UPCAT Vocab

Intrepid

fearless

Trepid

timid

Prudent

wise

Ablution

washing

Ghastly

horrible

Tepid

lukewarm

Incorrigible

incurable

Disparate

different

Frugal

thrifty

Sparing

moderate

Prodigal

wasteful

Impertinent

rude

Slugging

drink

Flogging

whipping

coup d'etat

overthrow en existing government

Staccato

rhythm

Nuncio

envoy

Apotheosis

highest point

Deification

highest point

Acquitted

exonerate

Achromatic

w/o color

Abdication

renounce

Renunciation

rejection of belief

Denunciation

public condemnation

Munificent

gift

Proletarian

commoner

Redoubtable

daunting

Formidable

daunting

Perturbing

disturb

Profligate

wasteful

Abrogated

evade

Capitulate

surrender

Gyrate

rotate

Entomology

study of insects

Dramatist

person who writes plays

Asperity

harshness of tone or manner

Ascetic

austere

Acrimonious

bitter

Autocracy

one person with absolute power

Aristocracy

power is held by nobility

Excursion

a short journey or trip

Anent

concerning; about

Withal

in addition to

Wherefore

for what reason

Epistle

a letter

Epitaph

lament/letter for the dead

Cryptogram

type of puzzle with short encrypted text

Abridge

shorten

Occult

supernatural

Excoriate

criticize severely

Sear

to dry

Flay

peel the skin off

Execrable

extremely bad or unpleasant

Inclement

unpleasantly cold/wet

Turbulent

conflicting emotions

Iconoclast

skeptic; critic

Ingenuous

innocent; unsuspecting

Ingenuity

clever; inventive

Inure

toughen; harden

Weld

join together

Anneal

to heat and allow it to cool slowly

Querulous

complaining

Petulant

bad-tempered

Raze

destroy

Recondite

obscure

Abstruse

difficult to understand; obscure

Refractory

stubborn

Obstinate

stubbornly refusing change

Tractable

easy to control

Sojourn

temporary stay

Baneful

curse

Scourge

misfortune

Ignoramus

ignorant or stupid person

Augment

increase

Detract

reduce; divert

Cupidity

greed

Factious

divided

Felicity

happiness

Fatuous

silly and pointless

Effete

pretentious

Flaccid

soft and limp

Laconic

brief

Stentorian

loud and powerful

Bombastic

verbose and pretentious

Pompous

self-important

Temporal

secular

Intemperate

immoderate; uncontrolled

Terse

brief

Trenchant

sharp and shrewd

Prolixity

verbose and boring

Tortuous

winding

Cadaverous

resembling a corpse

Calumny

slander

Connoisseur

expert

Canard

unfounded rumour

Castigate

reprimand

Rebuke

reprimand

Mollify

appease; pacify

Nadir

lowest point

Zenith

highest