Vocab lists 5 and 6

rate five stars

intrinsic

inborn, inherent, essential

irrevocable

irreversible

judicious

prudent, wise, careful

laconic

brief, using few words

lampoon (N)

satire, writing which ridicules

lampoon (v)

to ridicule

languish

to become weak, to become very tired, to become depressed

latent

hidden, unable to be seen

laudable

praiseworthy, commendable

levity

light-heartedness, frivolity

lucid

clear, easy to understand

malicious

evil, spiteful, intentionally hurtful

meticulous

fussy, finicky, careful about details

mitigate

to lessen, to relieve, to make milder

morose

sullen, somber, gloomy

obliterate

to wipe out, to destroy, to blot out

obscure

hidden, remote, unclear

officious

nosey, giving unwanted advice, meddling

opportunist

someone who takes advantage of others

opulent

luxurious, wealthy

overt

obvious, public, not hidden

pariah

an outcast, a loner

parsimonious

stingy, miserly

paucity

shortage, scarcity

peruse

to read carefully, to study

pique

to offend, to provoke, to arouse

Furtive

secret, done quickly to avoid notice

galvanize

to arouse, to stimulate, to startle

garner

to gather, to collect

garrulous

talkative

gratuitous

unnecessary, uncalled for

guile

cunning, trickery, deceit

heretic

someone whose beliefs goes against those of his religion

hierarchy

ordering by class, grade, status, or rank

homogeneous

similar, all alike, uniform

hyperbole

obvious exaggeration

hypothetical

supposed, unproven, theoretical

immaterial

irrelevant, unimportant

imminent

about to happen

immutable

unchanging, constant, inflexible

imperturbable

calm, cool, not easy to excite

implausible

unbelievable, incredible, seemingly untrue

inadvertent

unintentional, careless

incipient

beginning, at an early stage

incisive

direct, clear cut, biting, cutting to the heart of the matter

incorrigible

uncorrectable, delinquent, uncontrollable, unable to be reformed

indigent

impoverished, poor

innocuous

harmless

insatiable

hard or impossible to satisfy

insurgent

rebel, someone who revolts

intractable

stubborn, hard to manage