ELITE Vocab 26-50

indefatigable

adj. tireless, unceasing

deploy

v. to station or assemble troops or forces in position

codify

v. to organize something (such as laws or rules) into a system

relent

v. to become less severe; to give in

loathe

v. to dislike something greatly

cumbersome

adj. clumsy or difficult to manage

affected

adj. behaving in an artificial way to impress people

skittish

adj. nervous; easily frightened

colloquial

adj. appropriate to spoken, as opposed to written, language; informal

scenario

n. an outline for a planned series of events, either real or imagined; a summary of a work of fiction

drastic

adj. extreme; severe

inept

adj. without skill; absurd or foolish

multifarious

adj. having many different parts of forms; numerous and varied

efficacy

n. the power to produce the desired effect

dissonant

adj. harsh and disagreeable in sound

brusque

adj. abrupt and curt of manner

ambiance

n. environment

voluminous

adj. having great size of fullness

vanquish

v. to defeat, esp. totally

pilfer

v. to steal a small amount

disdain

n. a feeling of contempt

reconcile

v. to make friendly again; to settle a dispute; to make seemingly incompatible things fit together or coexist

banish

v. to drive away; to force to leave a place by official decree

vacillate

v. to swing back and forth

morose

adj. sour tempered and inclined to be silent