VOCAB PART 2

Exhort

To strongly encourage or urge someone to do something, often through earnest advice or warnings.

Misanthrope

Disliking humankind

Quotidian

of or occurring every day; daily.

Conformist

A person who complies with accepted standards or norms, often in behavior or attitudes. ; Obedient

Allay

to relieve

Congregation

Assembly

Exculpate

show or declare that (someone) is not guilty of wrongdoing; to absolve

Clandestine

kept secret or done secretively, especially because illicit.

Aesthetic

pertaining to beauty

Abate

(v.) to make less in amount, degree, etc.; to subside, become less; to nullify; to deduct, omit

Ineffable

Unutterable, indescribable

Execrable

extremely bad or unpleasant; terrible

Inimical

hostile, unfriendly

Precocious

(adj.) showing unusually early development (especially in talents and mental capacity); advanced

Aloof

not friendly or forthcoming; cool and distant; reserved and distant

Deter

to discourage; prevent

Inopportune

coming at a bad time; not appropriate; untimely; inconvenient

Derelict

(n.) someone or something that is abandoned or neglected; (adj.) left abandoned; neglectful of duty

Potentate

monarch or ruler with great power

Coup

the violent overthrow of a government by a small group; a victorious accomplishment > can also mean achievement

Petrify

terrify; turn to stone

Congenital

existing at birth

Deprave

(v.) corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality

(syn.) corrupt, debase, debauch, demoralize, pervert, profane, subvert, vitiate

Recluse

A person who leads a secluded or solitary life

Pugnacious

quarrelsome, fond of fighting

Accolade

tribute; honor; praise

Taciturn

(adj.) habitually silent or quiet, inclined to talk very little

Antiquated

obsolete, out of fashion, no longer usable

Lithe

Bending easily and gracefully; flexible

Evince

(v.) to display clearly, to make evident, to provoke

Chronicle

a record of events in order of time; a history

Diffident

shy, lacking self-confidence; modest, reserved

Sacrosanct

extremely holy

Obfuscate

to confuse; to bewilder

Stolid

unemotional; lacking sensitivity; calm, unemotional, and not easily disturbed.

Temerity

recklessness; a foolish disregard of danger; bold

Indolent

wanting to avoid activity or exertion; lazy

Vituperate

to abuse verbally; berate