full vocab

ardor

warmth, heat to emotion, energy

diffidence

shyness; reserved, unassertive

implausible

not believable

obdurate

stubborn, will not accept advice

torpid

sluggish, inactive, dull

bequeath

to hand down, to give or to leave in a will

embroil

to entangle, to throw into confusion or strife

indeliable

cannot be removed or erased

placate

to appease, soothe, pacify by conceding

voluble

can use words easily, fluent, glib

acuity

sharpness of perception

cacophonous

harsh sounding, dissonance

effrontery

extreme boldness, audacity

inconvertible

indisputable

plethora

superabundance

aggrandizement

enhancement, enlargement

circumspect

careful, cautious, prudent

eschew

to avoid, shun, keep away from

licentious

taking moral/sexual restraint

sublime

exalted, noble, uplifting

belligerent

waging war; inclined to or exhibiting assertiveness

despotic

ruling oppressively and absolutely; tyrannical

fallow

inactive; unproductive, plowed but not seeded

magnate

a person of power and influence

surreptitious

secret; stealthy; clandestine

harbor

to give shelter/refuge

zeal

enthusiasm/favor

buttress

support/prop

obfuscating

confusing, making unclear

distend

expand; swell out

acerbic

sour or bitter in taste/mood

dissuade

to advise against, to talk out of

humility

the quality of not being proud

mettle

courage, strength of spirit

recluse

one who lives in solitude; hermit

sated

satisfied fully, indulged to excess

docile

easily managed, obedient, passive

anamalous

out of place, abnormal

indignation

anger as a result of something unjust

modicum

limited quantity

boon

favorable; a blessing, a benefit

estrange

to alienate, to separate

induce

to bring on/bring about

myriad

a very large number, indefinite number

stupefy

(v.) to make stupid, dull, or groggy; to surprise or astonish

crass

coarse, crude, and unrefined

gravitate

to move toward something

infidel

one who does not accept a particular faith; unbeliever

panache

a grand and flamboyant style

vicarious

experienced in the imagination through the feelings or actions of another person

abnegate

to surrender or to relinquish a right

chimera

a fantasy; a horrible creature of the imagination

fatuous

foolish, silly in an obnoxious way

inveterate

firmly established, long-standing; habitual

spurious

false/deceitful

adversity

misfortune, an unfavorable turn of events

culpable

deserving blame; guilty

humane

kind, compassionate, sympathetic

neophyte

a recent convert; a beginner; novice

stoic

showing little emotion

arcane

secret and mysterious

debunk

to expose falseness/hypocrisy

ineptness

lack of competence or judgement

prattle

meaningless sounds/babble

tome

a large book, a volume part of a larger work

breadth

a comprehensive quality; width

entreaty

a plea, an earnest request

ingrate

an ungrateful person

predilection

preference

turbulence

wild or disturbing activity

burgeon

to sprout, to newly emerge

charlatan

one who claims to know something that he does not, a quack

diurnal

occurring during the day

gambol

to playfully skip or leap

punctilious

precise following of directions

burnish

make shiny by rubbing; polish

chortle

to chuckle/laugh from extreme happiness

dogma

a system of beliefs or principles

inexorable

incapable of being persuaded/relentless

svelte

slim/slender

calcify

to make inflexible or unchangeable

clandestine

secret/conducted with secrecy

effusion

unrestrained expression of words or feelings

invective

critical or abusive language; violent abuse

ruse

clever trick, subterfuge

certitudes

things that are inevitable or certain, certainties

cognizant

aware, having knowledge

erudite

scholarly

maladroit

inept, awkward

sedulously

very diligent, accomplishing with painstaking care

altruistic

generous; concerned for others

delineate

to describe with accuracy, detail

ensconce

to settle comfortably

laconic

using a minimum of words; concise

reverent

respectful

angular

lean, gaunt; sharp cornered

denigrate

to belittle, to run down

fruition

state of realization or accomplishment

opulent

possessing great wealth

resplendent

brilliant, shining