Princeton Review Hit Parade

abscond

to steal off and hide

aberrant

deviating from the norm

alacrity

eager

anomaly

deviating from norm; abnormality

approbation

an expression of approval or praise

arduous

strenuous, taxing

assuage

to ease or lessen

audacious

daring and fearless

austere

without adornement; bare

axiomatic

taken as a given; possessing self-evident truth; universally accepted truth or rule

canonical

following or in agreement with aceepted; traditional standards

capricious

erratic, unpredictable

censure

to criticize severly

chicanery

trickery of subterfuge

connoisseur

an informed and astute judge in mattters of taste; expert

convoluted

complex or complicated

disabuse

to undecive; to set right

discordant

conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound

disparate

fundamentally distinct or dissimilar

effrontery

extreme boldness; presumptuousness

eloquent

well-spoken, expressive, articulate

enervate

to weaken

ennui

dissatisfaction resulting from boredom or apathy

equivocate

to use ambigious language with a deceptive intent

erudite

very learned; scholarly

exculpate

exonerate; to clear of blame

exigent

urgent, pressing

extemporaneous

improvised; done without preparation

filibuster

intentional obstruction

fulminate

to loudly attack or denounce

ingenuous

artless; frand and candid; lacking in sophistication

inured

accustomed to accepting something undesirable

irascible

easily angered

laud

to praise highly

lucid

clear; easily understood

magnaimity

the quality of being generously noble in mind and heart

martial

associated with war and the armed forces

mundane

of the world; typical of or concered with the ordinary

nascent

coming into being; in early developmental stages

nebulous

vague; cloudy

neologism

creation of a new word or expression

noxious

harmful, injurious

obtuse

lacking sharpness

obviate

to anticipate and prevent or eliminate

onerous

troubling; burdensome

paean

a song or hymn of praise and thanksgiving

parody

a humorous imitation inteded for ridicule or comic effect

perennial

recurrent through the year or many years

perfidy

intentional breach of faith

perfunctory

cursory; done without care or interest

perspiciacious

acutely percpetive; having keen discernment

prattle

to babble meaninglessly; to talk in an empty and idle manner

precipitate

acting with excessive haste or impulse

precipitate

to cause or happen before anticipated or required

predilection

a disposition in favor of something; preference

prescience

foreknowledge of events; knowing of events prior to their occuring

prevaricate

to deliberately avoid the truth; to mislead

qualms

misgivings; trdrtbsyiond