HSPT 2

acumen

n- good judgment; mental sharpness

aggrandise

v- To make greater or enhance

alacrity

n- briskness, liveliness

arable

a- suitable for ploughing or producing crops

ardent

a- expressing great feeling

ascetic

n/a- one who denies oneself worldly pleasure, or self-disciplined

auspicious

a- suggesting future success is likely

capitulate

v- to surrender unconditionally; unwillingly

circumlocution

n- an indirect way of speaking or expressing an idea

conjecture

n- a guess or theory without proof

connive

v- to plan secretly, or knowingly let something harmful happen

constituent

n/a- a component, an element

construe

v- to deduce by interpretation

countenance

n/v- appearance in the face, or approval or support

cudgel

n/v- a short, thick stick used as a weapon or to hit with a cudgel

dearth

n- an inadequate or dear supply

deferential

a- showing respect

derelict

a/n- abandoned, or a person abandoned by socicety

deride

v- to laugh at dismissively

dour

a- unyielding or gloomy

ebullient

a- energetic and lively

elicit

v- to produce or get something

erudite

a- demonstrating great learning or knowledge