College Vocab

rhetorical

a question that is asked only for emphasis

relative

comparitive

capricious

unpredictable

arbitrary

unreasonable

ambiguous

more than one interpretation

ingenuity

cleverness

plethora

overabundance

analogy

a comparison of two different things that are similar

superlative

of the highest degree

euphemism

An indirect way of saying something that is unpleasant

ensconce

establish firmly in a position

ignominious

humiliating

laborious

requiring hard work

metaphorical

symbolic rather than literal

obscure

vague

unfathomable

incapable of being completely understood

viscerally

instinctive

inconspicuous

unnoticeable

obsinate

stubborn

belevolent

well meaning and kindly

ostensible

apparently

copiuos

abundant

melencholy

gloomy

veracity

truthfulness

reluctant

unwilling and hesitant

validity

the extent of a prediction

disparate

fundamentally distinct

abhorrent

repugnant

abide

to put up with, to tolerate

obedient

compliant

vexatious

bothersome

comphrehensive

including all the aspects of something

conception

the ability to form or understand an idea

inscribed

words that are written on or cut into a surface

perpetually

constantly

irrepressible

unrestrained

sentimentality

excessive sadness, or nostalgia

unanimously

in complete agreement

discernment

insightful

obsequious

eager to please

conspicuous

noticeable

evidently

clearly

whimsical

unpredictable

opulence

wealth

demeanor

behavior

profoundly

intensely

futile

pointless

prevalent

widely accepted or practiced

imperious

arrogant

dubious

doubtful

lascivious

lustful or lewd

magnanimous

generous in forgiving

mendacious

dishonest

obstreperous

disorderly

sanctimonious

morally superior

ubiquitous

existing everywhere

variegated

multicolored

contemporaneous

existing during the same time

miscellaneous

a variety of unrelated items; difficult to categorize

provincial

limited in knowledge of the world; narrow-minded

accentuate

to emphasize

preposterous

senseless

catalyst

something that brings change in something else

spiteful

malicious

adulation

excessive praise

aesthetic

pertaining to beauty

perverse

persisting in error

detestable

vile

repugnant

disgusting

verbatim

word for word

deliberately

intentionally

sub-par

below average

disingenuous

insincere

reminisce

to remember

pinnicale

the most successful point

allocate

to distribute

ascendancy

domination

apathetic

feeling or showing little emotion

avant-garde

ahead of the times, especially in the arts

cosmopolitan

sophisticated

deference

humble submission and respect

delirous

extreme confusion

depravity

moral corruption

doctrine

that which is taught; body of beliefs or ideas

dogmatic

stubbornly opinionated

duplicity

deceitfulness

ebullience

intense enthusiasm

egalitarian

believing in the social and economic equality of all people

elusive

hard to grasp

fallacious

misleading or deceptive

contemplate

to ponder

accumulation/aquisition

the gradual gathering of something (obtain)

paramount

most important

administer

to direct

instigate

to provoke

institution

a long-lasting pattern of organization in a community

embolden

to encourage

solicitous

concern

plausible

reasonable

assiduity

diligence