9093 Vocabulary Set 4

Intransigent

(adj.) uncompromising; unwilling or refusing to change one's views or to agree about something.

Ambivalent

(adj.) having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone; uncertain

Arbitrary

(adj.) determined by impulse of chance, without reason; random

Stoic

(adj.) seeming unaffected by pleasure or pain; impassive (n.) a person who can endure pain or hardship without showing their feelings or complaining.

Exacerbate

(v.) to make worse or increase the severity of

Eradicate

(v.) eliminate, to get rid of

Chastise

(v.) belittle; rebuke or reprimand severely

Negligent

(adj.) guilty of neglect; failing to show proper care or caution

Prudent

(adj.) wise; careful

Elusive

(adj.) tending to escape; hard to catch hold of or identify

Encroaching

(v.) trespassing, intruding

Epiphany

(n.) a moment of sudden revelation or insight

Heresy

(n.) an opinion different from accepted belief; the denial of an idea that is generally held sacred

Fallacy

(n.) a false notion or belief; an error in thinking

Fathom

(v.) to understand, get to the bottom of; to determine the depth of

Hubris

(adj.) excessive pride or self-confidence

Ineffable

(adj.) inexpressible; unable to be spoken or expressed in words

Nebulous

(adj.) vague, unclear

Onerous

(adj.) burdensome; involving hardship or difficulty

Pacifist

(n.) one who is against war or the use of violence; (adj.) opposing war or violence