Adv. Eng II Vocabulary Review

Detriment

disadvantage

dexterous

skilled

discretion

good sense

facetious

funny

gregarious

outgoing

optimum

ideal

ostentatious

showy

scrupulous

ethical

sensory

of the senses

vicarious

indirect

collaborate

to team up

despondent

depressed

instigate

to cause

(in) retrospect

looking back

rudimentary

basic

scoff

to ridicule

squelch

to hold back

venerate

to honor

zealot

an extremist

ambiguous

unclear

dissident

a rebel

embellish

to decorate

inadvertent

not intended

inane

silly

juxtapose

to put side by side

lethargy

inactivity

sporadic

irregular

squander

to spend carelessly

subsidize

to pay for

resilient

quick to recover

berate

to scold

estrange

to dislike

euphoric

very happy

impetuous

impulsive

infallible

perfect

maudlin

overly emotional

regress

to go backwards

relinquish

to yield

ubiquitous

found everywhere

zenith

peak

Charlatan

a con artist

corroborate

to confirm

disseminate

to spread

diverge

to go in different directions

dormant

not active

hoist

to raise

illicit

unlawful

irrevocable

not reversible

precipitate

to bring on

proliferation

a rapid increase

vit, viv

life, lively

extra-

outside, beyond

chron-, chrono-

time

liber, liver

free, freedom

de-

away, separation, removal

ante-, anti-

before, proceeding

voc, vok

voice, call

dorm

sleep

-ject

throw, toss

-cide

kill. killing, killer

equivocate

to be unclear

fortuitous

accidental

impeccable

flawless

liaison

a link

predisposed

likely

propensity

a readiness

reprehensible

shameful

sham

something false

solace

relief

solicitous

attentive

attrition

a natural loss of individuals

circumvent

to avoid

cohesive

connected

grievous

terrible

inundate

to flood

oblivious

not noticing

reticent

quiet

robust

strong and well

sanction

to grant approval of

vociferous

loud

bolster

to support

depreciate

to become less valuable

indiscriminate

unselective

inquisitive

questioning

nebulous

indefinite

relegate

to send

replete

filled

sedentary

involving much sitting

tenet

a principle

terse

short

autonomy

freedom from control

bureaucratic

over-regulated

mandate

an authorization

ostracize

to reject

raucous

disorderly

recourse

a way to get help

reiterate

to repeat

tantamount

just like

tenacious

grasping strongly

utopia

a paradise