Advanced Vocabulary: Definitions and Usage of Key Words in Context

tenuous

flimsy; not solid, little strength

contentious

argumentative

inconspicuous

not noticeable; subtle

redressing

remedy or set right (an undesirable or unfair situation)

precluding

prevent from happening; make impossible

indistinct

unclear; vague

tranpose

to change the order or place of, especially letters, words, or musical notes

transcribe

to write down or record; to translate

circumvent

to get around; to avoid

circumscribe

to limit; to restrict

implicit

implied though not plainly expressed

renounce

to give up or resign something

delegate

To divide up, especially responsibilities

impartial

unbiased; neutral

offhand

casual; done without prior thought

strenuously

strongly or vigorously

pragmatic

practical

exulted

to rejoice; to show joy

latent

present, but not active; hidden

Inobstrusive

not noticeable

peripheral

on the edge, not important; away from the center

recalcitrant

resisting authority or control; disobedient

misanthropic

hating mankind

sanguine

optimistic

earnest

Serious and sincere

discretion

good judgement

ambiguity

multiple meanings or interpretations

repudiation

rejection of a proposal or idea

evince

to show clearly

postulate

hypothesize; proposal

ameliorate

to improve; to make better

sanction

authorize; support

tentative

uncertain

warranted

justified; authorized

innocuous

harmless

precarious

uncertainty; careless

exactitude

the quality of being exact

prudent

acting with or showing care and thought for the future; careful and wise

overt

obvious

cordially

warm and friendly

antecedent

a thing or event that existed before or logically precedes another

buttress

to support

stipulate

to specify a condition

protracted

extended in time

superseded

replaced

curtailed

cut short

obviated

to anticipate and prevent or eliminate