Vocabulary Mastery Words

Ambiguous

having more than one possible meaning

Apathetic

showing little or no emotion or animation

Austere

of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect

Complacent

contented to a fault with oneself or one’s actions

Corpulent

excessively large

Cynical

believing the worst of human nature and motives; having a sneering disbelief in e.g. selflessness of others

Demeanor

the way a person behaves toward other people

Disspassionate

unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice

Erudite

having or showing profound knowledge

Fortuitous

occurring by happy chance

Impetuous

characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation

Ostracize

expel from a community or group

Prolific

intellectually productive

Salient

having a quality that thrusts itself into attention

Scurrilous

expressing offensive reproach

Sedentary

requiring sitting or little activity

Transient

lasting a very short time

Tumultuous

characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination

Vacuous

devoid of matter

Vicarious

experience at second hand