English final vocab words + bonus

Circumspect

Careful,cautious

Muddle

to make a mess of; a hopeless mess

relinquish

to let go, give

unbridled

lacking in restraint

erratic

not regular or consistent, different from the ordinary; independent

lucrative

bringing in money; profitable

proliferate

to reproduce, increase or spread rapidly

sully

to soil, stain, tarnish

dissent

to disagree

irate

angry, infuriated

surmount

to overcome, to rise above

usurp

to seize and hold a position by force or without right

arduous

hard to do, requiring much effort

auspicious

favorable, fortunate

pompous

overly self important in speech and manner; excessively ceremonies

rectify

to make right correct

accomplice

a person that takes part in a crime

arbitrary

unreasonable, based on ones wishes without regard to a reason or fairness

catalyst

a substance that causes or hastens a chemical

morose

having a gloomy or sullen manner, not friendly or sociable

diligent

hardworking

intricate

complicated difficult to understand

superfluous

exceeding what is sufficient, excess

tenacious

holding fast; holding together firmly; persistent

apex

the highest point

inundate

to flood overflow, to overwhelm by numbers or signs

momentous

very important

surly

angry and bad tempered, rude

asylum

an institution for the care children, elderly people etc a place of safety

dwindle

to lesson, diminish

flippant

lacking in seriousness, disrespectful

rejuvenate

to make young again, to make life new

candid

frank sincere, plainspoken

drudgery

work that is hard and troublesome

incredulous

disbelieving, skeptical

repugnant

offensive, disagreement, distasteful

adept

thoroughly skilled, an expert

erroneous

incorrect, containing mistakes

exploit

to make use of, to make improper use of for personal profit

skeptical

inclined in doubt, slow to accept something as true

languid

drooping, without energy

obstreperous

noisy, unruly, disorderly

dross

refuse, waste products, trash

obtrusive

forward, undesirable

expedient

a means to end, useful

sardonic

grimly or scornfully mocking, bitterly sarcastic

incorrigible

not able to be corrected, beyond control

abscond

to run off and hide

cherubic

resembling and angel portrayed as a small child

comely

having pleasing appearance