MasterKlass Vocab 101-200

avert

prevent; avoid; turn away (eyes or thought)

incidental

non essential; minor

dubious

doubtful

illuminate

to brighten; to bring light to

recant

to retract or take back a statement

nebula

diffuse mass of interstellar dust or gas; galaxy

atrophy

wasting away of tissue

astute

wise; mentally sharp

evince

to show or demonstrate

exemplars

excellent examples of

corrode

gradually wear away (by chemical reaction)

placate

to mollify; soothe

advocate

support

cajole

to persuade through flattery or promises

propagate

to broadcast; to transmit information

conventional

traditional; widely accepted

emulate

imitate; rival; try to equal or excel (through imitation)

opaque

cannot be seen through; indirect; obscure

desiccate

to thoroughly dry out; to preserve (food) by removing moisture

Usurp

seize another's power or rank (without legal authority); supplant; appropriate

Precarious

dangerous; risky; unsteady

deterrent

something that puts one off; a preventive

lofty

very high

frugality

thrift; economy

culpable

guilty; reprehensible

heresy

opinion contrary to popular belief; opinion contrary to accepted religion

illusory

illusive; deceptive; not real

garrulous

talkative; verbose

sporadic

intermittent; on and off

malicious

evil; cruel

buttress

to support

whimsical

changing mind based on a sudden decision or wish; fanciful; capricious

dogmatic

expressing unchanging or rigid opinions

enmity

ill will; hatred; hostility

repudiate

to denounce or cast off in public

reprimand

reprove severely; rebuke

prodigal

wasteful

corroborative

confirm; support; strengthen

comprehensive

broad; including a lot or everything; thorough; inclusive

exacerbates

makes worse

charlatan

trickster; conman

disparity

a significant difference or inequality

vacate

to empty

devise

think up; invent; plan; bequeath

exact

demand and obtain by force

compile

collect and assemble (information or data)

misanthrope

one who hates mankind; misanthropist

innovation

change; something newly introduced; introduction of something new

subordinate

occupying a lower rank; inferior; submissive

surfeit

overabundance

complementary

serving to complete something

disquiet

to disturb or make uncomfortable

accessible

easy to approach; obtainable

compliance

act of conforming or yielding

alleviate

to lessen the effects of something

ineffable

too great or extreme to be expressed in words

mimicry

imitation

engendered

caused; produced; stimulated

fecundity

fertility; fruitfulness

elegy

poem or song expressing lamentation (for the dead)

quell

to soothe; to calm; to put down

aesthetic

concerned with beauty or artistic taste

labyrinth

complicated maze; complex situation

obliterated

wiped out

erroneous

wrong

bequeath

to leave (property or money) to someone by a will

meander

to follow a winding course; wander aimlessly

evenhanded

impartial; fair

incongruous

not fitting; out of place

abate

lessen; weaken

esteemed

honored

meticulous

extremely careful and precise

effervescence

liveliness; high-spirited enthusiasm

egotism

tendency to speak or write of oneself excessively; conceit; self-importance

undermine

weaken; compromise

remorse

deep guilt and regret for wrongdoing

torpor

a state of physical or mental inactivity; lethargy

depravity

moral corruption; wickedness

superficial

on surface only; without depth of substance

slavish

unoriginal; like a slave

relegate

to demote or assign to a lower position

depose

to remove from office

apocryphal

fictitious; mythical; fabricated

discriminating

showing refined judgement; showing bias

levity

lightness of manner; lack of seriousness

lampoon

to mock or satirize

execute

to carry out (a plan or order); to put to death

manifestation

outward demonstration; manifesting; indication of the presence of something

coercion

use of force or threats to make someone do something

digression

temporary departure from the main subject in speech or writing

antediluvian

before the great flood; ancient

saturate

to soak thoroughly; to fill completely with something

aviary

large enclosure for keeping birds

insipid

lacking flavor; vigor; or interest; bland

exonerate

to clear from blame or guilt

reprehensible

deserving strong disapproval

expound

explain

expedite

hasten; make go faster

raucous

harsh and unpleasant; (of people) disorderly and boisterous