Vocab from alpha

abstain

choose not to do

ambiguous

Having unclear meaning

Ameliorate

Make something better

Anomaly

Something unusual

Antagonize

Make something hostile

Apathy

Lack of interest

Arbitrary

Chosen at random

Articulate

Express clearly

Ascetic

Avoiding comfort / pleasure

Assuage

Calm or ease

Austere

Strict and plain

Belligerent

Hostile and aggressive (war-like behavior)

Cacophony

Harsh, unpleasant sound

Candid

Honest, direct

Capricious

Suddenly changeable

Circumspect

Careful, cautious

Coerce

Force someone

Complacent

Too self satisfied

Concise

Short and clear

Conducive

Helping something happen

Congenial

Pleasant and friendly

Contentious

Causing argument

Corroborate

Confirm with evidence

Deference

Respectful submission

Deride

To mock, Ridicule

Despot

Cruel ruler

Disparage

criticize unfairly

Divergent

Moving apart or different

Dogmatic

Stubbornly opinionated

Eclectic

From multiple sources

Elucidate

Explain clearly

Empirical

Based on evidence

Enervate

Drain energy

Ephemeral

Lasting briefly

Equivocal

Open to interpretation

Erudite

Highly knowledgeable

Exacerbate

Make worse

Exemplary

Worthy of imitation (very good)

Extraneous

Not relevant

Fastidious

Hard to please

Fervent

Very passionate

Frivolous

Not serious

Garrulous

Excessively talkative

Hackneyed

Overused, unoriginal

Haphazard

Lacking order, chaotic

Hedonistic

Seeking pleasure

Hypothetical

Based on assumption

Impartial

Fair and unbiased

Impetuous

Acting without thought

Implacable

Impossible to calm

Incessant

Continuing nonstop

Incongruous

Out of place

Indolent

Lazy and inactive

Ineffable

Too great for words

Innocuous

Not harmful

Insipid

Dull and boring

Intransigent

Refusing to compromise

Inundate

Overwhelm with too much

Irascible

Easily angered

Laconic

Using few words

Lament

Express sorrow

Lethargic

Tired and sluggish

Malleable

Easily shapes / influenced

Meticulous

Very detail oriented

Mitigate

Make less severe

Nebulous

Vague and unclear

Nonchalant

Calm and unconcerned

Obsequious

Too eager to please

Obstinate

Stubbornly refusing