Abbot Vocab

Austerity

Austerity

sternness or severity of manner or attitude; extreme plainness and simplicity of style or appearance, severe and rigid restrictions

Depreciate

to decrease in value

Equity

fairness/Net value

frugal

(adj.) economical, avoiding waste and luxury; scanty, poor, meager

indigent

(adj.) needy, impoverished

munificent

very generous, charitable

pecuniary

relating to money

remunerate

to reward, pay, reimburse. to compensate.

Recession

period of reduced economic activity/the act oof withdrawing or going back

solvent

capable of meeting financial obligation. able to pay debts

aegis

protection

amends

compensation for a wrong-doing

conciliatory

peacemaking; appeasing; intended to overcome distrust, animosity, or conflict

conducive

tending to cause or bring about

extricate

to free, to disentangle

importune

to ask persistently; to beg

mediate

to act as negotiator between opposing sides in a dispute

mitigate

to make less severe. to lessen

patronize

to sponsor or support/to be kind or helpful in a snobbish way, as if dealing with an inferior/to shop at frequently

renovate

(v.) - to restore, return to original state

erudite

possessing great knowledge and scholarship

elucidate

to clarify, explain

esoteric

intended for or understood by only a small group

edify

instruct or improve (someone) morally or intellectually

didatic

intended to teach; overly moralistic and preachy

imbue

to soak or stain thoroughly; to inspire or influence thoroughly

indoctrinate

to teach certain principles or ideologies

pedantic

Excessively concerned with book learning and formal rules

pundit

expert or critic

pedagogy

the art of teaching

affect

have an effect on; make a difference to/appearance of physical emotions

effect

result/to bring about

depredation

predatory attack

deprivation

the state of lacking or doing without something

disinterested

impartial

uninterest

having no concern in a matter

emigrate

To leave one country or region and settle in another

immigrate

come to live permanently in a foreign country

preceede

to come before

proceed

To go forward or onward

assertive

Acting with confidence and force; sure of one's self

brazen

bold and without shame

complaisant

Eager to please; cheerfully complying

docile

easily taught; submissive to instruction

flamboyant

showy and flashy

intrepid

fearless

mellow

relaxed or pleasant (verb and adj.)

pacific

peaceful; serene

strident

harsh sounding; grating

unabashed

not embarrassed or ashamed

aggrandize

to increase or make greater or larger

exorbitance

extreme expense

grandiose

characterized by feigned grandeur; pompous/ magnificent in beauty or scope, impressive

gratuitous

unnecessary or uncalled for

intemperate

lacking moderation; severe or extreme

multifarious

diverse

opulence

extreme wealth; luxuriousness; abundance

profilgate

recklessly extravagant or wasteful in the use of resources

satiate

to satisfy

surfeit

an excessive amount

beguile

To deceive; to charm; to enchant

benevolent

Kindly

decorum

proper behavior

demeanor

outward behavior or bearing

feral

wild, savage

ignoble

dishonorable; shameful

mores

fixed customs or manners; moral attitudes

provincial

(adj.) pertaining to an outlying area; local; narrow in mind or outlook, countrified in the sense of being limited and backward; of a simple, plain design that originated in the countryside; (n.) a person with a narrow point of view; a person from an outlying area; a soldier from a province or colony

unseemly

not decent or proper, unbecoming

wily

(adj.) sly, shrewd, cunning

apprehensive

fearful or anxious, especially about the future

categorical

absolute; without exception

conclusive

serving to settle an issue; final

dubious

doubtful

indeterminate

uncertain; indefinite

precarious

Dangerous; risky; lacking in security or stability

qualm

a feeling of uneasiness

tentative

experimental in nature; uncertain, hesitant

unequivocal

clear, obvious

vacillate

to waver; to sway indecisively

acronym

A word formed from the first letter of each word in a series

affix

to attach or fasten

coinage

the invention of new words

colloquial

characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation

diminutive

(adj.) small, smaller than most others of the same type

metonymy

A figure of speech in which something is referred to by using the name of something that is associated with it

oxymoron

A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase.

palindrome

A word or an expression that is spelled the same backward and forward

portmaneau word

a word formed by combining the sounds and meanings of two different words

spoonerism

An often comical switching of the first sounds of two or more words

acrimonious

(adj.) stinging, bitter in temper or tone

chastise

to punish or criticize severely

debunk

to expose the falseness of something

derogatory

insulting; belittling

disparage

to speak of in a disrespectful or slighting way, to belittle

harass

to irritate or torment repeatedly

Impugn

to call into question; to attack verbally

innuendo

an indirect (and usually malicious) implication

invective

abusive or strongly critical language

vilify

to make vicious insulting comments about; to slander