Tier 1 1-700

Aloof

Emotionally distant or detached

Circumlocution

Evasive speech, speaking around a subject

Foolhardy

Foolishly brave or daring

Arbitrary

unreasonable or capricious; random; tyrannical;

Exacting

Arduous, difficult

Mundane

Common, everyday

Combustible

easily burned;

Exuberance

overflowing abundance; joyful enthusiasm; flamboyance; lavishness;

Capacious

Having a lot of space inside; roomy (think SPACIOUS)

Constraint

A limitation or restriction

Unprecedented

having no previous example; novel; unparalleled

Sustain

support

Erudite

Well educated, learned

Facilitate

Simplify, aid, to help

Doctrine

teachings in general; particular principle (religious, legal, etc.) taught; dogma;

Accolade

award of merit; strong praise and approvals merit good quality deserving praise;

Conjecture

Guessed, unproved thesis

Gravity

heaviness, seriousness

Eclectic

Miscellaneous, variegated

Recount

narrate or tell (a story); count over again

Intimidate

frighten;

Tranquility

peacefulness

Hardy

sturdy; robust; (of plants) able to stand inclement(stormy) weather

Gregarious

Friendly, sociable

Substantial

of substance; material; solid; essential or fundamental; ample; considerable; well

Sanguine

Optimistic, positive thinker

Impregnable

Invulnerable, impenetrable

Predecessor

former occupant of a post

Cordial

warmly friendly; gracious; heartfelt;

Oblivion

obscurity; condition of being completely forgotten; forgetfulness

Hierarchy

Organization by rank

Elusive

difficult to pin down

Indict

To accuse someone of a crime formally

Trite

Overused and lacking originality

Diligence

steadiness of effort; persistent hard work

Misconstrue

interpret incorrectly; misinterpret; misjudge

Instigate

To urge or goad, to drive forward

Acquiesce

assent; agree passively; comply without protest

Restraint

moderation or self

Adjunct

Something which is extra or added on

Trepidation

Fear, anxiety

Incite

To goad, to urge into action

Proximity

closeness

Harbinger

forerunner (which foreshadows what is to come)

Exhilarating

exciting

Innovative

novel; introducing a change.

Succinct

clear, short and well

Invert

To turn inside out, to turn inwards

Ascribe

To refer to, to give credit to

Methodical

systematic;

Rant

speak violently or excitedly; rave; talk excitedly showing anger; scold

Resolution

determination; resoluteness;

Strident

Loud, noisy

Irrefutable

cannot be proved wrong

Transient

Temporary, fleeting

Squander

waste

Capricious

Mercurial, quick to change

Disparage

To insult, belittle

Orthodox

Conforming to established doctrine, traditional

Gloss

to ignore

Spurious

false; counterfeit; forged; illogical

Divergent

differing; deviating.

Sanction

approve; ratify;

Proliferation

rapid growth; spread; multiplication.

Mitigated

made less severe ;

Antagonism

Strong feeling of dislike or hatred

Impair

To handicap, to prevent, to disable

Nominal

In name only, insignificant, tiny

Esteem

Respect, value

Cursory

superficial; Done quickly and without attention to detail.

Optimist

person who looks on the bright side;

Provincial

Narrow minded, unsophisticated

Superfluous

excessive; overabundant; unnecessary;

Ramble

wander aimlessly (physically or mentally); digress

Apathy

lack of energy or interest

Ostentatious

showy

Phenomena

observable facts; subjects of scientific investigation;

Substantiate

To give evidence for

Emend

correct (usually a text);

Eccentricity

oddity; idiosyncrasy

Indiscriminate

without thought; random; careless

Mitigate

To lessen or moderate effects of

Seclusion

The state of being private and away from others

Truncate

cut the top off; shorten

Convene

To gather together

Hypothetical

based on guesswork; not proven

Tirade

long angry denunciatory speech; diatribe; harangue; extended scolding;

Abstract

Theoretical 2. hard to understand

Intrepid

fearless

Laggard

slow; sluggish;

Ingenious

marked by inventive skill; clever; resourceful;

Glutton

A Greedy person

Authoritarian

subordinating the individual to the state; completely dominating another's will;

Piety

devoutness; reverence for God;

Indigenous

native to a particular place

Anecdote

short account of something interesting; story

Rectify

to correct

Deprecate

To disapprove of

Conspicuous

easily seen; noticeable; striking

Ubiquity

presence everywhere or in many places especially simultaneously