vocab

Aesthetic

Pleasing to the senses.

Catalyst

Something that causes or speeds up a process.

Disparage

To say bad things about.

Ingratiate

To flatter someone.

Insipid

Boring.

Peerless

Without an equal.

Propriety

Correctness.

Virtuoso

A master performer.

Vitriolic

Sharp and bitter.

Whimsical

Impulsive.

Amicable

Peaceable.

Devious

Sneaky.

Dissonance

An unpleasant sound.

Efface

To remove all traces of.

Garrulous

Long-winded.

Immutable

Changeless.

Ponderous

Weighty.

Predecessor

Someone earlier.

Rebuff

To treat coldly.

Static

Inactive.

Acquiesce

To consent.

Articulate

Using words effectively.

Belittle

To put down.

Bombastic

Wordy and pretentious.

Conciliatory

Soothing.

Delineate

To describe.

Diffident

Hesitant.

Laconic

Brief.

Scanty

Insufficient.

Subjugate

To dominate.

Anarchy

Disorder.

Authoritarian

Favoring firm discipline.

Depravity

Wickedness.

Meager

Inadequate.

Predilection

A liking.

Quixotic

Noble but unwise.

Salutary

Wholesome.

Suppress

To keep down.

Temerity

Recklessness.

Turbulence

Wild disorder.

Uncallous

Unfeeling.

Desecrate

To dishonor.

Evanescent

Briefly present.

Heed

To listen to.

Indigent

Needy.

Paragon

An ideal example.

Provincial

Narrow-minded.

Steadfast

Faithful.

Supercilious

Snobbish.

Usurp

To take over.

Buoyant

Capable of floating.

Enervate

To exhaust.

Incorrigible

Incurable.

Inexorable

Unyielding.

Irrefutable

Indisputable.

Marred

Damaged.

Parochial

Limited.

Partisan

One-sided.

Pique

A sense of injury.

Satirical

Criticizing through ridicule.

Cajole

To plead with.

Capitulate

To yield.

Egregious

Obviously bad.

Premonition

A warning in advance.

Prestigious

Highly valued.

Reverent

Worshipful.

Stupor

A drowsy state.

Sycophant

A flatterer.

Urbane

Refined.

Zany

Absurdly funny.

Aberration

Something abnormal.

Composure

Cool-headedness.

Congenital

Existing from birth.

Elusive

Difficult to capture.

Extol

To glorify.

Formidable

Difficult.

Inscrutable

Mysterious.

Precocious

Advanced for one’s age.

Trepidation

Anxiety.

Virulent

Destructive.

Accommodate

To hold.

Clairvoyant

Seeing beyond the senses.

Contiguous

Adjoining.

Debilitate

To weaken.

Obliterate

To wipe out.

Officious

Interfering.

Preclude

To rule out.

Spurn

To reject.

Stealthy

Secretive.

Taciturn

Reluctant to talk.