12th Vocab List 10 + Review Words

acumen

Keenness of the mind; shrewdness.

apotheosis

1. The elevation of a person or thing to divine status. 2. The highest point or best example.

askew

Turned or twisted to one side; out of line.

chasten

To correct or improve by disciplining; to cause to be more careful or restrained.

Having the effect of humbling or restraining.

demarcation

1. The act or process of setting a boundary; the boundary itself. 2. Separation; distinction.

dictum

A statement or pronouncement.

erstwhile

Of an earlier time; former.

forte

An activity at which a person excels.

habitue

A person who regularly goes to a particular place.

nonplus

To cause to be at a loss as to what to say or do.

peripatetic

Of or relating to going from place to place, especially on foot.

prodigal

One who spends lavishly or wastefully.

sycophant

One who uses flattery to win favor or to ingratiate him- or herself.

vacuous

Lacking intelligence or ideas; intellectual emptiness.

wraith

A shadowy or ghostlike figure.

calumny

a false accusation meant to hurt someone's reputation; slander

enervate

To lessen the vigor or strength of; to enfeeble.

exculpate

To clear from alleged guilt or fault.

quintessence

The best or most typical example.

veritable

Being, in fact, the thing named or described; literally so.