high level vobcab

for english

Aberration

a deviation from what is normal

Abstruse

difficult to understand

Acrimony

bitterness in tone or manner

Alacrity

eagerness or quickness

Ambivalent

having mixed feelings

Anachronistic

out of its proper time

Antithesis

direct opposite

Apathy

lack of interest or emotion

Arduous

very difficult or demanding

Assiduous

showing great care and effort

Benevolent

kind and generous

Capricious

unpredictable or impulsive

Cacophony

harsh, discordant noise

Candid

honest and straightforward

Coercion

forcing someone to act

Conundrum

confusing problem

Deleterious

harmful

Demagogue

leader who manipulates emotions

Didactic

intended to teach, often overly so

Disparity

great difference

Ebullient

cheerful and energetic

Elucidate

to clarify or explain

Enervate

to weaken

Ephemeral

short-lived

Equanimity

calmness under pressure

Esoteric

understood by few

Exacerbate

to make worse

Fallacious

based on false reasoning

Fastidious

very detail-oriented

Fortuitous

happening by chance (often lucky)

Garrulous

excessively talkative

Hapless

unlucky

Iconoclast

one who challenges beliefs

Impetuous

acting without thinking

Intransigent

unwilling to compromise

Juxtapose

to place side by side for contrast

Laconic

using very few words

Magnanimous

generous, especially to rivals

Mollify

to calm or soothe

Nefarious

wicked or criminal

Obfuscate

to make unclear

Ostentatious

showy or flashy

Paradox

seemingly contradictory statement

Perfunctory

done with little effort

Pragmatic

practical and realistic

Prolific

highly productive

Quintessential

perfect example of something

Reticent

reserved or quiet

Ubiquitous

present everywhere

Vindicate

to clear from blame