psia vocabulary a-g

abscond

depart secretly

accord

agreement

adventitious

arising from another source

agency

capacity to exert power

allay

soothe, ease

ameliorate

make better or more tolerate

antecedent

something that came before

aquiline

related to or resembling an eagle

arduous

requiring significant effort

assuage

ease, lessen, or appease

atone

make amends

banal

dull or commonplace

beguile

trick or deceive

bilk

cheat or defraud

bourgeois

middle class person

brusque

markedly short and abrupt

bustle

move briskly

buttress

support or hold up

cadence

rhythm, measured flow in poetry or marching

callow

without worldly experience

cant

talk or beg in a whining manner

circumnavigate

go completely around, especially by water

coagulate

change into a clot

codicil

legal document used to modify a previous will

comestible

edible

contemplate

consider thoughtfully

congregate

assemble as a crowd

conspicuous

obvious to the eye or mind or attracting attention

convergent

tending to a single point

corrigible

capable of reformation

cosmology

branch of science dealing with the nature of the universe

credence

belief

cryptogram

communicaiton in cipher or code

curio

item of ornamental or sentimental value often rare

damask

a firm lustrous fabric

debase

lower in status, esteem, or character

decapitate

behead

degenerate

become worse or inferior

deliberate

consider thoughtfully

delineate

describe in detail

deliverance

liberation or salvation

demeanor

behavior toward others

denouement

final outcome of a dramatic literary work or sequence of events

deride

ridicule

derrick

framework for supporting great weights often oil well boring equipment

desiccated

dried up

dexterity

precision/efficiency in physical activity or work

diacritical

marking a difference, especially in orthography

dilate

enlarge in all directions

dimly

obscurely

disavow

disclaim responsibility for

dispensation

particular arrangement or provision

dissipate

disperse or disappear

diversion

pastime, something that amuses

dolor

mental suffering, anguish, grief

dun

persistent demands for payment or to pester

economize

spend sparingly

efface

obliterate

effuse

pour or flow out

eloquent

having or showing the ability to use language clearly and effectively

embody

express or formulate in a concrete form

emergence

a coming into view

endemic

existing in a certain place or region , common in a particular place

enervate

render ineffective

enlist

enter into military service voluntarily

enmity

hatred

epilogue

concluding section of a literary work or the final scene of a play that comments the action

equestrian

pertaining to horses or horsmanship

equivocate

use of words with double meaning or to avoid committing to one’s own statements

et cetera (etc.)

unspecified additional things in a list

exacerbate

make a bad situation worse

excretion

process of getting rid of waste matter

exorbitant

exceeding appropriate limits in intensity, quality, amount, or size

expenditious

speedy

extempore

without preparation

fabricate

invent fancifully, falsely

fallacious

illogical

feckless

weak, ineffective, or worthless

fervid

intense

financier

one who deals with money on a large scale

florid

flushed with red

folio

sheet of paper folded once or leaf in a book

forgo

deny oneself

fortitude

strength

frequency

number or proportion of items in a particular category in a set of data

frigid

lacking warmth or ardor

frivolity

an act, saying, etc or lacking seriousness

fugacious

lasting a short time

fulminate

rant or rave

fungible

interchangeable

furlong

measurement: one-eighth of a mile

gallant

brave with chivalrous spirit

germane

relevant

ghastly

hideous

glacial

icy or icily cold

gosling

young goose

gourmand

one who is excessively fond of eating and drinking

grandiloquent

speaking in loftly, pompous, overly colorful style of language

granule

small grain or particle

grapple

take hold of