Gregmat Vocab Mountain

abound

verb

exist in large numbers or amounts.

adulterate

to corrupt, make worse by the addition of something of lesser value

abate

decrease intensity

abstain

to choose not to participate in or consume something

aloof

reserved indifferent

admonish

warn or reprimand someone firmly

amorphous

shapeless

advocate

to speak /plead for an idea/cause

abjure

to reject; abandon formally

approbation

Approval or praise

clangor

a continuous loud banging or ringing sound.

aesthetic

concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty

austere

(adj.) severe or stern in manner; without adornment or luxury, simple, plain; harsh or sour in flavor

aggrandize

Inflate one's worth or power to more than what they are

anomalous

abnormal;not normal

cherish

to feel or show great love for; to value highly; to take special care of

conventional

(adj.) in line with accepted ideas or standards; trite

affectation

unnatural or artificial behavior, usually intended to impress; exaggerated display; deliberately pretense

belie

give a false impression

alacrity

great enthusiasm, eagerness

antipathy

strong sense of dislike

corroborate

to support with evidence

debunk

expose as false idea; while ridiculing it

alleviate

to relieve, make more bearable; to lighten the burden

capricious

determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason

ambivalent

having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone

arcane

understood by few; mysterious or secret

disparate

fundamentally distinct or dissimilar

diminutive

to indicate smallness

analogous

similar in some aspects but otherwise different

cerebral

intellectual

ameliorate

to make something bad better

arduous

hard to do, requiring much mental effort and skills

emulate

to imitate with the intent of equaling or surpassing the model

discernible

recognize that it exists;

perceivable

bolster

to support

congenial

pleasant, friendly; like minded

amenable

easily persuaded

artless

without cunning or deceit

enervate

to sap energy from

enigmatic

tough to figure out, mysterious, confounding

chauvinistic

fanatically patriotic; believing that one's grp is superior to all

conspicuous

Easily seen or noticed; clearly seen through

anachronistic

belonging to a period other than that being portrayed

ascetic

practicing self-denial; austere

ephemeral

lasting a short time

estranged

lack of affection; turn away from someone

connoisseur

(n.) an expert; one who is well qualified to pass critical judgments, especially in one of the fine arts

cursory

hasty, not thorough

audacious

(adj.) bold, adventurous, recklessly daring, in social situations

assuage

to make something unpleasant less severe

fervid

extremely emotional; passionate; enthusiastic

extravagant

wasteful

dissemble

conceal one's true motives, usually through deceit

daunting

intimidating, causing one to lose courage

avaricious

excessively greedy

betray

to reveal or make known something, usually unintentionally

garrulous

excessively talkative;: full of trivial conversation

fanciful

imaginary; freely imaginative rather than based on reason or reality

dogged

unrelenting; persistent;

to pursue relentlessly; to hound

deify

regard as god

banal

so lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring

bucolic

pertaining to the countryside and its pleasant aspects; rural; rustic

incendiary

arousing to action or rebellion

frivolous

Lacking in seriousness or importance; trivial

dupe

(n) a person easily tricked or deceived; (v) to deceive or swindle

didactic

instructive in condescending manner

benign

(adj) harmless; kindly, gentle

burgeon

to grow rapidly and flourish

inimical

hostile, unfriendly

heterogeneous

(adj.) composed of different kinds, diverse

empirical

based on observation or experiment; knowledge from experience

disseminate

spread (something, especially information) widely.

brazen

bold and without shame, in a way that shocks people;

unrestrained by convention or propriety

cacophonous

A harsh, discordant mixture of sounds

intimate

to suggest something subtly

imperious

being arrogant by showing superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy

engender

to give rise to

feasible

possible to do

calumny

a false statement, to defame someone; false and malicious statement

canonize

to declare a person a saint; raise to highest honors

invigorate

to fill with strength and energy

impertinent

being disrespectful; improperly forward or bold

entitled

given the right to have or do something

flout

to refuse to obey or accept something

candid

Completely honest, straightforward

censure

verb

express severe disapproval of (someone or something), especially in a formal statement.

noun

the expression of formal disapproval.

mitigate

to make less severe

invasive

gradually intrusive without right or permission

pertinacious

stubbornly persistent/unyielding

homogeneous

of the same kind

castigate

to reprimand harshly

chicanery

the use of deception or subterfuge to achieve one's purpose.

obsolete

out-of-date, no longer in use

irresolute

uncertain how to act or proceed

presumptuous

too forward or bold; overstepping proper bounds

humdrum

lacking excitement; boring or monotonous;dull

caustic

critically in a cruel way; derisive

coalesce

fuse or cause to grow together

opaque

not clearly understood or expressed