Basic 1 and 2 Combined Deck

indignant

anger over injustice

stipend

regular allowance

mesmerize

fascinate someone

dupe

to trick

acme

highest point of achievement

pine

yearn for

slapdash

carelessly put together

affable

likeable

dog

to hound, pursue relentlessly

erratic

unpredictable, irregular

underwrite

support financially

summit

highest point

candid

honest

miser

greedy, doesn’t want to spend

hound

pursue relentlessly

profuse

plentiful, lots of abundance

bleak

sad and gloomy

err

making an error

zenith

highest point

thoroughgoing

complete

thrifting

spending wisely

variance

different

pinnacle

highest point

tender

offer something formally

vindictive

strong desire for revenge

screed

rant (negative)

inundate

overwhelm

indict

accuse of wrong doing

demure

shy/modest

embroiled

involved in an argument

amiable

friendly

telltale

revealing

affluent

wealthy

censor

examine/remove (verb), official who censors materials (noun)

unnerve

nervous/upset

retiring

shy/retract from company

spendthrift

spends money extravagently

diabolical

extremely wicked

remiss

neglect one’s duty

telling

revealing a factor, or is significant

voracious

greedy

tirade

angry speech

insolvent

bankrupt

demean

lose of dignity, insult

reprobate

no morals

macabre

gruesome

indigenous

originating from a place

inflammatory

extremely controversial

peruse

read carefully

serendipity

accidental fortune

errant

to be wandering

misanthrope

hater of mankind

virago

violent woman

sanguine

cheerful

exhort

encourage

hodgepodge

jumbled, not in order

moment

important value

avarice

greed

scintillating

someone is brilliant and lively

replete

stocked/furnished with something

junta

an aggressive takeover (usually military)

sanctimonious

showing off (arrogant attitude)

cadaverous

thin, skeleton like, gaunt

unconscionable

unreasonable, excessive

beatific

blissfully happy

melee

wild fight or struggle

vicarious

felt the feelings of another

catalyst

speeds up a process/event

badger

pester or annoy someone

paucity

shortage/lack of smth

wax

gradually increases in size or intensity

imponderable

impossible to figure out

bellicose

warlike

pugnacious

eager to fight

checkered

marked by unfortunate happenings

contrite

to be guilty

raft

large number of smth, a boat

immaterial

not relevant/important

pittance

a small amount (of money)

heyday

top of a time period, positive day

cogent

clear and persuasive

desecrate

violate/destroy a sacred place

start

suddenly move in a particular direction

aboveboard

open and honest

flush

to be in abundance, flushed with

amok

uncontrolled

becoming

appropriate, matches nicely

apex

highest point

cardinal

very important, fundamental

fleece

to deceive, wool coat of a sheep

extenuating

more forgivable, less guilty

animosity

intense hostility, unfriendly

lassitude

extremely tired

ferret

to search for smth persistently

preemptive

done before someone else can do it

disparate

2 things are different

check

to limit

chauvinist

belief in the superiority of their group

stem

to limit/hold back

corroborate

to confirm, lending support