Elite vocab #726-750 (definition)

pedantic

(adj) putting unnecessary stress on minor or purely academic knowledge

lithe

(adj) limber and graceful; supple

fiasco

(n) a major disaster

drone

(v) to make a continuous, low buzzing or humming sound; to speak monotonously

abide

(v) to tolerate

fluctuate

(v) to move back and forth or up and down, esp. unpredictably

harp

(v) to talk or write about excessively

preeminent

(adj) superior in status or fame to all

specious

(adj) seeming to be truthful on the surface, but actually false

contract

(v) to reduce in size by drawing together

inadvertent

(adj) unintentional; accidental

serendipity

(n) unexpected gift or discovery

malicious

(adj) spiteful

inanimate

(adj) without character or life; dull

plaintive

(adj) expressing sorrow

thwart

(v) to prevent or frustrate

regress

(v) to return to a previous state

adept

(adj) very skilled, esp. natural talent improved by practice

idiosyncrasy

(n) a particular, peculiar, or eccentric trait

uncouth

(adj) uncultured; crude

herald

(v) to bear news; to announce

sparse

(adj)thinly spread or distributed; not dense or crowded

bifurcate

(v) to divide into two parts

arbitrary

(adj) determined by chance or individual preference, not by reason, necessity or principle

dais

(n) a raised platform