ALL 1A1B VOCAB

Squalid

sordid; dirty; marked by filthiness

Proliferating

multiplying; rapidly increasing in number

Sanctuary

a refuge; a place of worship

Elude

evade; clearly avoid

Inscrutable

obscure; not capable of being understood

Enigma

Puzzling; Mysterious

Delusion

a deception; a false idea or opinion

Purge

to cleanse; to purify; to free from impurities

Secular

worldly; not sacred or religious

Uncouth

lacking good manners, refinement, or grace.

Laconic

Using few words; brief, to the point

Loquacious

Talkative

Ingratiate

Bring oneself into favor with someone by flattering or trying to please them

Jeopardy

Danger; peril; vulnerability

Benign

Gentle; showing kindness of disposition

Pugnacious

Belligerent; combative; obnoxious

Dissipate

Scatter; vanish; to waste

Acquiesce

Assent; to accept passively or reluctantly

Denigrate

Defame; belittle; criticize unkindly

Rapacious

Aggressively greedy or grasping

Copious

abundant in supply or quantity

Obsolete

no longer produced or used; out of date

Palatable

edible; pleasant tasting; to one’s taste

Vehement

forcibly expressed; impassioned; fervid

Fruition

accomplishment; realization

Eradicate

exterminate; do away with completely

Extricate

to free; remove from entanglement

Malevolence

malice; hatred toward others; intention to harm

Outlandish

Something strikingly strange or unusual

Ambivalence

uncertainty in attitude; fluctuation

Recalcitrant

resistant; defiant of authority

Cogent

convincing; valid; forcibly appealing to the mind

Affluence

profusions; overflowing of wealth; an abundance

Astute

clever; shrewd; intellectually observant

Vindictive

revengeful; spiteful; wanting to hurt or harm

Catharsis

purification; cleansing of emotions

Insatiable

quenchless; incapable of being satisfied

Perpetual

everlasting; continuing forever

Vestige

remnant; that which is left

Clandestine

secretive; held or conducted secretly

Tacit

Understood without explanation; implicit

Manifest

Obvious; readily perceived by the senses

Inimitable

Impossible to copy; unique

Felicity

Great happiness; state of being happy

Accentuate

Emphasize; to accent something

Eccentric

Odd; deviating from a pattern/form

Debacle

Great disaster; fiasco; a tumultuous breakup

Ostracize

Exclusion; banishment; social exclusion

Ameliorate

Improve; to make better or more tolerable

Pernicious

Wicked; deadly; highly destructive

Morose

expressive of gloom; sullen; unsociable

Galvanize

shock or excite (someone) into taking action

Abject

sunk to or existing in a low state or condition; very bad or severe

Precarious

dangerous; unsafe; hazardous

Plethora

excess; superfluity; an overabundance

Aesthetic

artistic; relating to or dealing with beauty; appealing to the eye

Rapport

harmony; relation marked by accord

Haughty

having or showing a proud and superior attitude

Chide

to scold gently

Austerity

extreme economy; an ascetic practice

Taciturn

Reserved; uncommunicative

Sardonic

Grimly mocking; cynical

Trite

Lacking originality or freshness; overused

Insidious

Proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with harmful effects

Voracious

Gluttonous; extremely greedy; insatiable

Abhor

Hate

Disparate

Essentially different in kind; not allowing comparison

Placid

Calm; peaceful

Egregious

Conspicuously bad

Peruse

Examine or read thoroughly and carefully

Svelte

Slender; elegant

Conflagration

A large disastrous fire; conflict; war

Nullify

To counter; make unimportant

Incorrigible

Incapable of being corrected; unruly; unalterable

Formidable

Causing fear or dread; impressive

Innocuous

Harmless; inoffensive

Impunity

Freedom from punishment, harm, or loss

Placate

To calm the anger or bitterness of; appease

Petulant

Rude in speech or behavior; temporary ill humor

Indelible

Not able to be forgotten or removed