Group 3 [Gregmat] Vocab

What does 'abate' mean?

To reduce or lessen.

What does 'abjure' mean?

To renounce or reject a belief or cause.

What does 'anomalous' mean?

Deviating from the norm; unusual.

What does 'antipathy' mean?

A deep-seated feeling of aversion or dislike.

What does 'arcane' mean?

Known or understood by very few; mysterious.

What does 'arduous' mean?

Involving or requiring strenuous effort; difficult and tiring.

What does 'artless' mean?

Without guile or deception; innocent and simple.

What does 'ascetic' mean?

Characterized by severe self-discipline and abstention from indulgence.

What does 'assuage' mean?

To make an unpleasant feeling less intense.

What does 'betray' mean?

To reveal or make known something, often in violation of trust.

What does 'bucolic' mean?

Relating to the pleasant aspects of the countryside and country life.

What does 'burgeon' mean?

To begin to grow or increase rapidly; flourish.

What does 'cacophonous' mean?

Involving or producing a harsh, discordant mixture of sounds.

What does 'canonize' mean?

To declare a deceased person to be a saint.

What does 'censure' mean?

To express severe disapproval of someone or something.

What does 'chicanery' mean?

The use of trickery to achieve a political, financial, or legal purpose.

What does 'coalesce' mean?

To come together to form one mass or whole.

What does 'cogent' mean?

Clear, logical, and convincing.

What does 'compelling' mean?

Evoking interest, attention, or admiration in a powerfully irresistible way.

What does 'contend' mean?

To assert something as a position in an argument.

What does 'copious' mean?

Abundant in supply or quantity.

What does 'cosmopolitan' mean?

Familiar with and at ease in many different countries and cultures.

What does 'deference' mean?

Respectful submission or yielding to the judgment, opinion, or will of another.

What does 'desultory' mean?

Lacking a plan, purpose, or enthusiasm.

What does 'diffident' mean?

Modest or shy because of a lack of self-confidence.

What does 'dilatory' mean?

Slow to act; intended to cause delay.

What does 'equivocate' mean?

To use ambiguous language so as to conceal the truth or avoid committing oneself.

What does 'polarize' mean?

To divide or cause to divide into two sharply contrasting groups or sets of opinions or beliefs.

What does 'prodigal' mean?

Spending money or resources freely and recklessly; wastefully extravagant.

What does 'verbose' mean?

Using more words than are needed; wordy.