Vocabulary Power Plus for College and Career Readiness - Book 2 - Lesson Six

condone

to forgive or overlook an offense

nuance

a slight or subtle degree of difference

connoisseur

an expert in matters of culture, food, or wine

officious

excessively eager to deliver unasked for or unwanted help

credence

belief or trust

jaunty

having a buoyant, self-confident air; brisk and crisp

enigma

a mystery; something seemingly inexplicable

dilettante

one who merely dabbles in an art or science

cult

an organized group of people with an obsessive devotion to a person or set of principles

collate

to arrange into the proper order, especially documents

genteel

polite and respectable manner

fetid

having a bad odor

torpor

a state of sluggish mental or physical activity; a state of not caring

enthrall

to captivate as though spellbound

venal

capable of betraying trust, especially if bribed