ACC English Vocabulary - June

Vocabulary words for the month of June.

repudiate (v)

to reject, to disown, to discard

repugnant (adj)

disgusting, loathsome

rescind (v)

to cancel, to remove, to repeal

residual (adj)

remaining, left over

resilient (adj)

able to recover quickly, springing back into shape

respite (n)

a pause, a rest

reticent (adj)

quiet, silent, not saying much

sagacious (adj)

wise, shrewd

sanction (n or v)

approval, permission, encouragement, or to permit, to authorize

savory (adj)

tasty, flavorful

scrupulous (adj)

very honest, precise about details

scrutinize (v)

to examine, to inspect, to look over carefully

sequester (v)

to seclude, to segregate

skeptical (adj)

doubtful, not easily convinced

sporadic (adj)

irregular, occurring off and on

spurious (adj)

false, fake, counterfeit

squalid (adj)

poor, wretched, dirty

stagnate (v)

to be inactive, to fail to progress

stoic (adj)

indifferent to pain, impassive, unaffected by pain

stringent (adj)

strict, severe, rigidly controlled

substantiate (v)

to prove, to verify, to validate

succinct (adj)

concise, expressed in few words

sumptuous (adj)

luxurious, lavish

supercilious (adj)

haughty, scornful, looking down on others, arrogant

superfluous (adj)

unnecessary, extra, superficial

surmise (v)

to guess, to imagine

surreptitious (adj)

sneaky, sly, done in secret

taciturn (adj)

not talkative, reserved, quiet

tangential (adj)

superficial, digressive, barely relevant

tawdry (adj)

gaudy, cheap, overly ornate

temerity (n)

rashness, boldness, recklessness

tentative (adj)

hesitant, indefinite, not final

terse (adj)

concise, clear and to the point

trepidation (n)

fear, dread, apprehension

unassailable (adj)

unattackable, undeniable, unquestionable

unobtrusive (adj)

inconspicuous, unnoticeable

unscathed (adj)

unharmed, undamaged

untenable (adj)

unacceptable, incapable of being defended

vacillate (v)

to waiver back and forth, to fluctuate

venerate (v)

to respect, to honor

verbose (adj)

wordy, tedious

viable (adj)

valid, acceptable

vicarious (adj)

experienced through sympathetic participation, substituting

vilify (v)

to slander, to malign

vindictive (adj)

revengeful, spiteful, unforgiving

volatile (adj)

explosive, changeable

voracious (adj)

greedy, ravenous

waive (v)

to forego, to relinquish, to cast aside

writhe (v)

to twist and turn, usually in pain

zealot (n)

a fanatic, someone with great enthusiasm for a cause