vocab #81-130

zealous

enthusiastically devoted to something; fervent

accost

to approach and speak to someone aggressively

magnanimous

forgiving; unresentful; noble in spirit; generous

adulation

wild or excessive admiration; flattery

expedient

providing an immediate advantage; serving immediate self-interests; practical

aberration

something not typical; deviation from the standard

ostensible

apparent (but misleading); professed

contrived

artificial; labored

attrition

gradual wearing away, weakening, or loss; a natural or expected decrease in numbers or size

congenial

agreeably suitable; pleasant

aloof

uninvolved; standing off; keeping one's distance

volition

will; conscious choice

sagacious

discerning; shrewd; keen in judgment; wise

circumvent

to frustrate as though by surrounding

partisan

one who supports a particular person, cause, or idea

maudlin

silly and overly sentimental

antecedent

someone or something that went before; something that provides a model for something that came after it

ubiquitious

being everywhere at the same time

transgress

to violate (a law)

agrarian

relating to land; relating to the management or farming of land

idiosyncrasy

a peculiarity; an eccentricity

didactic

intended to teach; morally instructive; pedantic

pernicious

deadly; extremely evil

placate

to pacify; to appease; to soothe

mendicant

a beggar