Vocab Words List 5

admonish

to indicate duties or obligations to

aplomb

complete and confident composure or self-assurance

barrage

a vigorous or rapid out pouring or projection of many things at once

cognizant

knowledgeable of something especially through personal experience

collusion

secret agreement or cooperation especially for an illegal or deceitful purpose

hegemony

influence or authority over others

nebulous

indistinct, vague

paradigm

an outstandingly clear or typical example or archetype

unctuous

having, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spiritually

urbane

notably polite or polished in manner

ambulatory

able to walk about and not bedridden

brazen

made of brass

din

a loud continued noise

ennui

a feeling of weariness and dissatisfaction : BOREDOM

exonerate

to relieve of a responsibility, obligation, or hardship

inscrutable

not readily investigated, interpreted, or understood

prognosticate

to foretell from signs or symptoms

schism

division, separation

sedition

incitement of resistance to or insurrection against lawful authority

wizened

to become dry, shrunken and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality