Tutoring Vocab

Succinct

Concise (adj)

Placate

To appease (v)

Augment

To increase (v)

Generic

Relating to or descriptive of an entire group (adj)

Miser

A greedy person (n)

Stringent

Constricted (adj)

Taciturn

Habitually untalkative or silent (adj)

Esteem

To regard with respect (v)

Conciliatory

Appease (adj)

Whet

To hone (v)

Obsolete

No longer in use or in effect (adj)

Sanctity

Sacredness (n)

Grueling

Tiring (adj)

Concur

To coincide (v)

Inevitable

Unavoidable (adj)

Insurgent

Rebellious (adj/n)

Hackneyed

Overused (adj)

Deduce

To infer from a general principle (v)

Diatribe

A bitter, critical speech or writing (n)

Garner

To accumulate (v)

Omnipotent

All powerful (adj)

Acclaim

Enthusiastic applause (v/n)

Exhaust

To use up completely (v)

Heed

To pay attention to (v)

Uniform

Consistent (adj)

Apathy

Lack of emotion (n)

Defer

To postpone (v)

Magnanimous

Generous and noble esp. in forgiving (adj)

Lampoon

To ridicule (v)

Hierarchy

An arrangement of persons or things in a graded serious, as by rank or ability (n)

Contrite

Repentant (adj)

Guile

Treacherous cunning (n)

Tirade

Diatribe (n)

Anarchy

Disorder and confusion (n)

Disclaim

To renounce a legal right (v)

Mutation

A change as in nature, form or quality (n)

Indoctrinate

To teach a specific point of view (v)

Incessant

Continuous (adj)

Germane

Relevant (adj)

Querulous

Petulant (adj)

Surreptitious

Secretive (adj)

Virulent

Bitterly hostile or antagonistic (adj)

Extenuating

Providing partial excuses to lessen the seriousness of a situation (adj)

Exemplary

Commendable (adj)

Blatant

Unpleasantly loud and noisy (adj)

Deflate

To release contained air or gas from (v)

Kindle

To ignite (v)

Belligerent

Eager to fight (adj)

Writhe

To twist or squirm, as in pain (v)

Decadence

A process of deterioration (n)