Cumulative Vocab 1-12

absolve (v)

cleared, release from obligation

extenuate (v)

lessen the seriousness of a fault or crime, mitigate

inimical (adj)

op, Hostile, harmful (I am ___ to OR his cold, ____ gaze)

clangor (n)

sound of clacking/noise made from metal on metal (____ of the bells)

incisive (abj)

cutting, inciting? - cuts straight to the point

politic (adj)

polite, diplomatic, discrete

scintillating (adj)

brilliantly lively, witty, or exciting

ostentatious (adj)

vulgar, showy, or pretentious (display)

caricature (n,v)

Exaggeration, exaggerated portrait

deleterious (adj)

harmful

enthrall (v)

captivating

winsome (adj)

charming, attractive

contiguous (adj)

touching

paragon (adj)

epitome, highest example of

cupidity (adj)

excessive greed

implicit (adj)

not directly stated

prosaic (adj)

dull, ordinary, commonplace, or unimaginative

sanctimonious (adj)

acts morally superior, “holier-than-thou“ attitude

enhance (v)

improve quality

redundant (adj)

repetitive to the point where it’s useless

abstemious (adj)

moderate (lifestyle)

pernicious (adj)

causing insidious harm or ruin

denizen (n)

resident of any place / people who hang out some place for a LONG TIME

gauche (adj)

socially awkward or clumsy

dowdy (adj)

unfashionable

salient (adj)

at the forefront / promontory

sear (n/v)

to apply high heat

foist (v)

force someone to take on something (you can ____ your responsibilities onto them)

florid (adj)

complex, larger than necessary

disseminate (v)

distribute/spread

heresy (n)

belief that contradicts a religious belief

palpable (adj)

feel-able/tangible

discursive (adj)

connected to discourse / speaking circuitously (argument has ______ shape)

inculcate (v)

to instill a belief/value in someone

censurable (adj)

deserving of blame/criticism

specious (adj)

looking real but fake

satiate (v,adj)

satisfy/satisfied

corroborate (v)

confirm

perceptive (adj)

perceiving things well

contingent (n, adj)

group of people / dependent

imperious (adj)

assuming power or authority without justification, arrogant

debonair (adj)

confident, stylish, and charming

recondite (adj)

arcane, obscure

munificent (adj)

generous

reprobate (n, adj)

unprincipled, worthy of condemnation

accrue (v)

to amass/gain (Something _____es OR I _____ed something)

dun (v)

bully someone into paying a debt, hound/harass

motley (adj, n)

variety (adj), fabric

efficacious (adj)

potent

bedlam (n)

chaotic, messy state

invective (adj,n)

curse/curses or insults/insulting

equanimity (n)

mental calmness, composure

fortuitous (adj)

happening by a lucky chance

gist (n)

central point/idea

sedentary (adj)

sitting down, not active, stationary

covert (adj)

stealthy, secretive

gratuitous (adj)

too much

procrastinate (v)

to put off for later

provacative (adj)

causing annoyance, anger, reaction deliberately

annotation (n)

a note of explanation or comment to text

Dilatory (adj)

time wasting/useless

torpid (adj)

lethargic/dormant

nebulous (adj)

cloudy/blob-like/hazy/vauge

avarice (n)

greed

recapitulate (v)

summarize

culpable (adj)

deserving blame/being responsible

supposition (n)

an uncertain belief/hypothesis

evanescent (adj)

quickly fading/transient (fleeting)

abate (v)

lessen/diminish (Something _____ (itself). I don’t ______ something.)

novice (n)

beginner

egregious (adj)

outstandingly bad

irresolute (adj)

unresolved, uncertain

slovenly (adj)

messy, disheveled

anathema (n)

vehemently disliked thing

resuscitate (v)

to bring back to life

adulation (n)

excessive praise (He was showered with ___.)

equivocate (v)

use of ambiguous language to conceal the truth/avoid committance

astute (adj)

clever, insightful

penury (n)

state of poverty

pretentious (adj)

trying to seem more important, intelligent, or cultured

impugn (v)

undermine

perfidy (n)

treachery, betrayal (accuse of ___)

odium (n)

hatred

bovine (adj)

cow-like

relegate (v)

assign to a lower/lesser job (her actions led to his ____ing her to picking up trash)

dissension (n)

disagreement or conflict (____ within the ranks)

consternation (n)

strong (kinda sudden?) feelings of anxiety

dispassionate (adj)

unbiased

dissipate (v)

scatter

expurgate (v)

remove matter thought to be unsuitable

gauntlet (n)

an armored glove

acrimonious (abj)

(metaphorically) bitter (____ relationship)

subservient (adj)

prepared to obey others unquestioningly

ignoble (abj)

not respectable

corpulent (adj)

fat (person)

intemperate (adj)

extreme (opposite of mild)

disavow (v)

to distance from, deny responsibility

hypothetical (adj)

possible

susceptible (abj)

liable to be influenced or harmed

squeamish (abj)

queasy