Elite Vocabulary 601-650

disingenuous

not straightforward or candid; crafty; insincere or calculating

cadaver

a dead body, esp. a human body to be dissected

acute

sharp; clever; severe

evanescent

fading from sight; transient

clemency

mercy, or leniency towards an offender

facet

any of a number of sides or aspects

dialect

a variety of a language, esp. regional

contrite

feeling sorry for what one has done

municipal

relating to a city, town, village, or the like with local self-government

dispel

to rid one's mind of; to drive away by scattering

assuage

to lessen pain or distress

superficial

on the surface only; shallow; not thorough

assiduous

diligent; hard-working; constant

extemporaneous

done with little or no preparation

impute

to assign credit, often of guilt or blame

benign

kindly; creating a favorable influence; (in medicine) not dangerous to one's health

blasé

indifferent or bored with life; unimpressed as if because of too much worldly experience

testy

irritable; touchy

senile

showing the marked deterioration of old age

currency

general acceptance or use; the state of being up-to-date

verisimilitude

resemblance to the truth

pernicious

very destructive or harmful

induct

to place formally in office; to admit as a member

appreciate

to increase in value

ponder

to think over with great care

bleak

gloomy and somber; dreary

comprise

to include or contain; to be made up of

denounce

to speak out against; to accuse publicly

recrimination

a reply to one charge with a countercharge

meticulous

extremely or excessively careful about details; finicky

coalition

an alliance, esp. a temporary one

succulent

full of juice; highly enjoyable

transcend

to exceed; to go beyond or above the limits

fervid

extremely emotional; passionate

veer

to change direction

repress

to hold back; to put down or check by force

charge

a responsibility; someone or something entrusted to the care of another

confiscate

to seize (private property) by or as if by someone in authority

stamina

resistance to fatigue or hardship; endurance

virtuoso

one with great skill, esp. in music or the arts

ostentatious

showy, pretentious

wan

sickly pale; colorless

amorphous

without definite shape; shapeless; unorganized

sordid

extremely dirty; morally corrupt

protract

to extend the duration of; to prolong

incessant

never pausing; continuous; without a stop

indigenous

native, occurring naturally

idiom

a style or manner of expression peculiar to an individual or group; an expression that cannot be understood from the individual meanings of its words

ersatz

artificial; not genuine; fake

woe

deep distress or misery; misfortune