Elite Vocabulary 351-400

nepotism

showing favoritism to relatives

Loiter

To stand about without purpose; to delay

Compress

A pad of folded cloth for applying pressure, heat, etc.

Tenacious

extremely persistent; stubborn; relentless; holding firmly; cohesive

Accede

V. To agree to something

Epitome

A representative example of a type

Amiable

Adj. friendly and agreeable; sociable

Relish

v. to enjoy

Desolate

adj. left alone; lonely; deserted

Happy

Adj. fortunate; being especially well adapted

Arid

Adj. dry and barren; not interesting

Faze

V. To disturb; to disconcert

Repent

V. To feel remorse for a past action

Byproduct

N. A side-effect; something produced in the making of something else

Refractory

Adj, stubbornly resistant to control, authority, or treatment

Elegy

n. a poem that mourns a death; a composition that resembles such a poem in mood

Hallmark

n. any mark or symbol of genuineness or high quality

Rebuff

v. to refuse someone; to reject an offer

Perfidious

adj. marked by extreme treachery

Impeach

V. To formally charge (an official) with wrongdoing; to discredit

desultory

adj. lacking a plan or purpose; unmethodical

Torso

N. The trunk of the human body

Cordial

adj. warm and friendly; polite and respectful

Intrinsic

Adj. relating to the essential nature of a something

Unkempt

adj. sloppy; messy; unclean

headstrong

determined to have one's own way; stubbornly willful

euphony

pleasing sound, esp. of words

vortex

a flow of fluid around an axis, like a whirlpool

aviary

a large enclosure for keeping birds

incipient

beginning to appear or be noticed

medley

a mixture; an arrangement of songs performed together

amenity

pleasantness; something increasing comfort

acrid

harsh; sarcastic; bitter to the taste

infatuated

experiencing an unreasonable passion or attraction

parched

very thirsty; dried up because of the heat

affluence

wealth

spat

a small argument or dispute

reminisce

to recall the past, esp. fondly

keen

having a sharp edge; perceptive

verbatim

word for word

pompous

characterized by excessive self-importance or exaggerated dignity

pithy

relating to the central part of something; economically phrased

methodical

done in an orderly, systematic way

obfuscate

to make difficult to understand; to make indistinct

desist

to cease; stop

penchant

a strong liking

fastidious

showing or acting with careful attention to detail; not easy to please; very critical or discriminating

malaise

a vague feeling of physical discomfort or uneasiness

sporadic

occurring irregularly

concave

hollowed out; curved inward