Vocabulary List #3

Acquiesce (Verb)

To consent or comply passively without protest

Ameliorate (Verb)

To make or become better; improve

Anarchy (Noun)

Absence of political authority.

Arrogant (Adj.)

Making or disposed to make claims to unwarranted importance or consideration out of overbearing pride

Articulate (Verb)

To express in coherent verbal form; give words to

Atrophy (Noun)

A wasting or decrease in size of a body organ, tissue, or part owing to disease, injury, or lack of use

Audacity (Noun)

Bold or insolent heedlessness of restraints, as of those imposed by propriety

Avarice (Noun)

Immoderate desire for wealth

Bland (Adj.)

Pleasant in manner, smooth

Callow (Adj.)

Lacking adult maturity or experience; immature

Capricious (Adj.)

Characterized or subject to whim

Chastise (Verb)

To criticize severely; rebuke

Condescend (Verb)

To deal with people in a patronizingly superior manner

Confluence (Noun)

A gathering, flowing, or meeting together at one juncture or point

Credulous (Adj.)

Disposed to believe too readily; gullible

Cryptic (Adj.)

Having hidden meaning

Deplete (Verb)

Use up or empty out

Deprecate (Verb)

To express disapproval of; deplore

Disarray (Noun)

A state of disorder; confusion

Discord (Noun)

Lack of agreement.