vocab set 1

Abate

Subside or moderate

aberrant

abnormal or deviant

Abrasive

Rubbing away, tending to grind down

abridge

Condense or shorten

absolute

complete; totally unlimited; certain

Abstemious

sparing in eating and drinking; temperate

abstract

theoretical; not concrete; nonrep-resentational

Abstruse

obscure; profound; difficult to understand

Accessible

easy to approach; obtainable

Acclaim

applaud; announce with great approval

Distant

reserved or aloof; cold in manner

Divergent

differing; deviating

Diverse

differing in some characteristics; various

Divulge

reveal

Doctrine

teachings, in general; particular principle

Document

provide written evidence

Dogmatic

opinionated; arbitrary; doctrinal

Dormant

sleeping; lethargic; latent

Dubious

doubtful; questionable

Duplicity

double-dealing; hypocrisy

Problematic

doubtful; unsettled; question-able; perplexing

Proclivity

inclination; natural tendency

Procrasinate

postpone; delay or put off

Prodigal

wasteful; reckless with money

Prodigious

marvelous; enormous

Prodigy

marvel; highly gifted child

Profane

violate; desecrate; treat unworthily

Profligate

dissipated; wasteful; wildly immoral

Profound

deep; not superficial; complete

Profusion

overabundance; lavish expenditure; excess

Inert

inactive; lacking power to move

Inexorable

relentless; unyielding; implacable

Infamous

notoriously bad

Infiltrate

pass into or through

infinitesimal

exceedingly small; so small as to be almost nonexistent

Infraction

violation (of a rule or regulation)

ingenious

clever; resourceful

Ingrate

ungrateful person

Inherent

firmly established by nature or habit