Vocab List 1

Assiduous

Showing great care, attention, and effort; diligent.

Sardonic

grimly mocking, cynical, or scornful (often w dark humor)

Remiss

careless or negligent in duty or reponsibility

Panacea

a solution or remedy for all difficulties or diseases. A supposed cure for all problems are diseases (often used figuratively)

Accede

to agree or yield to a request or demand

Balk at

to resist or refuse to do something

Deprecated

To express disapproval of. In tech a feature that is discouraged and being phased out.

Paragon

A perfect example or model of a quality

Harbinger

A sign or forerunner of something to come

Apparition

an unexpected appearance or a ghostly figure

unpretentious

Simple, modest, not trying to impress others.

Contrived

Artificial, forced, not natural or spontaneous

Subsumed

to include or absorb something under a larger category

Recants

to withdraw or renounce a statement or belief publicly

Desultory

lacking a clear plan, purpose, or enthusiasm; random

Spurious

false, fake, or not genuine

Veritable

real, genuine, or authentic (often used for emphasis)

obviated

to remove, eliminate, or make something unnecessary

verisimilitude

the appearance of being true or real

Demarcated from

marked or separated from something else by boundaries

Aberration

something unusual, different from the norm

Anachronistic

belonging to a time other than the present

Cacophony

a harsh, jarring mixture of sounds

Capricious

unpredictable; given to sudden changes in mood or behavior

Demagogue

a leader who appeals to emotions and prejudice rather than reason

Ephemeral

lasting a very short time

intransigent

unwilling to compromise; stubborn

Obfuscate

to make something unclear or confusing, often deliberately

Sycophant

someone who flatters powerful people to gain favor

Ubiquitous

present everywhere