Princeton Vocabulary Final

Ephemeral

short-lived; fleeting; transitory

Prosaic

uninspired; dull; banal

Expedient

useful for effecting a desired result

Fastidious

not easy to please; overly critical

Austere

severe; without frills

Provincial

narrow-minded; unsophisticated

Taciturn

quiet; saying little

Indolence

laziness

Ambivalent

undecided

Acquiesce

to agree finally

Atrophy

to waste away from lack of use

Heed

to listen to

Deference

respectful regard

Fervor

passion; zeal

Exemplary

serving as an pattern/example

Exemplify

to show by example

Relegate

to dismiss to an inferior position

Incessant

unceasing; never ending

Condone

to forgive; to overlook

Scrupulous

extremely careful; exact; punctilious

Emulate

to strive to excel over another