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)

Insidious

Treacherous (adj)

Gratuitous

Unnecessary (adj)

Capitulate

To give up all resistance (v)

Quandary

A feeling of puzzlement or doubt (n)

Formidable

Arousing fear, dread or awe (adj)

Refutable

Can be proven wrong or false (adj)

Indict

To accuse of wrongdoing (v)

Hindrance

Something in the way (n)

Enjoin

To forbid or prohibit (v)

Acute

Sensitive (adj)

Unsavory

Smelling or tasting bad (adj)

Inauspicious

Not favorable (adj)

Orhthodox

Commonly accepted (adj)

Congenial

Friendly (adj)

Reprehensible

Deserving blame (adj)

Scoff

To make fun of (v)

Immutable

Unchangeable (adj)

Insipid

Dull (adj)

Whimsical

Fanciful (adj)

Volatile

Tending to violence (adj)

Superfluous

Overabundant (adj)

Voracious

Eager to consume great amounts of food (adj)

Urbane

Polite and refined in manner (adj)

Flagrant

Conspicuously offensive (adj)

Dispassionate

Fair and unbiased (adj)

Vilify

To speak evil of (v)

Apprehension

Fearful about the future (n)

Inherent

Innate (adj)

Predecessor

One who precedes another especially in office or position (n)

Petty

Trivial (adj)

Alleviate

To make more bearable (v)

Mitigate

To ease (v)

Fortuitous

Accidental (adj)

Mediate

To act as intermediary (v)

Elusive

Evasive (adj)

Raconteur

Gifted talker (n)

Bigot

One who stubbornly holds to his own opinions (n)

Opaque

Not transparent (adj)

Rejuvenate

To renew (v)

Hedonist

One who lives for pleasure (n)

Infamous

Notorious (adj)

Appease

To satisfy or relieve (v)

Biased

Prejudiced (adj)

Zealot

A fanatic (n)

Ambivalence

Uncertainty (n)

Evanescent

To fade away like vapor (adj)

Relegate

Classify (v)

Scanty

Insufficient (adj)

Deprecate

To express disapproval of (v)

Heinous

Grossly wicked or abominable (adj)