Verbal Group 9

Boorish

Rude or unrefined in manners or behavior

Brook

To tolerate or endure something, especially an annoyance

Circumspect

Cautious or wary, especially when considering potential consequences

Comity

A courteous harmony or mutual respect toward others

Commensurate

Comparable in size, extent, or degree; proportionate

Cordial

Characterized by warmth or sincerity

Deleterious

Having a harmful effect

Dichotomy

A split into two contrasting or opposite parts

Edify

Enlighten or uplift through knowledge; teach

Elicit

Extract a reply or action; provoke

Erudite

Possessing great knowledge, typically from study or research

Fecund

Fertile or highly productive

Feeble

Weak; deficient in strength

Felicitous

Well suited or apt

Forbear

Refrain or abstain from doing something

Haphazard

Lacking precise plan, order, or direction

Hodgepodge

A mixture of different things

Impede

Obstruct or hinder progress

Impetuous

Rash or hasty in action or decision

Mercenary

Motivated mainly by desire for monetary gain; greedy

Meticulous

Exhibiting great care to detail

Mordant

Biting or sharply critical in thought

Outstrip

Surpass or do better than

Precarious

Uncertain and likely to cause danger

Quirky

Unusual in an endearing way

Repudiate

Reject or refute to accept something

Tact

Skill in handling situations politely

Trifling

Lacking significance or importance

Turbulent

Full of conflict or chaos