay

lithe

nimble and flexible

lofty

very high; towering; grand or noble

misanthrope

someone who dislikes all people

mock

to make fun of; to imitate

nurture

to care for, to nourish

ominous

related to feeling something bad or evil is bound to happen

opportunist

a person who seeks self gain even at the expense of others

pitfall

an unseen danger or risk

proximity

nearness

querulous

whining; complaining

raze

to tear down; to destroy

recount

to tell a story

replete

filling up; overflowing

respite

a period of inactivity; a lull

rigor

harshness, severity

saturate

to wet or soak completely

scrutinize

to read or look at closely

spurious

false; counterfeit; lacking logic

surpass

to be better than; to excel

tentative

hesitant; not definite

thrive

to grow strong; to flourish

tranquility

peacefullness

uniformity

sameness

vaporize

to turn to vapor

vilify

to slander or defame someones name

whimsical

fanciful

acrid

bitter, harsh

aesthetic

having to do with artistic beauty

affable

easy to talk to

allay

to lessen fear

ambiguous

hard to understand

animosity

hatred; ill will

banal

dull or stale because of overuse

bellicose

of a quarrelsome nature

braggart

one who boats a great deal

brevity

briefness or conciseness in speech or writing

cantankerous

bad tempered

chattel

an item of personal, movable property; a slave

circumlocution

speaking in circles

colloquial

pertaining to common everyday speech

complacent

self-satisfied; smug

conciliate

to win a person over through special considerations or persuasive methods

convival

sociable; outgoing

cynical

believing others are motivated by self-interest

delusion

a false opinion or belief

derivative

unoriginal

diffuse

to spread out, not concise

fastidious

very attentive to detail

grandiloquent

using big and fancy words when speaking for the purpose of impressing others

gratify

to please or indulge

imprudent

careless; rash

indigenous

native

insipid

lacking flavor or taste

insolent

boldly disrespectful in speech or behavior

intimate

to suggest; to hint at

jocular

liking to with people, joke around with them and have fun

levity

lightheartedness

mediate

to act as a go between in settling conflicts

mollify

to pacify

mundane

commonplace

narcissist

having to do with extreme self adoration

obscure

hard to understand; abstract

parsimonious

overly thrifty or miserly

penurious

stingy

pithy

brief and full of meaning and substance

polemical

inclined to argue or debate

ponder

to think about seriously

pungacious

eager to fight

quandary

a dillema

quiescent

quiet; still; inactive

rant

to talk loudly

supercilious

looking down on others

terse

using only words needed to make a point

turbulence

great unrest

virulent

extremely poisonous; deadly

voluble

taking great deal with ease