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Extricate (V)

To free someone or something from a difficult situation.

Esoteric (Adj)

Understood by only a small group of people.

Ratify (V)

To give official approval to an agreement.

Stipulate (V)

To state something as a required condition.

Ambiguous (Adj)

Unclear because it can mean more than one thing.

Florid (Adj)

1. Red in the face 2. Too fancy and decorated.

Delineate (V)

To describe or mark out clearly.

Discount (V)

To treat something as unimportant; to reduce a price.

Inclusive (Adj)

Including everyone or everything.

Desultory (Adj)

Jumping from thing to thing with no plan.

Perpetuate (V)

To make something continue for a long time.

Pretentious (Adj)

Trying to seem more important or smarter than you are.

Endorse (V)

To publicly support or approve.

Dismiss (V)

To decide that something is not worth considering.

Insurmountable (Adj)

Too great to be overcome.

Susceptible (Adj)

Easily affected or harmed by something.

Facetious (Adj)

Joking about something serious, often at the wrong time.

Abundant (Adj)

Existing in large amounts; plentiful.

Derivative (Adj)

Copied from something else; not original.

Parody (N)

A funny imitation of a serious work.

Prudent (Adj)

Careful and sensible about the future.

Supplant (V)

To take the place of something else.

Fastidious (Adj)

Fussy about neatness and hard to please.

Detached (Adj)

Not emotionally involved; distant.

Lament (V)

To express deep sadness about something.

Decorum (N)

Polite, proper behavior for a situation.

Raze (V)

To destroy a building completely.

Attenuate (V)

To make something weaker or thinner.

Resolve (N/V)

1. Firm determination 2. To settle a problem.

Abound (V)

To exist in large numbers.

Articulate (Adj)

Able to express ideas clearly in words.

Qualified (Adj)

1. Limited; not complete 2. Having the right skills.

Impede (V)

To slow something down or block it.

Volatile (Adj)

Likely to change suddenly; unstable.

Acknowledge (V)

To admit or accept that something is true.

Inadvertently (Adv)

By accident; without meaning to.

Laconic (Adj)

Using very few words when speaking.

Extrapolate (V)

To predict future values from existing data.

Uniformity (N)

Sameness throughout.

Luxuriant (Adj)

Growing thickly and healthily.

Proponent (N)

A person who supports an idea or plan.

Attrition (N)

A slow wearing down in number or strength.

Apprehension (N)

Worry about something that may happen.

Imbue (V)

To fill completely with a quality or feeling.

Detractor (N)

A person who criticizes something.

Discourse (N)

Serious discussion or writing about a subject.

Perfunctory (Adj)

Done as a duty, with no real interest.

Resplendent (Adj)

Shining brightly; grand and impressive in appearance.

Cliché (N)

A phrase used so often it feels tired.

Exhaustive (Adj)

Complete and thorough, leaving nothing out.

Fell (Adj)

Cruel and deadly.

Nebulous (Adj)

Vague and hard to define.

Appease (V)

To calm someone by giving them what they want.

Concede (V)

To admit something is true; to give in.

Enigma (N)

Something or someone that is hard to understand.

Sway (V)

1. To influence someone's opinion 2. To swing back and forth.

Equitable (Adj)

Fair to everyone involved.

Equivocal (Adj)

Unclear on purpose so it can mean two things.

Amass (V)

To gather a large amount over time.

Rhetorical (Adj)

About using language for effect, not for a real answer.

Rigor (N)

Strictness or harshness; careful exactness.

Conciliatory (Adj)

Meant to make peace and reduce anger.

Detrimental (Adj)

Causing harm or damage.

Discordant (Adj)

Not in agreement; harsh and clashing in sound.

Satirical (Adj)

Using humor to criticize people or ideas.

Inherent (Adj)

Existing as a natural, permanent part of something.

Iconoclastic (Adj)

Attacking beliefs or traditions people hold dear.

Heterogeneous (Adj)

Made of many unlike parts mixed together.

Arrogance (N)

An offensive sense of your own importance.

Discrepancy (N)

A difference between two things that should match.

Vigor (N)

Strength and energy.

Intervene (V)

To step into a situation to change what is happening.

Acrimonious (Adj)

Angry and bitter.

Pervasive (Adj)

Spread through every part of something.

Ascendancy (N)

A position of power and control.

Fervor (N)

Intense passion or enthusiasm.

Autonomous (Adj)

Independent; able to act on its own.

Innate (Adj)

Present from birth; natural.

Savory (Adj)

Tasty, especially salty rather than sweet.

Overt (Adj)

Done openly, not hidden.

Concur (V)

To agree.

Disclose (V)

To make something known that was hidden.

Conviction (N)

A strong belief; also, a court decision that someone is guilty.

Laud (V)

To praise someone publicly, often in writing.

Altruistic (Adj)

Unselfishly concerned about other people.

Disperse (V)

To scatter in different directions.

Impugn (V)

To attack someone's honesty or reputation.

Linger (V)

To stay longer than expected.

Analogous (Adj)

Similar in an important way.

Elucidate (V)

To explain something clearly.

Feasible (Adj)

Possible to do.

Recalcitrant (Adj)

Stubbornly refusing to obey.

Ameliorate (V)

To make a bad situation better.

Materialism (N)

Placing too much value on money and possessions.

Tantamount (Adj)

Equal in effect to something else.

Sluggish (Adj)

Moving slowly; lacking energy.

Peripheral (Adj)

On the edge; not central or important.

Irreproachable (Adj)

Impossible to criticize; blameless.

Immutable (Adj)

Never changing.

Tentative (Adj)

Uncertain and not final; done with hesitation.