GregMat section 14

Acquiesce

to agree, to approve a proposal

Adroit

skilled, trained ability; virtuoso; masterful

Ammend

Fix, add to

Animus

hostility; deep-seated ill-will

Apologist

one who finds apology for

Astringent

tightening of tissue; rigidly severe

Collaborate

work together

Competent

Able to accomplish

Correlate

Relate to

Deride

to ridicule, to laugh at

Dictate

to take power over

Discreet

Secretive

Divorced

seperated

Elitist

above others; aristocratic

Exacting

Hard to please, picky, persnickety

Flummoxed

perplexed, baffled

Fruitful

promising, bearing favorable results

Inborn

Inherent, part of one’s innermost nature

polymath

genius; one who knows a lot about many things

reticent

silent, not revealing

stringent

strict

subservient

willing to obey someone else

surreptitious

done so in a way that is unseen; sneaking; clandestine

tantalizing

strong power to provoke, hold interest

tantamount

equal to something in value, meaning, affect

torpor

lack of interest; disregard, apathy

trenchant

Sharpened, having a thin edge to cut

umbrage

taking offence to a remark, slight

versatile

many uses or applicationsw

wayward

ungovernable; following personal inclinations