MasterKlass Tier 2 #601-700

601 Iconoclastic

attacking cherished traditions

602 Grueling

exhausting

603 Equivocation

deliberately unclear language

604 Turmoil

extreme confusion; great commotion and confusion

605 Epicurean

believing that pleasure is good and suffering is bad and should be avoided

606 Mollify

soothe an angry person

607 Intimidate

frighten

608 Enumerate

count out; list

609 Concurrent

Occurring or acting together

610 Pristine

Flawless, immaculate

611 Unmitigated

not moderated; unrelieved or immoderate; without qualification; absolute

612 Ersatz

fake; inferior substitute

613 Remunerate

To compensate

614 Abnegation

renunciation; self

615 Preclude

prevent

616 Eschew

To deliberately avoid or abstain from

617 Cognizant

Observant, aware

618 Rhetoric

persuasive language

619 Stagnant

not flowing (often bad

620 Mediate

settle a dispute through the services of an outsider; act as an intermediary

621 Exculpatory

clearing from blame

622 Conflate

to mix up, to mix together

623 Pecuniary

Relating to money

624 Disingenuous

Not sincere; pretending to know less than one does

625 Predicament

difficult situation; tricky or dangerous situation; dilemma

626 Modulate

tone down in intensity; change the intensity or tone of; regulate

627 Invasive

tending to spread aggressively; intrusive

628 Archetypal

Ultimate example or model, perfect representation

629 Quintessence

purest and highest embodiment; perfect example; apotheosis; most essential element

630 Exigent

urgent; demanding immediate attention

631 Ponderous

having great weight; weighty; unwieldy; lacking lightness; dull

632 Taciturn

speaking little, reticent

633 Belated

delayed

634 Affluence

wealth and status

635 Evasive

not frank; trying to hide the truth; eluding; evading

636 Sagacity

Wisdom ; especially from age and experience

637 Prodigious

Huge, immense

638 Stickler

perfectionist; person who insists things be exactly right

639 Extrapolate

infer from known information

640 Summation

act of finding the total; summing

641 Deprecate

To disapprove of

642 Minutiae

petty or trivial details

643 Repudiate

To denounce or cast off in public

644 Encroach

To trespass, to go onto property illegally

645 Baseless

Without foundation; unfounded

646 Munificence

generosity

647 Scorch

sear

648 Facetious

Humorous, lighthearted

649 Eulogize

To praise in a speech (esp. during funeral)

650 Impair

To handicap, to prevent, to disable

651 Pertinent

suitable; to the point; relevant

652 Vicissitude

change (esp. from good to bad); change of fortune

653 Pedantic

bookish; showing off learning; marked by an excessive ostentatious concern for book learning

654 Antithesis

Exact opposite

655 Fallow

Land left unplowed/unseeded to restore fertility; figuratively, inactive or unproductive

656 Ubiquity

presence everywhere or in many places especially simultaneously

657 Fatuous

Vapid, foolish

658 Permissive

Allowing or characterized by great freedom, often excessively lenient

659 Propriety

fitness; quality of being proper; correct conduct; conformity to prevailing customs and usages

660 Chimerical

Fanciful, Imagined

661 Unassailable

not open to attack; impregnable; not subject to question

662 Injurious

harmful; causing injury

663 Forsake

desert; abandon; renounce

664 Furtive

Secretive, on the sly

665 Laudable

Praiseworthy

666 Feckless

Useless, ineffective

667 Attrition

Gradual reduction in strength, numbers, or effectiveness through sustained pressure

668 Circumspect

prudent; cautious; acting after careful thought

669 Escapism

avoiding reality by diverting oneself with amusements

670 Volatile

Explosive, tending to change quickly

671 Vantage

position giving an advantage (such as a strategic point)

672 Marginalize

to relegate to an unimportant or powerless position within a society or group

673 Proclivity

a tendency to choose or do something regularly; an inclination or predisposition toward a particular thing

674 Amnesia

loss of memory

675 Forbearance

Patience, restraint

676 Jurisdiction

Sphere or area of power

677 Abound

Filled with, replete

678 Prosperous

successful; rich; affluent; well

679 Latent

Dormant, sleeping or hidden talent/ability

680 Ignoble

Shameful, unworthy

681 Wither

dry up from loss of moisture; lose freshness; shrivel; decay

682 Misconstrue

interpret incorrectly; misinterpret; misjudge

683 Provincial

Narrow minded, unsophisticated

684 Forestall

To delay, block

685 Clout

great influence (especially political or social); hard blow with fist

686 Germinate

cause to sprout; sprout

687 Apprise

inform

688 Uncanny

Peculiar, unusual

689 Variegated

multicolored

690 Resplendent

Shining, glowing

691 Abject

wretched; as low as possible; lacking pride; very humble; showing lack of self

692 Abjure

To renounce or take back something said

693 Avert

prevent; avoid; turn away (eyes or thought)

694 Inverse

opposite

695 Proliferation

rapid growth; spread; multiplication

696 Utopian

someone who believes in an ideal world

697 Effacement

wiping out; (self

698 Sycophantic

Flattering in order to gain something

699 Altruist

A selfless person concerned with others’ welfare

700 Venturesome

bold; adventurous; daring; (of an action) risky